Clare, Eleanor de (1292–1337)
Clare, Eleanor de (1292–1337)
English noblewoman. Name variations: Alienor or Eleanor Despenser; Eleanor Zouche. Born 1292; died 1337; dau. of Gilbert de Clare, 7th earl of Hertford, 3rd of Gloucester, and Joan of Acre (1272–1307); m. Hugh Despenser the Younger, 1306 (executed, Nov 24, 1326); m. William Zouche, 1327; children (1st m.) Isabel Despenser; Edward Despenser (d. 1352).
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