NameEleanor de Clare [60, Despenser article, Vol IV, pp. 269-271], [60, Berkeley article, vol II, p. 130], [76, Clare article, p.85], [74, No 2883, p. 89 & no 7993, p. 131], [121, Gloucester barony, p. 6]
BirthOct 1292, Caerphilly Castle, Glamorgan
Death30 Jun 1337
General1st dau. & co-heir. Imprisoned in Tower over fights for her lands after Hugh's death.
Spouses
1Hugh Despenser Lord Despenser [74, No 2882, p. 89 & no 7992, p. 131], [54, His own article], [76, Clare article, p.85], [60, Berkeley article, vol II, p. 130], [60, Lisle article, Vol VIII, p. 53], [60, Despenser article, Vol IV, pp. 267-271], [121, Gloucester barony, p. 6], [123, Vol I, p. 373]
ChildrenHugh (ca1308-1348)
2William la Zouche Lord Zouche of Mortimer [60, Zouche of Mortimer, Vol XII/2, p. 957 seq], [60, Zouche, Vol XII/2, p. 932, note (i)], [60, Despenser article, Vol IV, pp. 270-1], [121, Gloucester barony, p. 6]
Notes for Eleanor de Clare
C. 1329 abducted by Sir Wm de Zouche who later married her.
Apparently she and William had one son, William, who became a monk