How to Pronounce Edward Despenser, 1st Baron Despenser
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Mar 24, 1336 Rutland, England, United Kingdom Died on 11 Nov 1375 (aged 39)
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About 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".
