Hugh le Despenser the Elder Earl of Winchester & Isabella de Beauchamp 
Hugh le Despenser the Elder and Isabella were married in a religious ceremony before 1286.1 They had two sons named Hugh le Despenser the Younger and Phillip.
Family Notes
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According to Burke's Dormant and Extinct Peerages: Hugh Le Despenser the Elder "paid a fine of 2,000 marks to the king, in the 15th of Edward I (1286-1287], for marrying, without license, Isabel, dau. of William de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, and widow of Patrick Cheworth; by this lady he had an only son, the too celebrated" Hugh Le Despenser the Younger. Elsewhere in the article it is remarked that Despenser the Elder "was in his ninetieth year" when he was executed upon St. Dennis's Day [October 9], 1326, and that Despenser the Younger was executed upon St. Andrew's Eve [November 29], 1326.
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Personal Details
Hugh le Despenser the Elder Earl of Winchester
Hugh le Despenser the Elder was born in England.2 He died due to Executed via hanging, drawn & quartered. on October 27th, 1326 in Bristol, England.2
Isabella de Beauchamp
Isabella was born about 1266 in Elmley Castle, Worcester, England.3 She died on May 30th, 1306 in England.3
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Children
Hugh le Despenser the Younger Lord Despenser
Hugh le Despenser the Younger was born in 1292 in England.3 He died due to Executed via hanging, drawn & quartered. at the age of 34 in 1326 in England.3
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Further source/citation:
Burke's Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited & Extinct Peerages of the British Empire
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Further source/citation:
Burke's Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited & Extinct Peerages of the British Empire
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