pages 210-9 in ANCIENT ANCESTORS

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JOHN D’ARCY of Werke, Rathere and Kildalk, (see above), son of NORMAN D’ARCY, summoned to Parliament as Baron D’ARCY 1299, Justice of Ireland, Constable of the Tower of London, d 1347, 1stly m EMELINE, dau of WALTER HERON (sic) of Hedleston

                JOHN

                ROGER, ancestor of the D’Arcys of Essex

                Adomar

JOHN 2ndly m JOANE, widow of THOMAS FITZGERALD, 2nd Earl of Kildare, and dau of RICHARD de BURGH, Earl of Ulster (see under Burgh for ancestors)

                WILLIAM of Plattyn, ancestor of many D’Arcy families in Ireland

 

JOHN, 2nd Baron D’ARCY, d 1356, m ELIZABETH, dau of NICHOLAS, Lord MEINELL (MEINHILL) of Wherlton 

                John, 3rd Baron D’Arcy, dsp 1362

                PHILIP

                Isabel

 

PHILIP, 4th Baron D’ARCY, d 1398, m ELIZABETH, dau of THOMAS GREY of Heton

                JOHN

                Thomas D’Arcy of Seamer

                Philip

                Elizabeth

 

JOHN, 5th Baron D’ARCY, d 1399, m MARGARET, dau of HENRY, Lord GREY de Wilton

                PHILIP

                JOHN, d 1454, m JOAN, dau of JOHN, Lord GREYSTOKE

                                RICHARD, dvp, m ELEANOR, dau of JOHN,  4th Lord SCROPE of Masham & Upsal (see under Scrope for ancestors)

                                                WILLIAM, succeeded his grandfather as 7th Baron D’ARCY (see below)

 

PHILIP, 6th Baron D’ARCY, d 1418, m ELEANOR, dau of HENRY, 3rd Lord FITZHUGH (see under FitzHugh for ancestors)

                ELIZABETH, m JAMES STRANGEWAYES

                MARGERY, m JOHN CONYERS

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WILLIAM, 7th Baron D’ARCY, d 1488, m EUPHEMIA, dau of THOMAS LANGTON of Farnly

                THOMAS

 

THOMAS, 8th Baron D’ARCY, K.G., beheaded on Tower Hill 1538, 1stly m DOWSABEL, dau of RICHARD TEMPEST of Ridlesdale 

                GEORGE, restored as 9th Baron D’ARCY

                ARTHUR, ancestor of many other extant D’Arcy families, including the Conyers D’Arcys and Earls of Holderness

 

DAUBENY - Barons

 

The Daubenys (d’Aubignys) were descended from the Tosni family. See also under Albini.

 

RALPH d’AUBIGNÉ of Ingleby, m MAUD (MAHET), dau of WILLIAM de MONTSEREL, Seigneur de Landal. She 2ndly m John Paynel, a Norman.

                Philip d bef 1224

                RALPH II

 

RALPH II DAUBENY, d ca 1291, m ISABEL

                Philip dsp 1294

                HELIÉ

 

HELIÉ DAUBENET summoned to Parliament 1295, d 1305, m JOAN. She 2ndly m Roland de Combar

                RALPH

 

RALPH, 2nd Baron DAUBENY, alive 1378, m 1stly Alice, dau of Sir William, Lord Montagu

                Giles

RALPH 2ndly m KATHERINE, sister and coheir of Thomas and dau of MARMADUKE, Lord THWENG (see under Thweng for ancestors)

                ELIZABETH, m WILLIAM IV, Baron BOTREAUX (see under Botreaux for descendants)

 

DECIES - Barons (See under FitzGerald - Barons of Dromana)

 

DEINCOURT - Barons  

 

WALTER d’AINCOURT, a companion of the Conqueror, Domesday Lord of Blankney

                RALPH, m BASILIE

                                WALTER

                                ALICE, m THOMAS D’ARCY, d 1180 (see under D’Arcy for descendants)

 

WALTER d’AINCOURT, m MATILDA dau of ROBERT d’AVRANCHES (see under Avranches for ancestors)

