Biography of Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer 1292-1337

Paternal Family Tree: Norman

Maternal Family Tree: Etienette Countess Provence and Arles

In 1253 [her father] Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford (age 9) and Alice or Alix Lusignan Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Hugh Lusignan XI Count Lusignan VI Count La Marche II Count Angoulême and Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême (age 34). He the son of Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford (age 30) and Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 29). He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 30 Apr 1290 [her father] Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford (age 46) and [her mother] Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 18) were married at Clerkenwell [Map]. She by marriage Countess Gloucester, Countess Hertford. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England (age 50) and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England (age 49). He the son of Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford and Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 03 Oct 1292 Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer was born to Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford (age 49) and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 20) at Caerphilly Castle [Map]. She a granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

On 30 Dec 1292 Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 11) and [her future sister-in-law] Maud Chaworth (age 10) were married. He the son of Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster (age 47) and Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 44). He a grandson of King Henry III of England.

In Jan 1297 [her step-father] Ralph Monthermer 1st Baron Monthermer (age 27) and [her mother] Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 24) were married in secret greatly offending her father [her grandfather] King Edward "Longshanks" I of England (age 57) who had been planning to marry her to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy (age 47) in March. Ralph Monthermer 1st Baron Monthermer (age 27) was imprisoned at Bristol Castle, Gloucestershire [Map]; he was released in Aug 1297. She the daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England (age 57) and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England.

After 03 May 1302 Edward Burnell (age 16) and [her future sister-in-law] Aline Despencer Baroness Burnell were married. She the daughter of Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester (age 41) and Isabella Beauchamp Baroness Monthermer (age 39). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

After 14 Jul 1306 Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 20) and Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 13) were married. She the daughter of Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 34). He the son of Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester (age 45) and Isabella Beauchamp Baroness Monthermer. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

On 23 Apr 1307 [her mother] Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 35) died at Clare, Suffolk [Map].

In 1308 [her son] Hugh Despencer 1st Baron Despencer was born to [her husband] Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 22) and Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 15). He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

In 1309 [her son] Gilbert Despencer was born to [her husband] Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 23) and Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 16). He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

Before 1310 John Hastings 13th Baron Bergavenny 1st Baron Hastings (age 47) and [her sister-in-law] Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny were married. She by marriage Baroness Hastings, Baroness Bergavenny Feudal Creation. She the daughter of Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester (age 48) and Isabella Beauchamp Baroness Monthermer. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

In 1310 [her son] Edward Despencer was born to [her husband] Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 24) and Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 17). He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

In 1311 [her son] John Despencer was born to [her husband] Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 25) and Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 18). He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

In 1312 [her daughter] Isabel Despencer Countess Arundel was born to [her husband] Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 26) and Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 19). She a great granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

Around 1313 [her step-father] Ralph Monthermer 1st Baron Monthermer (age 43) and [her sister-in-law] Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny were married. She by marriage Baroness Monthermer. She the daughter of Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester (age 51) and Isabella Beauchamp Baroness Monthermer. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 29 Jul 1314 [her husband] Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 28) was created 1st Baron Despencer.

In 1315 [her daughter] Eleanor Despencer was born to [her husband] Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 29) and Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 22). She a great granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

In 1317 [her daughter] Joan Despencer was born to [her husband] Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 31) and Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 24). She a great granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

Before 15 Sep 1317 [her future husband] William Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Mortimer (age 52) and Alice Tosny Countess Warwick (age 33) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

After 15 Sep 1317 William Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Mortimer (age 52) and Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 24) were married. The difference in their ages was 27 years. She the daughter of Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford. She a granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

Around 1319 [her daughter] Margaret Despencer was born to [her husband] Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 33) and Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 26) at Stoke, Gloucestershire. She a great granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

On 09 Feb 1321 [her son-in-law] Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey (age 15) and [her daughter] Isabel Despencer Countess Arundel (age 9) were married at Havering atte Bower [Map]. She by marriage Countess Arundel Sussex. He the son of Edmund Fitzalan 9th Earl Arundel (age 35) and Alice Warenne Countess Arundel. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

On 03 Dec 1322 [her sister-in-law] Maud Chaworth (age 40) died.

In 1323 [her husband] William Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Mortimer (age 58) was created 1st Baron Zouche Mortimer. Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 30) by marriage Baroness Zouche Mortimer.

In 1324 Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet (age 5) was placed into the care of her cousin Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 31). She was subsequently placed into the care of [her step-father] Ralph Monthermer 1st Baron Monthermer (age 54) (he had formerly been married to her aunt [her mother] Joan of Acre and [her sister-in-law] Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny with her younger sister Joan of the Tower (age 2) at Pleshey Castle [Map].

