Hugh le despenser II Sir, of Ryhall 
Hugh was born in 1223 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. Hugh's father was Hugh Le despenser and his mother was Mrs.. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Le despencer and Rohese. He was an only child. He died at the age of 42 on August 4th, 1265 in Battle of Evesham, Worcestershire, England.General Notes
After the battle of Lewes he was nominated under the baronial power ofthe 44th of Henry III (1259), Justiciary of England.He was one of thoseto whom the custody of the captive monarch was committed, and he was thenentrusted with the castles of Orford, in Suffolk, of Devises, in Wilts,and Barnard Castle, in the bishopric of Durham. Hugh was summoned toparliament of Dec 14, 1264 as "Hugh le Despencer, Justic' Angliae" andlost his life under the baronial banner at the battle of Evesham.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1095 d.1181
- b.1115 in Stanley, Gloucestershire, England d.1207
- b.1135 d.1223
- d.UNKNOWN
- b.1116 d.1210
- b.1169 in Elington, Lincolnshire, England
- b.1139 d.1211
- b.1197 in Ryhall, Rutlandshire, England d.23 Feb 1237/1238 in Sibsey & Aukborough, Lincolnshire
- b.1173
- b.1223 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England d.04 Aug 1265 in Battle of Evesham, Worcestershire, England
- b.1202 in Ryhall, Rutlandshire, Wales
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Hugh and Aliva were married in a religious ceremony about 1260. They had a son and a daughter, named The Elder and Alianore.
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Children
Alianore le despenser
Alianore was born in 1245 in Ryhall, Rutlandshire, Wales. She died at the age of 83 on September 30th, 1328 in London, Middlesex, England..
Earl Hugh (The Elder) Le Despencer
Hugh, known as The Elder, was born in WinCheshire, Hampshire, England. He died on October 27th, 1326 in WinCheshire England,Beheaded.
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