Edward Despenser, 1st Baron Despenser
Edward le Despenser, 1st Baron Despenser( 24 March 1336, Essendine – 11 November 1375) was the son of another Edward le Despenser and Anne Ferrers, sister of Henry, Lord Ferrers of Groby.
He succeeded as Lord of Glamorgan in 1349.
Le Despencer went with Edward the Black Prince to France, and was present at the Battle of Poitiers.
In recognition of his conduct in the French wars, he was summoned to Parliament as a baron in 1357.
At the same time, he also became a Knight of the Garter.
He was a friend and patron of Jean Froissart and the eldest brother of Henry le Despenser, Bishop of Norwich.
There is a statue of him on the top of the Holy Trinity Chantry Chapel in Tewkesbury Abbey, renowned as the" KNEELING KNIGHT".
Hugh le Despenser, Baron le Despenser (1338)
Hugh le Despenser, 2nd Baron le Despenser( 1308 – 1349), Lord of Glamorgan, was the eldest son and heir of Hugh Despenser the Younger and grandson of Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester.
His father and grandfather were both executed in 1326.
His mother was Eleanor de Clare," suo jure" Lord of Glamorgan, daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford and Joan of Acre.
Through his mother, Hugh was a great grandson of King Edward I.
He married Elizabeth Montague( d.1359), and both are buried in Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire, which abbey was founded by Robert Fitzhamon( d.1107), the first Norman feudal baron of Gloucester and Lord of Glamorgan.
Philip le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer
Philip le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despenser( 18 October 1342 in Gedney, Lincolnshire, England – 4 August 1401) was the son and heir of Sir Philip le Despenser of Goxhill, grandson of Philip Despenser, the elder, and great- grandson of Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester.
His mother was Joan Cobham, daughter of John Cobham, 2nd Baron Cobham of Kent.
He was created Baron le Despenser by writ of summons on 17 December 1387.
He married a woman named Elizabeth.
He was summoned to Parliament in 1400, and died on 4 August 1401.
Any hereditary title later held to have been created by summons to Parliament would have passed to his son, Philip le Despenser, though none of his descendants were summoned as Barons le Despencer.
Philip le Despencer, 2nd Baron le Despencer
Philip le Despenser, 2nd Baron le Despenser( c.1365 in Nettlestead, Suffolk, England – 20 June 1424) was the son and heir of Philip le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despenser.
Philip was aged 36 and more at the death of his father Philip Despencer in 1401, having been knighted in 1385.
He married Elizabeth de Tibetot, co-heiress and daughter of Robert Tiptoft, 3rd Baron Tibetot and his wife Margaret Deincourt.
By this marriage he inherited the manors of Nettlestead and Barrow among others.
He was never summoned to Parliament, and died on 20 June 1424 without male heir.
Any hereditary right created when his father was summoned passed with his property to his only daughter, Margery le Despencer, wife of John de Ros, 7th Baron de Ros and secondly Roger Wentworth of Nettlestead, Esq. Margery and Roger Wentworth of the later Lords Wentworth and of Jane Seymour, third queen consort of King Henry VIII.
Thomas Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester
Thomas le Despenser, 2nd Baron Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester KG( 22 September 1373 – 13 January 1400) was the son of Edward le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despencer, whom he succeeded in 1375.
Edward Despenser (died 1342)
Edward le Despenser (died 1342) was a son of Hugh le Despenser the Younger by his wife Eleanor de Clare.
His father, a favourite of Edward II of England, was executed in 1326.
Through his mother, he was a great-grandson of Edward
I of England.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Elizabeth le Despenser, Baroness Berkeley
Elizabeth le Despenser( c. 1327 – 13 July 1389) was an English noblewoman.
She was the youngest daughter of Hugh le Despenser the younger and his wife Eleanor de Clare.
Her father is famous for being the favourite of Edward II of England, and being executed as a result of his position and actions.
Through her mother, Elizabeth was a great granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
Hugh Despenser the younger
Hugh le Despenser, 1st Lord Despenser (c. 1286 – 24 November 1326), also referred to as "the younger Despenser", was the son and heir of Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester (the elder Despenser) by his wife Isabella de Beauchamp, daughter of William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick.
He rose to national prominence as royal chamberlain and a favourite of Edward II of England.
Despenser made many enemies across the nobility of England which, after the overthrow of Edward, eventually led to him being charged with high treason and ultimately hanged, drawn and quartered.

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