                HAWISE, m 2ndly as 2nd wife of RENAUD de COURTENAY (see under Courtenay for descendants)

                JOHN

 

JOHN d’AINCOURT, d 1183, m ALICE, sister of Ralph Murdac (Murdoch)

                OLIVER

 

OLIVER d’AINCOURT, d 1201, m AMABEL

                OLIVER

 

OLIVER DEINCOURT, m NICOLE, widow of Gérard de Caunville (Camville) and dau and co-heir of RICHARD de la HAYE (see under Haye for ancestors)

                JOHN

 

JOHN DEINCOURT, d 1257, m AGNES, dau of GEOFFREY de NEVILLE of Raby (see under FitzMaldred for ancestors)

                EDMUND

 

EDMUND, 1st Baron DEINCOURT, d 1326/7, m ISABEL, dau of REYNOLD, Baron Mohun of Dunster (see under Mohun for ancestors)

                WILLIAM

                MARGARET, m ROBERT, 1st Baron WILLOUGHBY (see under Willoughby for descendants)

                MAUD, m WILLIAM FITZWILLIAM (see under FtzWilliam for descendants)

 

WILLIAM, 2nd Baron DEINCOURT, d 1364, m 1stly Alice, dau of JOHN, 3rd Lord NEVILLE; he 2ndly m MILICENT, dau of WILLIAM, 3rd Baron ROS of Hamlake

                WILLIAM

 

WILLIAM, 3rd Baron DEINCOURT, m MARGARET, dau of ADAM, 3rd Baron WELLES (see under Welles for ancestors)

                WILLIAM

                MARGARET, m 1stly ROBERT, 3rd Baron TIBETOT (see under Tibetot for descendants); she 2ndly m John Cheyne

 

WILLIAM, 4th Baron DEINCOURT, b 1357, d 1381, m ALICE (d 1433), dau of Sir JOHN NEVILLE of Raby (see under Neville for ancestors)

                Ralph, son & heir, d 1380 aet 4

                JOHN

 

JOHN, 5th Baron DEINCOURT, b 1381/2 after death of father, d 1406, m JOAN, dau & heir of Sir ROBERT GREY of Rotherfield (see under Grey for ancestors)

                William, b 1403, dsp 1422, m Elizabeth, dau of Sir Henry de Beaumont by Elizabeth, dau of WILLIAM, 5th Baron WILLOUGHBYof Eresby; she 2ndly m Sir Thomas

                     Neville and she 3rdly m Sir Richard Hastings.

                ALICE, d 1473/4, m 1stly William, Lord Lovel of Titchmarsh (d 1455); she 2ndly m Sir RALPH BOTELER, 7th Lord SUDELEY, d 1473, (see under Sudeley for

                     descendants)

                Margaret, m Ralph, Lord Cromwell of Tatteshall

 

de L’ISLE – Barons & Viscounts

 

WARINE FITZGERALD

                HENRY, a yngr son

                                ALICE

                                                ROBERT

                                                                WARINE de L’ISLE

 

WARINE de L’ISLE, hanged 1321, m ALICE, sister & heir of HENRY, Baron TEYES

                GÉRARD

 

GÉRARD, d 1360, summoned to Parliament as a Baron 1347, m JANE, dau of EDMUND FITZ-ALAN, 8th Earl of Arundel (see under FitzAlan for ancestors)

                WARINE                             

 

WARINE, 2nd Baron de L’ISLE, d 1381, m MARGARET, dau of WILLIAM PIPPARD

                MARGARET, m THOMAS, Lord BERKELEY (see under Berleley for descendants)

 

DENMARK - Kings

 

The following, presumably partly mythical, descent has been proposed:

 

FINN, ca 100 A.D.

