Yes, essentially
Well Edward de Clare at least has the supremacy on the welsh marches to console him about not being the richest noble in the relam.
Yes, essentially
Well Edward de Clare at least has the supremacy on the welsh marches to console him about not being the richest noble in the relam.
Indeed, something that undoubtedly is going to make him a target for people. Especially if he is in good with Edward II and the despensers
He's good with Edward II but he's ambivalent to the despencers thinking them as just the people married to his twin
Does he counter the influence they had on his uncle?
Well since he exist they can't try to take any bit of his inheritance to enrich themselves. So that takes care of some issues. Also thanks to his financials wizardry he has a lot of cash and is the Kings largest money lender. How much influence would that give him?
A lot, enough to put him on Lancasters personal hit list
But don't forget Edward de Clare is well liked so Lancaster probably won't get support to hurt him then with the despencers. So that mean they would probably fight it out alone to determine who is the most powerful noble in England. De Clare doesn't accept royal help because he knows the king is unpopular and just wants to be his biggest lender for business reasons. Or would him being the crowns biggest lender offset the despencers influence?