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Edward le Despenser Lord le Despenser
1336 – 1375
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Born
24 Mar 1336
Died
11 Nov 1375
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About
Edward le Despenser, Knight of the Garter, is the kneeling knight of Tewkesbury Abbey, praying on the roof of his own chantry these six and a half centuries.
Research notes
✓ EDWARD LE DESPENSER, LORD LE DESPENSER (1357 creation), KG (b. Essendine 24 Mar 1335/6, d. Llanblethian 11 Nov 1375, bur. TEWKESBURY - the famous KNEELING KNIGHT effigy); Froissart's 'most gallant knight of England'. M. Elizabeth de Burghersh. Sources: CP IV (Despenser). Direct ancestor. Added 8 Aug 2026 (the Raleigh royal door - consolation wave after the St Leger door closed; full write-up in RANKED LEADS addendum).