                FROETHELAF

                                FRITHUWALD, b ca 190, m BELTSEA of Asgard

                                                ODIN (WODEN)

 

ODIN (WODEN), b ca 215, m 1stly FRIG, dau of CADWALLADR

                SKJOLD of Hleithra, King of the Danes, b ca 237, m GELFION

                                FRIDLEIF SKJOLDSSON of Hleithra in Denmark

                                                FRODI FRIDLEIFSSON of Hleithra, b ca 281

                                                                FRIDLEIF FRODASSON of Hleithra, b ca 303

                                                                                HAVAR FRIDLEIFSSON of Denmark, b ca 325

                                                                                                FRODI HAVARSSON of Denmark, b ca 347

FRODI HAVARSSON of Denmark, b ca 347

VERMUND FRODASSON of Denmark, b ca 366

                                OLAF VERMUNDSSON of Denmark, b ca 391

                                                FRODI OLAFSSON of Denmark, b ca 433

                                                                FRIDLEIF FRODASSON of Denmark, b ca 456

                                                                                FRODI FRIDLEIFSSON of Denmark, b ca 479

                                                                                                HALFDAN

 

HALFDAN FRODASSON of Denmark, b ca 503, m SIGRIS

                HELGI, m OLAF “the Mighty”

                YRSA, m ADILS OTTASSON of Sweden (see under Sweden for descendants)

                HROAR HALFDANSSON (see under Roeskilde for descendants)

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RADBARD, Jarl of Gandaric, m as 2nd husband of AUDA of Roeskilde (see under Roeskilde for ancestors) 

                RANDVER RADBARDSSON, killed 770

                                SIGURD I

 

SIGURD RING I RANVARSSON, d 812, m ALFHILD, dau of Jarl GANDALF of Alfheim (see under Alfheim for ancestors)

                 RAGNAR “Lothbrok

 

RAGNAR SIGURDSSON “Lothbrok(shaggy or leather breeches) of Uppsala, Danish King of Lethra, dvp 794, a Viking hero said to have died from being thrown into a snake pit by King Aella of Deira. Note: it was presumably a later Regnier (not RAGNAR) who took his fleet up the Seine and burnt Paris in 844. RAGNAR 2ndly m ASLOGA (ASLANG) of Denmark, dau of SIGURD (Siegfried) “Fofnersbane, said to have been King of the Eastern Huns

                SIGURD II RAGNARSSON “Snake-in-Eye”

                BIORN I RAGNARSSON“Ironside” of Uppsala (see under Uppsala for descendants)

                IVAR RAGNARSSON “Beinlaus” (Ivar the boneless), ancestor of the Isle of Man Kings and King of Northumbria (see under Isle of Man and  Northumbria for

                     descendants)

                Halfdan Ragnarsson “White Shirt”, sailed far and wide until killed on Strangford Lough 877 by a Norse Viking

             Hubba (Ubbe) Ragnarsson, d 878 in Devon

                Aslaug Ragnarsdottir         

             TORA RAGNARSDOTTIR, m RAGNVALD GUDRODSSON of Agder

                                TORA, m EYSTEIN “Glumra”  (the Noisy) Jarl of Throndheim (see under Throndheim for descendants))

Note: SIGURD and the last 3 sons led a Viking invasion of East Anglia in 865 and to avenge their father’s death they made a “blood eagle” of King Aella of Deira and displaced the Saxon monarchies throughout Northumbria.

RAGNAR is also said to have 3rdly m THORA, dau of HERAUD, King of the Ostrogoths (but no such Ostrogoth king of that period has been traced - see under Ostrogoths)

                ALAF (ALOR) RAGNARSDOTTIR, m HUNDA STEINAR (see under Norway for descendants)

 

SIGURD II RAGNARSSON “Snake-in-Eye”, King of Staelland, Denmark, d 873

                HORDA-CNUT SIGURDSSON, King of Staelland, d 884

                                FROTHO, King of Staelland, d 885

                                                HAROLD, King of Staelland, d 899

                                GORM “the Old”

 

GORM “the Old jure uxoris King of North Jutland, King of Denmark (899-936), East Anglia, Seeland,, d 958, m THYRA, dau of Jarl HAROLD “Klak” of Jutland (see under Jutland for ancestors)

                HARALD I

                Knut “Danaást” Gormsson

 

HARALD I GORMSSON “Blaatand” (Bluetooth), 1st Christian King of Denmark (940-86 when deposed by son SWEIN) and Norway, b 911, d 988, m 1stly Tove, dau of Mistawri, Prince of the Obotrites. He 2ndly m GUNHILDA, dau of OLAF, King of Sweden

                THYRA, m 1stly BOLESLAV, King of Poland; she 2ndly m STYRBIORN of Uppsala (see under Uppsala for ancestors and descendants); & she 3rdly m OLAF

                     TRYGVASSON, King of Norway (994-999).

