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Eleanor was born in October 1292.  Eleanor's father was Gilbert (the Red) de Clare 6th Earl of Gloucester and her mother was Joan Plantagenet of Acre.  Her paternal grandparents were Richard de Clare 5th Earl of Gloucester and Matilda de Lacy; her maternal grandparents were King Edward I ("Longshanks") of England and Eleanor Ponthieu of Castile and Leon. She had two sisters named Margaret and Elizabeth. She had a half-brother named Thomas.  She died at the age of 45 in 1337.

Family Details of Eleanor's family with Hugh (the Younger) le Despenser 3rd Lord le Despenser