Despenser family

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The Despenser family was a powerful and controversial English noble lineage of the 13th and 14th centuries, closely associated with King Edward II and central to the political conflicts that led to their violent downfall.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Despenser family canonical 9
House of Despenser 2
Despenser 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English noble family ⓘ
activeInCentury 13th century ⓘ
14th century ⓘ
associatedWith Edward II of England ⓘ
coatOfArms Quarterly argent and gules, in the second and third quarters a fret or, over all a bend sable ⓘ
conflictType baronial rebellion ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
dynasticStatus attainted ⓘ
ethnicGroup Anglo-Norman nobility ⓘ
feudalStatus Marcher lords ⓘ
linked to: Marcher lordships
hereditaryOccupation landed nobility ⓘ
historicalReputation controversial ⓘ
unpopular with many contemporary barons ⓘ
involvedIn Despenser War ⓘ
baronial conflicts during the reign of Edward II ⓘ
knownFor conflict with English barons ⓘ
forfeiture of lands and titles ⓘ
influence over Edward II of England ⓘ
violent downfall ⓘ
landholdings estates in the Welsh Marches ⓘ
lordship of Glamorgan ⓘ
language Anglo-Norman French ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Norman

Middle English ⓘ
lostPowerDuringReignOf Edward III of England ⓘ
nobleFamilyOf England ⓘ
notableEvent execution of Hugh Despenser the Elder in 1326 ⓘ
execution of Hugh Despenser the Younger in 1326 ⓘ
notableMember Edward le Despenser, 1st Baron Despenser ⓘ
Hugh Despenser the Elder ⓘ
Hugh Despenser the Younger ⓘ
Hugh le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despenser ⓘ
Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
opposedBy Isabella of France ⓘ
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March ⓘ
originOfName occupational surname derived from dispenser or steward ⓘ
politicalAlignment royalist ⓘ
politicalRole royal favourites of Edward II ⓘ
region Glamorgan ⓘ
Gloucestershire ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
restorationOfBranch later partial restoration under Edward III ⓘ
riseToPowerDuringReignOf Edward II of England ⓘ
socialClass peerage of England ⓘ
timeOfDownfall 1326 ⓘ
titleHeldByMembers Baron le Despenser ⓘ
Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
Earl of Winchester ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Despenser War → opponent → Despenser family ⓘ
Hugh Despenser the Younger → nobleFamily → Despenser family ⓘ
Hugh Despenser the Elder → memberOf → Despenser family ⓘ
Hugh Despenser the Elder → nobleFamily → Despenser family ⓘ
Lordship of Glamorgan → ruledBy → Despenser family ⓘ
Isabella de Beauchamp → marriedIntoFamily → Despenser family ⓘ
Isabella le Despenser → familyName → Despenser ⓘ
linked to: Despenser family
Isabella le Despenser → nobleFamily → Despenser family ⓘ
Lady Despenser → associatedWithFamily → House of Despenser ⓘ
linked to: Despenser family
Neville family → maritalAlliance → House of Despenser ⓘ
linked to: Despenser family