Anne le Despenser

✓ as the 1st Lord's mother, ~ as a Despenser: Anne, 1st wife of Sir William de Ferrers of Groby (d. shortly before 20 Dec 1287, I100596), 'said to have been da. of Sir Hugh le Despenser ... sometime Justiciar of England, by Aline, da. and h. of Sir Philip Basset ... also Justiciar of England' (CP V 'Ferrers of Groby' p.341); the proof of age of her son William, 1st Lord Ferrers of Groby (b. 30 Jan 1271/2 at Yoxall), names 'Anna mater dicti Willelmi', pregnant at Groby at Christmas 1271 and delivered at Yoxall (Exch. Inq. p.m. Enrolments no.4 m.3, quoted CP V p.343 n.(a)). Her husband m. 2ndly Alianore, da. of Sir Matthew de Lovaine of Little Easton. Entered as a daughter of Hugh le Despenser the Justiciar (I100135) and Aline Basset at ~ because CP hedges ('said to have been'). RING 27 Oct 2026 to the Despensers. Source: Complete Peerage 2nd ed. vol. V (1926), 'Ferrers of Groby' pp.340-344 and notes (archive.org, vol. 5 djvu text), read 27 Oct 2026. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 27 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]