Richard Despenser, 4th Baron Burghersh
Richard Despenser | |
|---|---|
Arms of Despencer | |
| Baron Burghersh | |
| Reign | August 1402-1414 |
| Predecessor | Elizabeth de Burghersh |
| Successor | Isabel Despenser, Countess of Warwick |
| Born | 30 November 1396 |
| Died | 7 October 1414 Merton, Surrey, England |
| Buried | Tewkesbury Abbey |
| Noble family | le Despenser |
| Spouse(s) | Eleanor Neville |
| Father | Thomas Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester |
| Mother | Constance of York, Countess of Gloucester |
Richard le Despenser, 4th Baron Burghersh, K.B (30 November 1396–7 October 1414) was the son and heir of Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester (1373–1400), by Constance of York.
Constance was a daughter of Edmund of Langley, Duke of York, fourth surviving son of Edward III of England, and Isabella of Castile, a daughter of Peter of Castile. His ancestry and marriage placed him in influential circles of the English nobility and he was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath, on 8 April 1413.