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Birth:          1338 Ewias Lacy, Herefordshire, England
Death:          26 Jul 1409 

Notes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_de_Burghersh,_3rd_Baroness_Burghersh
Elizabeth Despencer, 3rd Baroness Burghersh (c. 1342 – August 1402) was an English 
noblewoman born to Bartholomew de Burghersh, 2nd Baron Burghersh and Cicely 
Weyland.

Some recently constructed genealogies purport that she was first married, some time 
after 1347, to Maurice FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Kildare (d. 25 August 1390) and by him 
had at least four children. Yet it is more consistent with known dates of death of the 
4th Earl of Kildare that he married instead Margaret, a daughter of the 1st Baron 
Burghersh.[1] Otherwise there would be record of Kildare's divorce from Elizabeth and 
probably a mention in the original records of her 'remarriage' rather than of her 
'marriage' to le Despencer.

She was married (it is said for the second time) some time before 1373, to Edward le 
Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer (c. 24 March 1335-6 – 11 November 1375) and 
they had six children. Upon the death of her father on 5 April 1369, she inherited the 
title of Baroness Burghersh.

Children[edit]

By Maurice FitzGerald:
Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare
John FitzGerald, "de jure" 6th Earl of Kildare; on his brother's death he failed to take 
possession of the Earldom, but was the father of Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of 
Kildare

Thomas FitzGerald, High Sheriff of County Limerick
Joanne, who married Tadhg na Mainistreach Mac Carthaigh Mór, King of Desmond.

By Edward le Despencer:
Margaret le Despencer (died 3 November 1415), married Robert de Ferrers, 4th Baron 
Ferrers of Chartley
Elizabeth le Despenser (died 10 April/11 April 1408)
 married
 (1) John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel
 (2) William la Zouche, 3rd Baron Zouche
Thomas le Despencer, 1st Earl of Gloucester (22 September 1373 – 13 January 1400), 
married Constance of York
Hugh Despencer
Cicely Despencer
Anne Despencer (died 30 October 1426)
 married
 (1) Hugh Hastings
 (2) Thomas de Morley, 4th Baron Morley

Parents
DE BURGHERSH Bartholomew (ABT 1320 - 5 Apr 1369)
WEYLAND Cicely ()

Siblings
DE BURGHERSH Elizabeth (1338 - 26 Jul 1409)

Marriage To LE DESPENCER Edward (24 Mar 1335 - 11 Nov 1375)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
LE DESPENCER Edward (1310 - 30 Sep 1342)
DE FERRERS Anne (1317 - 8 Aug 1367)

Children by LE DESPENCER Edward 24 Mar 1335 - 11 Nov 1375
LE DESPENSER Elizabeth (ABT 1367 - )
LE DESPENCER Margaret (1369 - 1415)

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