HARALD I 3rdly m CYRID (GYRITH), another dau of OLAF, King of Sweden

                SWEIN (SVEND) I

                Gunnhild, killed 1002 by order of Aethelred, m Pallig

 

SWEIN (SVEND) I “Tveskägg” (Forkbeard), King of Denmark, (986-7 and 1000-14), King of England (1003-14), d after fall from a horse, m 1stly GUNNHILDR, dau of MJECZISLAS, Duke of Poland

                Gytha, m Eric, an Earl in England, son of Håkon, Jarl of Hlathir

                Haraldr II, King of Denmark, (1014-1019)

                dau m Wytgeorn, King of Wendland

                Cnut I (see below)

                ESTRITH (ASTRID) m Earl ULF (see below) (d 1027) brother of Gytha who m GODWIN, Earl of Kent and Wessex (see under Wessex and England, Kings, for

                     descendants) son of THORGILS

       SWEIN (SVEND) II, King of Denmark (1047-74) - see below

                Thyra, m as 1st wife of GODWIN, Earl of Kent and Wessex

SWEIN 2ndly m SIGRITH “the Haughty widow of ERIC “the Victorious”, King of Sweden (see under Sweden, Kings, for her descendants)

Note: one of King Cnut’s sisters was betrothed but not married to ROBERT, later Duke of Normandy

 

Cnut (Knud) I, King of Denmark (1018-35), King of England (1016-35), King of Norway (1028-35), m 1stly Aelgifu of Northampton, dau of Aelghelm, Ealdorman of Deira

                Sveinn, King of Norway (1030-356), dsp

                Harald, King of England (1037), dsp 1040

Cnut 2ndly m EMMA of Normandy widow of King ETHELRED II

                Harthacnut (Hardeknud), King of England (1035-37 & 1040-42), King of Denmark (1035-42)

                Gunhild, m HEINRICH III, Holy Roman Emperor (1039-56)

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Magnus “the Good”, King of Norway ((1035-46) and King of Denmark (1042-46)

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Earl ULF son of THORGILS, d 1027, brother of Gytha who m GODWIN, Earl of Kent and Wessex, m ESTRITH (see above)

                SVEINN III

 

SWEIN (SVEND) II, King of Denmark (1047-74) - see above

                Haraldr III “Hen”, King of Denmark (1074-80)

                St. Cnut (Cnud) II, King of Denmark (1080-86) , m Adéle de Flandres

                                Charles, Comte de Flandres

                Oluf I “Hunger” , King of Denmark (1086-95)

                EIRIKR I “the Evergood”, King of Denmark (1095-1103)

                Niels, King of Denmark (1104-34) , m as 2nd husband of Margareta Fredkulla of Sweden

                                Magnus, killed in battle 1134, m Ryksa, dau of Boleslav of Poland

                                                Cnut (Knud) III, King of Demark (1146-57 when killed in battle)

                Sveinn, d 1135

                                Henrik, d 1135,m Ingrid of Sweden

                                                Magnus, King of Sweden

                Ingrid, m Olac III of Norway

 

EIRIKR I “the Evergood”, King of Denmark, (1095-1103)

                Eirikr II “Emune” (the Memorable), King of Denmark (1143-47)

                                Svend III “Grathe” King of Denmark (1146-57)

                Dau

                                Erik III “the Lamb”, King of Denmark (1137-46)

                KNUTR LAVARDR, killed 1131, m INGIEBORG of Kiev

                                Harald Kesja, d 1135

                                VALDIMARR I

                Ragnhild, m Hakon Sunnesvasen

                                Eirikr III, King of Denmark, d 1147

 

VALDIMARR I “the Great”, King of Denmark, (1157-82), 1stly m SOFIYA of Novgorod

                Knutr VI, King of Denmark, (1182-1202)

