Eleanor DE CLARE, Lady of Glamorgan

1292 - 1337  (44 years)

• Name	Eleanor DE CLARE
  Suffix	Lady of Glamorgan
  Born	3 Oct 1292	Caerphilly Castle, Glamorgan, Wales
  Gender	Female
  Died	30 Jun 1337	Monmouth Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales
  Buried	Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
  Notes	From Random History of the Day on Facebook, 4 Oct. 2022: “October 3, 1292: Posited date that Eleanor de Clare, Lady of Glamorgan, was born at Caerphilly Castle to Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, 7th Earl of Gloucester, 5th Lord of Glamorgan, and Princess Joan of Acre, making her granddaughter to King Edward I of England and niece to King Edward II. Their eldest daughter, she, along with her sisters Elizabeth and Margaret, inherited her father's estates after the death of her brother, Gilbert de Clare. She married first Hugh le Despenser the Younger in 1306 and had nine children with him before his execution after the downfall of her uncle. She was confined to the Tower for two years before she was released and her lands returned to her. She was then abducted (or possibly eloped) from Hanley Castle by William la Zouche, 1st Baron Zouche of Mortimer. Her lands were seized, and she again ended up in the Tower before being released a year later after her cousin, King Edward III, took power from his mother. She had two children with la Zouche.”
  Person ID	I24449	Lowell&Block
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Gilbert DE CLARE, 6th Earl of Hertford, 7th Earl of Gloucester,   b. 2 Sep 1243, Christchurch, Hampshire, England ,   d. 7 Dec 1295  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Joan, of Acre,   b. 1272, Acre, Kingdom of Acre ,   d. 23 Apr 1307, Clare Castle, Clare, Suffolk, England  (Age 35 years)
  Married	30 Apr 1290	Westminster Abbey, London, England
  Family ID	F4498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hugh "the Younger" LE DESPENSER,   b. 1286,   d. 24 Nov 1326  (Age 40 years)
  Children	1. Hugh DESPENSER, 4th Baron Despenser,   b. 1308,   d. 8 Feb 1349  (Age 41 years)   2. Edward le DESPENSER,   b. Abt 1310,   d. 30 Sep 1342, Morlaix, Bretagne, Normandy, France  (Age ~ 32 years)   3. Isabel le DESPENSER, Countess of Arundel,   b. 1312,   d. Bef 1374/5  (Age 62 years)
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2023
  Family ID	F15079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	William LA ZOUCHE DE MORTIMER, 1st Lord Zouche de Mortimer,   d. 28 Feb 1336 or 1337
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2022
  Family ID	F18069	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart