+ Hugh (Lord Despenser) Le Despenser
+ Hugh (Lord Despenser) was born before 1223 in Loughborough, Leicestershire.1 + Hugh (Lord Despenser)'s father was Hugh Ledespencer and his mother was Margaret Risley. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Despencer and Rohese De Foix; his maternal grandparents are Unk and Unk. He was an only child. He died on August 4th, 1265 in Killed at Battle of Evesham - Evesham, Worcestershire.1 General Notes
Sir Hugh le Despenser, 1st Lord Despenser
b. before 1223, d. 4 August 1265
Sir Hugh le Despenser, 1st Lord Despenser was born before 1223.
He was the son of Sir Hugh le Despenser.
He married Aliva Basset, daughter of Philip Basset.
He died on 4 August 1265 at Evesham, Worcestershire, England, killed in action.
He was invested as a Knight circa 1244.
He held the office of Constable of Horston Castle in 1255.
In June 1258 he was one of twelve representatives selected by the barons at the Parliament (a convention rather than full Parliament as recognised today) of Oxford to press for action by King Henry III to right the wrongs done them and negotiate with the King's Council.
He held the office of Justiciar of England from 1260 to 1261, nominated by the barons and appointed by King Henry.
He held the office of Justiciar of England in 1263.
He held the office of Constable of the Tower of London in 1263.
He held the office of Constable of Oxford in 1264.
He held the office of Constable of Nottingham Castle in 1264.
He held the office of Constable of Orford Castle in 1264.
He held the office of Constable of Devizes in 1264.
He was created 1st Lord Despenser [England by writ] on 24 December 1264, as recognised by peerage law doctrine of 1604.
He fought in the Battle of Evesham on 4 August 1265, for Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester against King Henry III.
He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Children of Sir Hugh le Despenser, 1st Lord Despenser and Aliva Basset
1.Eleanor le Despencer d. 30 Sep 1328
2.Joan le Despenser d. Aug 1354
3.Hugh le Despenser, 1st and last Earl of Winchester b. 1 Mar 1260/61, d. 27 Oct 1326
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1090 in Elington, Lincolnshire, , England d.29 Jun 1172 in Ponthieu, P Ponthieu, , France
- b.1122 in London, Middlesex, England d.1209 in Ryhall, Rutland, England
- b.Nov 1080 in Bourgogne, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France d.28 Feb 1141 in Abbey de Perseigne, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France
- b.1152 in Ryhall, Rutland, , England d.1199 in Evesham, Worcestershire, , England
- b.1125 in London, Middlesex, , England d.1182 in Ryhall, Ruthland, England
- b.1169 in Elington, Lincolnshire, , England d.1218 in Arnesby, Leicestershire, , England
- b.1126 in London, Middlesex, , England d.1211 in Y, Somme, Picardie, France
- b.1197 in Ryhall, Rutland, , England d.23 Feb 1238 in Ryhall, , Stamford, England
- b.1065 in Foix, Ariege, Midi, France d.1124 in , , , France
- b.1104 in Foix, Ariege, Midi, France d.Nov 1145
- b.1075 in Besalú, Girona, Catalonia, Spain d.1132 in Foix, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France
- b.1130 in Foix,Ariege,Midi Pyreneees,France d.Nov 1188 in , , , France
- b.11 Nov 1080 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain d.19 Jun 1131 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- b.1100 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain d.1103
- b.1084 in Bivar, Spain d.1106
- b.1165 in Foix,Ariege,Midi Pyreneees,France d.1200 in ,,,England
- b.1098 in Nîmes, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France d.15 Oct 1167 in Carcassonne, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
- b.1132 in Carcassonne, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France d.1188 in Foix, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France
- b.1080 in Narbonne, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France d.1105 in Narbonne, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
- b.1105 in Narbonne, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France d.1134 in Carcassonne, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
- b.1090 in Carcassonne, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France d. in Narbonne, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
- b.< 1223 in Loughborough, Leicestershire d.04 Aug 1265 in Killed at Battle of Evesham - Evesham, Worcestershire
- b.~ 1202 in Rhyall, Rutland, Suffolk d.~ 1227 in Ryhall, Rutland, Suffolk
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Children
Eleanor Le Despencer
Eleanor was born in 1252 in Ryhall, Rutland, , England.2 She died at the age of 76 on September 30th, 1328 in London, Middlesex, , England.2
Hugh Le Despenser
Hugh was born on March 1st, 1260 in England.3 He died at the age of 66 on October 27th, 1326.3
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