Hugh le Despenser Lord Despenser 
Hugh le Despenser was born in 1223 in Rhyall, Rutland, Wales.1 Hugh le Despenser's father was Hugh le Despenser. His paternal grandparents were Thomas le Despenser and Rohese (le Despenser). He was an only child. He died at the age of 42 on August 4th, 1265 in Battle of Evesham, Worcestershire, England/Battle, England.1 General Notes
[SUSANNA KEENE.FTW]
Slain in battle of Evesham, Yorkshire.
Per Cokayne's "Complete Peerage (Despenser, pp. 259-261): This
Hugh was at the parl. of Oxford, 1258, he was one of the 12
elected by the barons to
redress grievances and treat with the council of KING HENRY
III. Appointed
Justiciar of England 1260. Attended Montfort's parl. of 1063.
Was at the
battle of Lewes 1264. In 1265 he was appointed an arbiter
between the Earls of Leicester [Simon de Montfort (RIN 2884*)]
and Gloucester [GILBERT DE CLARE (RIN 726)]. He was prominent
in the rebellion against KING HENRY III and died alongside
Simon de Montfort at the Battle of Eversham in 1265.
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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.1082
- b.1100 in of Elington, Lincolnshire, England
- b.1122 in of London, Middlesex, England
- b.1102
- b.1169 in of Elington, Lincolnshire, England d.< 1218
- b.1197 in of Ryhall, Rutlandshire, England d.23 FEB 1237/38 in Sibsey & Aukborough, Lincolnshire
- b.1223 in Rhyall, Rutland, Wales d.04 Aug 1265 in Battle of Evesham, Worcestershire, England/Battle, England
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Details of Hugh le Despenser's family with Aline Basset
1 SUSANNA KEENE.FTW
Further sources/citations:
Ahnentafel for Margery Arundell, Recipient: J.H. Garner, Author, Royal Highness, Ancestry of the Royal Child @ p 29, Some Early English Pedigrees @ p 59, The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215 : The Barons Named and Some of @ line 4 p 3, no parents, no title
Further sources/citations:
Ahnentafel for Margery Arundell, Recipient: J.H. Garner, Author, Royal Highness, Ancestry of the Royal Child @ p 29, Some Early English Pedigrees @ p 59, The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215 : The Barons Named and Some of @ line 4 p 3, no parents, no title
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