In 1325 [her daughter] Elizabeth Despencer Baroness Berkeley was born to [her husband] Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 39) and Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 32). She a great granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

Execution of Hugh Despencer The Younger

On 24 Nov 1326 [her husband] Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 40) was hanged in Hereford [Map]. Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 31) and Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 39) were present.

He was dragged naked through the streets, for the crowd's mistreatment. He was made a spectacle, which included writing on his body biblical verses against the capital sins he was accused of. Then he was hanged as a mere commoner, yet released before full asphyxiation could happen.

He was then tied firmly to a ladder and his genitals sliced off and burned while he was still conscious. His entrails were slowly pulled out; finally, his heart was cut out and thrown into a fire. His body was beheaded and cut into four pieces. His head was mounted on the gates of London.

Baron Despencer forfeit.

Around 1330 [her son] Hugh Zouche 3rd Baron Zouche Mortimer was born to [her husband] William Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Mortimer (age 65) and Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 37). He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

Around 1330 [her son] Robert Zouche 4th Baron Zouche Mortimer was born to [her husband] William Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Mortimer (age 65) and Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 37). He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

In 1330 [her son] William Zouche was born to [her husband] William Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Mortimer (age 65) and Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 37). He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

Around 1332 [her son] Edward Zouche was born to [her husband] William Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Mortimer (age 67) and Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 39) at Mortimer. He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

In 1334 [her former sister-in-law] Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny died.

Before 24 Mar 1335 [her son] Edward Despencer (age 25) and [her daughter-in-law] Anne Ferrers (age 36) were married. They were second cousins. He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

On 28 Feb 1336 [her husband] William Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Mortimer (age 71) died at Tewkesbury Abbey [Map]. He was buried at Tewkesbury Abbey [Map]. His son [her step-son] Alan Zouche 2nd Baron Zouche Mortimer (age 18) succeeded 2nd Baron Zouche Mortimer. Eleanor Damory Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 17) by marriage Baroness Zouche Mortimer.

In 1337 [her daughter] Margaret Despencer (age 18) died at Watton Priory [Map].

On 30 Jun 1337 Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 44) died.

Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer 1292-1337 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England 1133-1189

King John "Lackland" of England 1166-1216

King Henry III of England 1207-1272

King Edward "Longshanks" I of England 1239-1307

Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England 1122-1204

Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence 1198-1245

Royal Ancestors of Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer 1292-1337

Kings Wessex: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of Louis "Fat" VI King France

Royal Descendants of Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer 1292-1337

Anne Neville Queen Consort England x 1

Catherine Parr Queen Consort England x 1

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 43

Queen Consort Camilla Shand x 13

Diana Spencer Princess Wales x 132

Ancestors of Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer 1292-1337

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard de Clare

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Clare 2nd Earl Hertford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Gernon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud St Hilary Countess Hertford

Great x 1 Grandfather: Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Normandy 1st Earl Gloucester Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fitzrobert 2nd Earl Gloucester Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mabel Fitzhamon Countess Gloucester

Great x 2 Grandmother: Amice Fitzrobert Countess Hertford Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Beaumont 2nd Earl of Leicester

Great x 3 Grandmother: Hawise Beaumont Countess Gloucester

Great x 4 Grandmother: Amice Gael Countess Leicester

GrandFather: Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzgilbert

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sybil of Salisbury

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sybilla Chaworth Baroness Chitterne

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke

Great x 4 Grandfather: Diarmait Macmurrough

Great x 3 Grandmother: Aoife NI Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham

Father: Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzrichard 6th Baron Halton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Albreda Lissours

Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Lacy 6th Baron Pontefract 7th Baron Halton

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Essex

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Essex

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Vere Baroness Warkworth

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Lacy Earl Lincoln

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Clere Baroness Lacy Baroness Warkworth

GrandMother: Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Quincy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Quincy Earl Lincoln

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Quincy 3rd Countess Lincoln and Pembroke 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ranulf Gernon 4th Earl Chester

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh de Kevelioc Gernon 5th Earl Chester Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Fitzrobert Countess Chester Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Hawise Gernon 2nd Countess Lincoln 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bertrade Montfort Countess Chester

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilde Unknown Countess Évreux

Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Empress Matilda Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King John "Lackland" of England Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Courtenay

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Courtenay

GrandFather: King Edward "Longshanks" I of England Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rainou of Sabran

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy

Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence

Great x 4 Grandfather: William I-Count Geneva

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy

Mother: Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Alfonso IX King Leon

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho III King Castile

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile

Great x 2 Grandmother: Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alberic Dammartin

Great x 2 Grandfather: Simon Dammartin

Great x 4 Grandfather: Renaud II Count Clermont

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mathilde Clermont

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide I Countess Vermandois

Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Montgomery I Count Ponthieu

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Montgomery IV Count Ponthieu

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice St Pol Countess Ponthieu

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VII King Franks

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alys Capet Countess Ponthieu

Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance of Castile