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Edward was born before 1326.  Edward's father was Hugh (the Younger) le Despenser 3rd Lord le Despenser and his mother was Eleanor de Clare.  His paternal grandparents were Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester and Isabella de Beauchamp; his maternal grandparents were Gilbert (the Red) de Clare 6th Earl of Gloucester and Joan Plantagenet of Acre. He had a brother and a sister, named Hugh and Isabel.  He was the youngest of the three children.

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