                VALDIMARR II

                Ingibjorg, d 1236, m PHILIPPE II, King of France

                HELEN, m WILHELM of Winchester, son of HEINRICH “the Lion”, Duke of Saxony and Brunswick-Lüneburg (see under Bavaria, Dukes, for descendants)

VALDIMARR I 2ndly m RYKSA of Poland

                RIKISSA, d 1220, m ERIK X of Sweden (see under Sweden for descendants)

 

VALDIMARR II “the Victorious”,  Kingof Denmark (1202-1241) 1stly m Dragomir of Bohemia

                Valdimarr III “Ungi” (the Younger), co-Regent (1215-31)

                Eirikr IV “Ploughpenny”, King of Denmark (1241-1250), m Jutta of Albrecht-Sachsen

                                Sofie, m Valdemar of Sweden

                                Ingiborg, m Magnus VI of Norway

VALDIMARR II 2ndly  m BERENGARIA

                Abel, King of Denmark (1250-52)

                                Son

                                                Son

                                                                Valdemarr III, King of Denmark (1326-30), d 1364

                CRISTOPHER I

 

CRISTOPHER I, King of Denmark (1252-59), m MARGARETHE of Pommern

                EIRIKR V

 

EIRIKR V “Klippimg”, King of Denmark (1259-86), m AGNES of Brandenburg

                Eirikr VI “Menved”, King of Denmark (1286-1319), m Ingeborg of Sweden

                REGITZE, m NIKOLAUS of Werle

                                SOFIE, m GERHARD of Holstein

                                                HEINRICH, d 1381

                                                                GERHARD, d 1404

                                                                                HEDWIG, d 1437, m as 2nd wife of  DIETRICH of Oldenberg, d 1440 (he had 1stly m  Adelheid von  Delmenhorst) 

                                                                                                CHRISJERN, Count of Holstein, King of Sweden (see below)

                Margrethe, d 1341, m Birger of Sweden

                CHRISTOFFER II, King of Denmark (1320-26 & 1330-32)

                                Eirikr, co-Regent (1321-26 & 1330-32)

                                VALDEMARR IV “Atterdag”, King of Denmark (1340-75)

                                                MARGRETHE I, Queen of Denmark (1387-96 when abdicated) , d 1412, m King HÄKON of Norway

                                                                Oluf III, King of Denmark & as Olav IV, King of Norway

                                                INGEBORG, d 1370, m HEINRICH of Mecklenberg

                                                                MARIA, m WARCISLAW of Pommern, d 1394

                                                                                Eirikr VII, King of Denmark (1396-1439 when deposed), d 1459

                                                                                Katarina, f 1426, m Johann, Count of Newmarkt

                                                                                                Christopher III of Bavaria, King of Denmark (1440-48)

                RICHSA, m NIKOLAS II of Mecklenburg-Parchim, d 1316 

                                SOPHIA, m GERHARD of Holstein-Rendsburg, d 1340

                                                HEINRICH, d 1382, m INGIBJORG of Mecklenburg

                                                                GERHARD, d 1404 (see below)

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CHRISJERN (of Holstein) I, King of Denmark (1448-81),m DOROTHEA von Brandenburg

                Olaf Oldenburg, b 1450, d 1451

                Knut Oldenburg, b 1451, d 1455

                John (Hans), King of Denmark (1483-1513), m Christina of Sachsen XE "Sachsen"

                                Chrisjern II, King of Denmark (1513-23), d 1559, m Isabel 1515, dau of FELIPE I of Habsburg

                FREDERIK I

                MARGRETHE, m JAMES III, King of Scotland (1460-80), see under Scotland, Kings, for descendants

 

FREDERIK I, King of Denmark (1523-33)

                CHRISJERN III

                Adolf of Gottorf

 

CHRISJERN III, King of Denmark (1534-59), m DOROTHEA of Brandenburg

                FREDERIK II

                Magnus, King of Livonia

                Johann of Sonderbourg

 

FREDERIK II, King of Denmark and Norway (1559-88), m SOPHIE of Mecklenberg

                ANNE, m JAMES VI, King of Scotland (JAMES I, King of England), see under England, Kings, for descendants.

