Paternal Family Tree: Despencer
Maternal Family Tree: Aoife ni Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham 1145-1188
Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny was born to [her father] Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester and [her mother] Isabella Beauchamp.
In 1273 [her future husband] John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings (age 10) succeeded 13th Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation.
On 18th October 1273 George Cantilupe 12th Baron Abergavenny (age 21) died. His nephew [her future husband] John (age 11) succeeded 13th Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation.
Around 1280 Patrick Chaworth (age 30) and [her mother] Isabella Beauchamp (age 17) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] William Beauchamp 9th Earl Warwick (age 43) and [her grandmother] Maud Fitzjohn Countess Warwick (age 42).
Before 1282 [her future husband] John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings (age 19) and Isabel Valence Baroness Bergavenny Baroness Hastings were married. She by marriage Baroness Abergavenny Feudal Creation. She the daughter of William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke and Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke (age 51). They were sixth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
Before 1286 [her father] Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester (age 24) and [her mother] Isabella Beauchamp (age 22) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] William Beauchamp 9th Earl Warwick (age 48) and [her grandmother] Maud Fitzjohn Countess Warwick (age 47).
On 24th June 1295 [her father] Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester (age 34) was created 1st Baron Despencer with precedence from 24th June 1264. The precedence is based on his being summoned to a Parliament by Simon de Montfort 6th Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Chester, the validity of which is subject to discussion.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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In January 1297 [her future husband] Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (age 27) and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 24) were married in secret greatly offending her father King Edward I of England (age 57) who had been planning to marry her to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy (age 47) in March. Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford was imprisoned at Bristol Castle, Gloucestershire [Map]; he was released in August 1297. She the daughter of King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England.
In August 1297 [her future husband] Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (age 27) was created 1st Earl Gloucester, 1st Earl Hertford. There is some uncertainty as to whether these creations existed, or were created for life only, since they do appear to have been inherited, or whether there is confusion around his having been married to Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 25), the widow of the seventh Earl of the first creation Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford.
After 3rd May 1302 [her brother-in-law] Edward Burnell (age 16) and [her sister] Aline Despencer Baroness Burnell were married. She the daughter of [her father] Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester (age 41) and [her mother] Isabella Beauchamp (age 39). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
Before 30th May 1306 [her mother] Isabella Beauchamp (age 43) died.
After 14th July 1306 [her brother] Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 20) and [her sister-in-law] 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 [her father] Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester (age 45) and [her mother] Isabella Beauchamp. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 4th March 1309 [her future husband] Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (age 39) was created 1st Baron Monthermer by writ of summons.
Before 1310 John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings (age 47) and Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny were married. She by marriage Baroness Hastings, Baroness Abergavenny Feudal Creation. She the daughter of Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester (age 48) and Isabella Beauchamp. 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] Hugh Hastings was born to [her husband] John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings (age 47) and Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny at Sutton Scotney, Hampshire [Map]. He married his fifth cousin Margery Foliot and had issue.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In 1311 [her step-son] William Hastings (age 29) died.
On 19th December 1311 [her brother-in-law] Edward Burnell (age 25) was created 1st Baron Burnell. [her sister] Aline Despencer Baroness Burnell by marriage Baroness Burnell.
Around 1313 Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (age 43) and Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny were married. She the daughter of Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester (age 51) and Isabella Beauchamp.
On 28th February 1313 [her husband] John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings (age 50) died. His son [her step-son] John (age 26) succeeded 2nd Baron Hastings, 14th Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation.
On 29th July 1314 [her brother] Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 28) was created 1st Baron Despencer.
In 1315 [her brother-in-law] Edward Burnell (age 29) died. Baron Burnell extinct. His widow [her sister] Aline Despencer Baroness Burnell retained Acton Burnell Castle [Map]. His sister Maud Burnell Baroness Lovel and Burnell (age 25) inherited his estates.
