Sir/[Justicar Of England] Hugh 1St Baron Le Despenser [Justicar Of England] ![Click to view Sir/[Justicar Of England] Hugh 1St Baron Le Despenser [Justicar Of England] in the family tree](images/svg.gif "I65793")
Hugh 1St Baron Le was born in 1223 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. Hugh 1St Baron Le's father was Lord Of Loughborough, Sir Hugh Le Despenser Lord Of Loughborough, Sir and his mother was Mrs-Hugh Le Despencer. He had three sisters named Pernell Le, Miss Le and Julianna Le. He was the oldest of the four children. He died at the age of 42 on August 4th, 1265 in Battle Of Evesham, Worcestershire, England. He was buried in Evesham Abbey, Evesham, Worcestersire, England.General Notes
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Sir Hugh le Despenser, 1st Lord (Baron) Despenser of the putative 1264 creation; knighted c1244, Constable of Horston Castle 1255, one of twelve representatives by the barons at the Parliament (a convention rather than full Parliament as recognised today) of Oxford June 1258 to press for action by Henry III to right the wrongs done them and negotiate with the King's Council, nominated Justiciar of England by the barons and accordingly appointed to that post by Henry 1260 but dismissed by him 1261, renominated 1263 by the barons and reappointed with Henry's agreement, Constable of the Tower of London 1263 and Devizes, Oxford, Orford, and Nottingham Castles 1264; called to a form of Parliament 24 Dec 1264 by writ whereby according to peerage law doctrine as it stood at the time of the judgement of 1604 he may be reckoned to have been created Lord le Despenser; and was killed at the Battle of Evesham 4 Aug 1265, fighting for Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, against Henry III. [Burke's Peerage]
Hugh 1St Baron Le and Aline were married in a religious ceremony about 1242 in Buckinghamshire, Eng. They had three sons and three daughters, named Philip, Hugh III Le, Hugh Le Despencer The Elder Earl Of, Anne Le, Eleanor Le and Joan Le.
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Children
Philip Despencer
Philip was born about 1244 in Wooton Basset, Wiltshire, Eng. He died on September 24th, 1313.
Anne Le Despencer
Anne Le was born about 1252 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. She died before 1281 in (Unknown), Eng.
Eleanor Le Despencer
Eleanor Le was born in 1252 in Ryhall, Rutland, England. She died at the age of 76 on October 1st, 1328 in London, Middlessex, England. She was buried on October 1st, 1328 in Cowick, Devonshire, England.
Earl Of Winchester Hugh III Le Despencer Earl Of Winchester
Hugh III Le was born on March 1st, 1260 in Winchester, Hampshire, England. He died at the age of 66 on November 24th, 1326 in Hanged & Quarter, Hereford, Herefordshire, England. He was buried in Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, Eng.
Hugh Le Despencer The Elder Earl Of Winchester
Hugh Le Despencer The Elder Earl Of was born in 1261 in Winchester, Hampshire, England. He died at the age of 65 in 1326.
Joan Le Despenser
Joan Le was born before 1266 in Ryhall, Rutlandshire, England. She died in 1322 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.
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