                CHRISTIAN IV

 

CHRISTIAN IV, King of Denmark and Norway (1559-88), m ANNA KATHARINA of Brandenburg

                FREDERIK III, King of Denmark and Norway (1648-70)

 

FREDERIK III, King of Denmark and Norway (1648-70), m SOPHIE AMALIE of Braunschweig-Luneburg

                CHRISTIAN V

                ULRIKKE ELEONORA, m King CARL XI of Sweden (see under Sweden for descendants)

 

CHRISTIAN V, King of Denmark and Norway (1670-99) m CHARLOTTE of Hessen-Kassel

                FREDERIK IV

 

FREDERIK IV, King of Denmark and Norway (1699-1730) m LUISE of Mecklenberg-Güstrow

                CHRISTIAN VI

 

CHRISTIAN VI, King of Denmark and Norway (1730-46) m SOPHIA MAGDALENE of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

                FREDERIK V

 

FREDERIK V, King of Denmark and Norway (1746-66) m LOUISA of Britain (see under England for ancestors)

                SOFIE, m GUSTAV III of Sweden (see under Sweden for descendants)

                Christian VII, King of Denmark and Norway (1766-1808) m Caroline Matilda dau of King  GEORGE II of Britain

                                Frederik VI, King of Denmark & Norway ( 1808=39) m Maria of Hessen-Kassel

                                                Vilhelmine m Frederik VII, King of Denmark and Norway (1848-63)

                LOUISE, m KARL of Hessen-Kassel (see below)

                Frederik, d 1805, m Sophie of Mecklenberg-Schwerin

                                Christian VIII Frederik, King of Denmark and Norway (1839-48) m 1stly Charlotte of  Mecklenberg-Schwerin

                                                Frederik VII, King of Denmark and Norway (1848-63)

 

LOUISE, d 1867 and KARL of Hessen-Kassel d 1831 (see above)

                LOUISE, m FRIEDRICH WILHELM of Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

                                CHRISTIAN IX

                                               

CHRISTIAN IX, King of King of Denmark (1863-1906)  m LOUISE of Sweden (see under Sweden for ancestors)

                FREDERIK VIII, King of Denmark (1906-12)

                ALEXANDRA, m EDWARD VII of Britain (see under England for descendants)

                VILHELM GEORGIOS, King of Greece (1863-1913) 

                DAGMAR, m ALEKSANDR III of Russia

 

FREDERIK VIII, King of Denmark (1906-12) m LOUISE of Sweden (see under Sweden for ancestors)

                CHRISTIAN X

                KARL HAKON VII, King of Norway (see under Norway for descendants)

 

CHRISTIAN X, King of Denmark (1912-47) m ALEXANDRINE of Mechlenburg-Schwerin

                FREDERIK IX 

 

FREDERIK IX, King of Denmark (1947-72) m INGRID of Sweden (see under Sweden for ancestors)

                MARGRETHE II

 

MARGRETHE II, Queen of Denmark (1972-2006+), m HENRI de Laborde de Monpezat

 

DERBY - Earls (See under Ferrers, Plantagenet & Stanley)

 

DESMOND - Earls (See under FitzGerald)

 

DESPENSER - Barons, Earls of Gloucester

 

AUMARY d’ARBETOT (see under Arbetot for ancestors)

                URSO d’ARBETOT, Sheriff of Worcestershire, m ADELISE, and their dau EMELINE m WALTER de BEAUCHAMP (see under Beauchamp for descendants)

                ROBERT le DESPENSER, Steward to the Conqueror

                                WILLIAM

 

WILLIAM le DESPENSER, Steward to HENRY I. Uncertain whether he was the son or grandson of ROBERT (above) or took his name from his appointment

                THURSTAN

 

THURSTAN DESPENSER, also Steward to HENRY I

                ALMARIC

                Walter, Usher of the Chamber to HENRY II

 

ALMARIC de DESPENSER, Sheriff of Rutland in 1188, Steward to King Richard I, m AMABIL, dau of WALTER de CHESNEY (see under Chesney for ancestors)