On 19th April 1319 Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 6) and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick (age 5) were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. An arranged marriage although not clear who arranged it or whose ward Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick was (his father [her uncle] Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick had died four years before) - possibly by King Edward II of England (age 34) as a means of securing the Welsh March. The Beauchamp family established, the Mortimer family aspirational. The marriage took place after Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 31) had returned from his tenure as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and before he rebelled against King Edward II of England in opposition to [her brother] Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 33). She the daughter of Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March and Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville (age 33). He the son of Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick and Alice Tosny Countess Warwick (age 34). They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John of England.
On 10th May 1322 [her father] Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester (age 61) was created 1st Earl Winchester.
In 1324 Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet (age 5) was placed into the care of her cousin [her sister-in-law] Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 31). She was subsequently placed into the care of [her husband] Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (age 54) (he had formerly been married to her aunt Joan of Acre and Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny with her younger sister Joan of the Tower (age 2) at Pleshey Castle [Map].
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 5th April 1325 [her husband] Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (age 55) died. Earl Gloucester, Earl Hertford extinct. His son [her step-son] Thomas (age 23) succeeded 2nd Baron Monthermer.
On 27th October 1326 [her father] Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester (age 65) was hanged, drawn and quartered at Bristol, Gloucestershire [Map]. Earl Winchester, Baron Despencer forfeit as a result of attainder.
On 24th November 1326 [her brother] Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 40) was hanged, drawn and quartered in Hereford [Map]. Baron Despencer forfeit.
Simon of Reading was also hanged, drawn and quartered the same day.
Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 31) and Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 39) were present - see Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker.
In 1334 Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny died.
On 30th December 1389 John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke (age 17) was killed in a tournament during the Christmas Court at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire [Map]. Earl Pembroke and Baron Manny, Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation extinct. He was struck in the groin by the lance of Sir John Des.
[her grandson] John Hastings 6th Baron Hastings (age 61) de jure 6th Baron Hastings. His claim was contested by Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn (age 27) who was the son of [her former step-daughter] Elizabeth Hastings Baroness Grey Ruthyn daughter of [her former husband] John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings his case being that he was of the full blood whereas John Hastings 6th Baron Hastings was of the half-blood ie Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn, like John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke, was descended from John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings and Isabel Valence Baroness Bergavenny Baroness Hastings, whereas John Hastings 6th Baron Hastings was descended from John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings and Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny.
[her son] Thomas Hastings was born to John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings and Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny.
[her son] Margaret Hastings was born to John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings and Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny.
Kings Wessex: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey Despencer 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Despencer
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Despencer
Great x 2 Grandmother: Recuara Harcourt 
GrandFather: Hugh Despencer
Father: Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Basset 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Basset
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Englefield
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alan Basset
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alan Dunstanville
Great x 3 Grandmother: Adeliza Dunstanville
Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip Basset 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: Philip Fitzrobert Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mabel Fitzhamon Countess Gloucester
Great x 2 Grandmother: Aline Fitzrobert Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandMother: Aline Basset 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Godfrey Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Godfrey Reginar
Great x 4 Grandmother: Imagina Loon Duchess Lower Lorraine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Matthew Reginar
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Fitzwilliam Hastings 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Hastings 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Hawise Reginar
Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Beauchamp
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bertha de Braose Baroness Beauchamp 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Beauchamp
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne de Saint Valéry
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Beauchamp
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Mortimer 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Gernon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Mortimer
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walchelin Ferrers 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Ferrers
GrandFather: William Beauchamp 9th Earl Warwick
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Maudit
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Maudit
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Beaumont 2nd Earl Warwick 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Waleran Beaumont 4th Earl Warwick
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gundred Warenne Countess Warwick 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Beaumont
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert de Harcourt
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Harcourt Countess Warwick
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Camville
Mother: Isabella Beauchamp
Great x 2 Grandfather: Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Fitzgeoffrey
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 Grandmother: Aveline Clare Countess Essex
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud St Hilary Countess Hertford
GrandMother: Maud Fitzjohn Countess Warwick
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Bigod 1st Earl Norfolk 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Bigod 2nd Earl Norfolk
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana de Vere 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Tosny 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ida Tosny Countess Norfolk
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beaumont
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Bigod
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzgilbert 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sybil of Salisbury
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard "Strongbow" Clare 2nd Earl Pembroke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aoife ni Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham