Person
Nicholas de la Despenser
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- Westminster (Middlesex) 2
Named alongside
Possibly the same person, or kin
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)
These surnames sound close to Despenser (e.g. Warenna/Warenne, Conestable/Constable). They are kept separate on purpose, some look-alikes are genuinely different families (Clare vs Claver). If you are sure two are one family, tell us to merge them.
Name variants
- “Nicholas de Despenser” ×1
- “Nicholas de la Despenser” ×1
Entries (chronological)
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1344-09-29 date: inferred auto-linked
To the sheriff of Nottingham and Derby. Order to pay to Nicholas de la Despenser, the king's yeoman, or to his attorney, 10/. for Michaelmas term, in accordance with the king's grant to him of 201. to be received yearly …
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1344-09-29 date: inferred auto-linked
To the sheriff of Nottingham and Derby. Order to pay to Nicholas de Despenser, the king's yeoman, or to his attorney, 10/. for Michaelmas term, in accordance with the king's grant to him of 20I. to be received for life o…
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