Hugh II le Despencer 
Hugh II le was born about 1224 in Of Ryhall, Rutland, Eng.1 Hugh II le's father was Hugh de Despencer. His paternal grandparents were Thomas le Despenser and Rohese de Despenser. He had a sister, and also a sibling of unknown gender named Eleanor le and Pernell le. He was the second oldest of the three children. He died on August 4th, 1265 in Evesham, Worcester Co., England. He was buried in Thetford Abbey, Eng.1 1 General Notes
[316552.ftw]
Number 267
Oct 25, 1260 - May/June 1261 - was Justiciar of England
CAUS battle
MSTAT M
NCP IV:259-82
See Historical Document.
TITL Magna Charta Sureties, 1215AUTH Frederick Lewis WeisPUBL 4th ed, Genealogical Publishing , BaltimoreJ.H. Garner BookPAGE line 4 p 3TEXT no parents, no
TITLeALIA Hugh le Despenser /Lord Despenser/ of Falmouth
TITL Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760AUTH Frederic k Lewis WeisPUBL 7th ed Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore 1992Same ref source as earlier ed , "Ancestral Roots of 60 Colonists who Came to New England 1623-1650" ed 1-6good to very good J.H. Garner BookPAGE 72:31, 50:41, 58:30, line 148A p 131TEXT b 1223
TITL Complete PeerageAUTH G.E. CockaynePUBL St. Catherine Press, 29 Great Queen St, Kingsway , W.C. 1959excellentMid-Continent Library Genealogy Reference section, Independence, MO BookP AGE Despenser, p 261, iv 259-261TEXT b 1223
TITL Ahnentafel for Margery ArundellAUTH Marlyn LewisPUBL 08 Oct 1997 ManuscriptTEXT b abt 1 223 at Laughbors, Leicestershire
TITL Royal Highness, Ancestry of the Royal ChildAUTH Moncreiffe Book PAGE p 29TEXT b abt 122 3 at Laughbors, Leicestershire
TITL Complete PeerageAUTH G.E. CockaynePUBL St. Catherine Press, 29 Great Queen St, Kingsway , W.C. 1959excellentMid-Continent Library Genealogy Reference section, Independence, MO BookP AGE II 259-261TEXT d 1265
TITL Ahnentafel for Margery ArundellAUTH Marlyn LewisPUBL 08 Oct 1997 MEDI Manuscript
TITL Royal Highness, Ancestry of the Royal ChildAUTH Moncreiffe BookPAGE p 29
TITL Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760AUTH Frederic k Lewis WeisPUBL 7th ed Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore 1992Same ref source as earlier ed , "Ancestral Roots of 60 Colonists who Came to New England 1623-1650" ed 1-6good to very goo d J.H. Garner BookPAGE line 50 p 52
TEXT d 1306
TITL Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760AUTH Frederic k Lewis WeisPUBL 7th ed Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore 1992 Same ref source as earlier ed , "Ancestral Roots of 60 Colonists who Came to New England 1623-1650" ed 1-6good to very good J.H. Garner Book PAGE line 148A p 131
TEXT d 1265CAUS Slain in battle of Evesham, Yorkshire.
_FA1PLAC 1st Lord Despenser.
TITL RoyalHighness, Ancestry of the Royal ChildAUTH Moncreiffe BookPAGE p 29
_FA2DATE Jul 1258PLAC Baron's Justiciar after Oxford Provisions forced on Henry III.
_FA3 PLAC Henry then dismissed him.
_FA4DATE 13 Jul 1263PLAC Present at Henry's capitulation to de Montfortat Tower of London.
_FA5 DATE 9 Apr 1264PLAC Tried to control London riots after the fall of Northampton to Royal ist forces. _FA6 PLAC Offered sanctuary to Jews in the Tower of London during said rioting.
_FA7PLAC Steadfast ally of Simon de Montfort despite his father in law being Royalist.
_FA8DATE 14 May 1264 PLAC Fought directly under Simon de Montfort in the new reserve comman d at Lewes. _FA9PLAC Formally renounced his allegiance to Henry III on the eve of the battle.
_FA10PLAC of Loughborough & Arnesby, Leicestershire.
TITL Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760AUTH Frederic k Lewis WeisPUBL 7th ed Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore 1992Same ref source as earlier ed , "Ancestral Roots of 60 Colonists who Came to New England 1623-1650" ed 1-6good to very good J.H. Garner BookPAGE line 148A p 131Per 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 t o redress grievances and treat with the council of KING HENRY III. AppointedJusticiar of Eng land 1260. Attended Montfort's parl. of 1063. Was at thebattle of Lewes 1264. In 1265 he w as appointed an arbiter between the Earls of Leicester [Simon de Montfort (RIN 2884*)] and Gl oucester [GILBERT DE CLARE (RIN 726)]. He was prominent in the rebellion against KING HENR Y III and died alongside Simon de Montfort at the Battle of Eversham in 1265.
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- b.1100 in of Elington, Lincolnshire, England
- b.1122 in of London, Middlesex, England
- b.1102
- b.1150 in Of Ryhale, Rutland, Eng d.1193
- b.1169 in of Elington, Lincolnshire, England d.< 1218
- b. in of Dallington, Northamptonshire
- b.1197 in of Ryhall, Rutlandshire, England d.1238 in Sibsey & Aukborough, Lincolnshire
- b.~ 1224 in Of Ryhall, Rutland, Eng d.04 Aug 1265 in Evesham, Worcester Co., England
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