                Thurstan, d 1248, joined the Barons against King JOHN

                Almeric, lands given by King JOHN to Osbert Giffard (his illeg son) xe "Giffard, son of King John"

                HUGH

 

HUGH le DESPENSER, b 1223, Sheriff of Salop, Royal Justiciar, died at Battle of Evesham, m ALINE (ALIVA) dau of Sir PHILIP BASSET (see under Basset for ancestors)

                HUGH

                ANNE, m WILLIAM FERRERS of Groby (see under Ferrers for descendants)

 

HUGH le DESPENSER, “the Elder”, b 1262, came to dominance in 1318 through his son’s ascendancy over the King - “the King would take advice from none but them”. Created Earl of Winchester, Royal Justiciar. Hanged, drawn and quartered at Bristol 1326 when his troops refused to fight (see under King EDWARD II). He m ISABEL, dau of WILLIAM de BEAUCHAMP, Earl of Warwick (see under Beauchamp for ancestors)

                HUGH

                Aline, m Edward, Baron Burnell

                ELEANOR, m Sir HUGH de COURTENAY (see under Courtenay, Earls of Devon, for descendants)

 

HUGH le DESPENSER, “the Younger”, Chamberlain of the Household, bisexual favourite of King EDWARD II and the evil genius of the Despenser dictatorship from 1322 to 1326. He m ELEANOR dau of GILBERT de CLARE, Earl of Gloucester (see under de Clare for ancestors) by JOAN of ACRE dau of King EDWARD I. Caught after fleeing to the Isle of Lundy, and then at Hereford in 1326 “half-hanged for robbery, guts drwn and burnt for treason and beheaded for misdeeds against the Church”. (See also under King EDWARD II). ELEANOR was 1st detained in the Tower of London and then m William la Zouche of Mortimer

                Hugh, dsp 1349

                EDWARD (see below)

                Gilbert of Melton Mowbray

ELIZABETH, m when only 8 MAURICE, 4th Baron BERKELEY (see under Berkeley for  descendants)

                Isabel, m RICHARD FITZALAN, 9th Earl of Arnundel

                Eleanor (Alianore), m Hugh de Courtenay, parent of Hugh, 9th Earl of Devon

                PHILIP le DESPENSER

 

PHILIP le DESPENSER of Camoys Manor, b 1313, d 1349, m JOAN, dau of Sir JOHN de Cobham (apparently brother of Reginald Cobham, one of the English heroes just before the Battle of Crécy (see under Cobham for ancestors)

                PHILIP le DESPENSER

 

PHILIP le DESPENSER of Goxhill, etc, b 1342, became 1st Lord le DESPENSER, m ELIZABETH

                PHILIP le DESPENSER

 

PHILIP le DESPENSER, 2nd Lord, m ELIZABETH, 3rd dau and co-heir of Sir ROBERT de TIBETOT of Nettlestead, Suffolk by MARGARET, dau of Sir WILLIAM DEINCOURT (see under Tibetot for ancestors)

                MARGERY le DESPENSER, d 1478, m 1stly JOHN, 8th Lord ROS, killed 1420/1; she 2ndly secretly

                                m ROGER WENTWORTH (see under Wentworth for descendants)

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EDWARD le DESPENSER of Buckland, 2nd son of HUGH “the Younger” (see above), m ANNE, dau of Sir WILLIAM de FERRERS of Groby (see under Ferrers for ancestors)

                EDWARD

 

EDWARD le DESPENSER, KG, d 1375, summoned to Parliament 1358 as Baron DESPENSER, m ELIZABETH, dau & heir of Sir BARTHOLOMEW BURGHERSH (see under Burghersh for ancestors)

                THOMAS

 

THOMAS le DESPENSER, KG, Earl of Gloucester 1397, m CONSTANCE, dau of EDMUND “of Langley”, Duke of York (see under England, Kings for ancestors)

                Richard, Earl of Gloucester till attainted

                ISABEL, Baroness BURGHERSH, heir of her brother Richard, m 1stly Richard de Beauchamp, Earl of Worcester; she 2ndly m his cousin RICHARD BEAUCHAMP,

                     Earl of Warwick (see under Beauchamp for descendants)

 

DEVEREUX - Earls of Essex  (See also under D’EVEREUX)

 

RICHARD DEVEREUX, d 1547,m DOROTHY HASTINGS, d 1547

                WALTER

 

WALTER, Earl of Essex, d 1596, m as 1st husband of LETTICE, dau of Sir FRANCIS KNOLLYS (sic), K.G.

