Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester

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Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester, was an English nobleman and supporter of King Richard II who was later executed for his role in the Epiphany Rising against Henry IV.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl of Gloucester
English nobleman
medieval English politician
peer of England
accusation treason against Henry IV of England
allegiance Richard II of England NERFINISHED
associatedWith House of Plantagenet NERFINISHED
House of York NERFINISHED
birthDate 1373
birthPlace England
burialPlace Tewkesbury Abbey NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath execution
country Kingdom of England
deathDate 1400-01-13
deathManner beheading
deathPlace Bristol NERFINISHED
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England NERFINISHED
era Late Middle Ages
ethnicGroup English
familyName le Despenser NERFINISHED
father Edward le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despenser NERFINISHED
givenName Thomas NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Middle English
lostTitle Earl of Gloucester NERFINISHED
lostTitleReason attainder
monarch Richard II of England NERFINISHED
mother Elizabeth Burghersh, 3rd Baroness Burghersh NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Despenser family NERFINISHED
nobleRank baron
earl
notableEvent accession of Henry IV of England
overthrow of Richard II
opponent Henry IV of England NERFINISHED
participatedIn Epiphany Rising NERFINISHED
positionHeld Earl of Gloucester NERFINISHED
Lord of Glamorgan NERFINISHED
reasonForExecution involvement in the Epiphany Rising
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
sexOrGender male
sibling Elizabeth le Despenser NERFINISHED
Hugh le Despenser NERFINISHED
spouse Constance of York NERFINISHED
supporterOf Richard II of England NERFINISHED
title 1st Earl of Gloucester NERFINISHED
Baron le Despenser NERFINISHED
wasCreatedEarlBy Richard II of England NERFINISHED

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Epiphany Rising hasParticipant Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester
Constance of York spouse Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester