请问The children went to the garden despite of the rain, 可以把de

请问The children went to the garden despite of the rain, 可以把despite of换成despite吗
如题.另外,什么叫despite后接从句?是否只能接that?despite后不能接名次吗?谢谢

despite常常跟that从句,不一定非是that从句,例如：
Despite what others say,I think he's a very nice chap.
不管别人怎麽说,我仍认为他这个人很好.
despite of 跟名词/名词短语/名词性从句/其他相当于名词的东西