                Robert, Earl of Essex, beheaded 1601

                PENELOPE, m ROBERT RICH, Earl of Warwick, d 1619 XE "Rich, Earls of Holland & Warwick"

                                ROBERT RICH, Earl of Warwick, d 1658

                                HENRY RICH, Earl of Holland, d 1649

 

DEVON - Earls (See under Blount, Courtenay, Redvers, Reviers/Rivers & Stafford)

 

DEZA and ALDANA - Señores

 

ARIOMIRO, Señor de Deza (see under Galicia for ancestors), m ARSECIUNDA, dau of SEVERINO, Count of Galicia (see under Galicia for ancestors)

                MELENDO ARIAS

 

MELENDO ARIAS, Señor de Deza, d 712, m IDUARA de Riba de Nevra

                SANCHO MENDEZ

 

SANCHO MENDEZ, Señor de Deza, m RECIBERGA CHIRINO dau of EVANCIO (brother of St. Eugenius) and son of ARUELIO

                NUÑO SANCHEZ

 

NUÑO SANCHEZ, Señor de Deza & Aldana, m ELVIRA dau of SORRED FERNÁNDEZ

                ARIAS NUÑEZ

 

ARIAS NUÑEZ “el Godo”, Señor de Deza & Aldana, m ALDARA dau of OSORIO GUTIERREZ

                MENDO ARIAS

 

MENDO ARIAS, Señor de Deza & Aldana, m URRACA ANSÚREZ

                ARIAS MENDEZ

 

ARIAS MENDEZ, Señor de Aldana, m MAYOR SARRACINEZ

                HERMENSINDE ARIAS de Aldana m ca 910 HERMENGILD MENDEZ, Conde de Tuy (see under León for ancestors and under Celanova for descendants)

 

DIESSEN - Counts

 

FRIEDRICH I, Count of Wassenburg, son of BERTHOLD (see under Bavaria for ancestors), d  1020, m CUNIGUNDE of Oeningen (see under Oeningen for ancestors)

                FRIEDRICH

                BERTHOLD (see below)

 

FRIEDRICH II, Count of Diessen, m ERMENGARDE, dau of ARNOLD von GILCHING (see under Gilching for ancestors)

                BERTHOLD I von SCHWARZENBURG (see under Schwartzenburg for descendants)

                UTA, m 1stly Abalrech von Formbach. She 2ndly m KUNO von ROT (see under Rot for descendants)

                HAZIGA, m as 3rd wife of OTTO von SCHEYERN (see under Scheyern for descendants)

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BERTHOLD, Count of Diessen (see above), m - - von HOHENWART

                OTTO II von WOLFRATSCHAUSEN

 

OTTO II von WOLFRATSCHAUSEN, Count of Diessen, Thanning and Ambras, d 1120, m 2ndly ADELHEID, dau of HEINRICH, Burgrave of Regensburg

                ADELHEID, m as 3rd wife of BERENGAR II, Count of Sultzbach (see under Sulzbach for descendants)

 

DIJON - Vicomtes

 

RAOUL, Comte de Dijon, son of EUDES, Vicomte de Troyes (see under Champagne for ancestors), alive 873

                ROBERT

 

ROBERT, Viscount de Dijon & Autun, m INGELTRUDE

                LAMBERT

 

LAMBERT, Comte de Châlons-sur-Saône, Vicomte de Dijon & Autun, d 979, m ADELAIDE of Donzy

                MATILDA, m GEFFROY II, Seigneur de Semur (see under Semur for descendants)

 

DILLINGEN - Counts

 

HUPALD, Count of Dillingen, d 910

                THEOBALD

                HEILWIG, m HERMAN I “Pusillus”, Count of Bonngau, Eifelgau, Mieblgau & Avalgau, d 996 (see under Bonngau for descendants)

 

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