Person
Benedict le Despenser
In the printed indexes 2
Despenser, Benedict le pp. 409 · Despenser, Benedict le pp. 409
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Others in the Despenser family. Same forename + overlapping dates may be one identity (e.g. a remarried woman, or a mis-split father/son). See the whole family →
- Hugh le Despenser · 1233-01-27 – 1479-03-19 · 5677 entries
- Edward le Despenser · 1315-11-23 – 1465-03-27 · 398 entries
- Philip le Despencer · 1302-06-06 – 1435-10-25 · 243 entries
- Geoffrey le Despenser · 1234-03-04 – 1404-02-04 · 194 entries
- Thomas Despenser · 1300-03-30 – 1410-10-20 · 140 entries
- Philip le Despenser · 1313-09-24 – 1424-10-29 · 97 entries
- Adam le Despenser · 1259-07-23 – 1316-02-05 · 66 entries
- John le Despenser · 1244-01-20 – 1366-06-10 · 60 entries
- Thurstan le Despenser · 1236-04-14 – 1317-05-28 · 59 entries
- Robert le Despenser · 1273-04-11 – 1337-01-12 · 40 entries
Similarly-spelled families (suggestions, not merged)
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Name variants
- “Benedict le Despenser” ×2
- “Benedict le Depenser” ×1
- “Benedict le Despencer” ×1
- “Benedict le Despensere” ×1
- “Benedict le Despensier” ×1
- “Benedict le Dispencer” ×1
- “Benedict le Dispensar” ×1
- “Benedict le Dispensariis” ×1
- “Benedict le Dispensarius” ×1
- “Benedict le Dispenser” ×1
Entries (chronological)
Coloured edge = reign:Hen IIIEdw IEdw IIEdw IIIRic IIHen IVHen VHen VIEdw IVRic IIIHen VII
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1299-04-21 date: inferred auto-linked
Pardon to Benedict le Despenser, in Stafford gaol for the death of William son of Adam de Aunderneys, as it appears by inquisition made by the sheriff of Stafford and the coroners of that county that he killed him in sel…
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