Sir Hugh le Despencer 
Sir Hugh was born about 1224 in Ryhall, Rutland, England. Sir Hugh's father was Galfridus Geoffrey Le Despencer and his mother was Emma de Harcourt. His paternal grandparents were Thomas le Despencer and Rohese de Segrave; his maternal grandparents were Richard De Harcourt and Arabella De Quincy. He had a brother named Sir John. He was the older of the two children. He died on August 4th, 1265 in The battle of Evesham, Gloucester, England.General Notes
Hugh de Spenser, born in or before 1223. He had Loughborough. Burton, Freely, and Arnesby in Co. Leicester; Parlington and Hillam in Co. York; Sibsey and Aukborough in Co. Lincoln; Ryhall and Belmesthorpe in Rutland. He took part with the barons and was nominated under the baronial power in 44th of Henry III, 1260, Justiciary of England. After the battle of Lewes he was one of those to whom the custody of the captive monarch was committed, and he was entrusted with the castles of Orford in Suffolk, of Devises in Wilts and Barnard Castle in Duram. He was summoned to Parliament on Dec. 14, 1264, as "Hugh le Despenser Justic' Angliae" and lost his life under the baronial banner at Evesham, where he joined the Earl of Leicester and was slain with him Aug. 4, 1265, and was buried in Evesham Abbey. His lordship married Aliva, daughter of Philip Bassett of Wycomb, Co. Bucks, by whom he left at his decease Hugh, of whom presently, and a daughter Alinore. Aliva's mother was Hawise, daughter of Sir Matthew de Lovaine of Little Easton in Essex. Some Genealogists say she was a daughter of John de Grey. After the forfeiture and decease of Lord Despenser, his widow Aliva found such favor with the king, that she was enabled to retain a considerable proportion of his property, and at her death, in the 9th of Edward I (1729), it devolved upon her son Hugh, when he paid a fine of 500 marks. Hugh and Alivas, daughter Alinore, mentioned above, who married Hugh de Courtenay
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1092 in Arbetot, Normandy, France d.08 May 1131 in Lincolnshire, England
- b.~ 1075 in Alencon, Orne, France d.30 Jun 1171 in Elington, Lincolnshire, England
- b.~ 1050 in Ponthieu, France d.~ 1103
- b.~ 1144 in London, Middlesex, England d.1209
- b.1058 in Bourgogne, France d.23 MAR 1101/02 in Tarsus, Asia Minor
- b.~ 1102 in Bourgogne, France d.28 FEB 1190/91
- b.1065 in Bourgogne, France d.~ 1103
- b.~ 1184 in Ryhale, Rutland, England d.1218
- b.~ 1122 in London, England
- b.~ 1185 in Defford, Worcestershire, England d.1242 in Defford, Worcestershire, England
- b.~ 1086 in Seagrave, Leicester, England
- b.~ 1114 in Seagrave, Leicester, England d.~ 1166
- b.~ 1150 in Ryhale, Rutlandshire, England
- b.~ 1224 in Ryhall, Rutland, England d.04 Aug 1265 in The battle of Evesham, Gloucester, England
- b.~ 1100 in Leicestershire, England
- b.~ 1118 in Leicestershire, England d.1202
- b.~ 1145 in Stanton, Harcourt, England d.06 Apr 1223
- b.~ 1090 in Lilburn Castle, Creeke, Northamptonshire, England d.1166 in Siege of Acre, Palestine
- b.~ 1120 in Lilbourne Castle, Northamptonshire, England
- b.~ 1099 in Northamptonshire, England d.> 1144
- b.~ 1200 in Stanton, Harcourt, England
- b.~ 1131 in Ellenhall, Stafford, England d.~ 1206
- b.~ 1160 in Ellenhall, Staffordshire, England d.1235
- b.~ 1120 in Knockin, Shropshire, England d.~ 1179
- b.~ 1140 d.~ 1219
- b.~ 1206 in Defford, Worcestershire, England d.> 1265
- b.~ 1100 in Cuinchy, France d.~ 1157 in Manor of Bushley, Northamptonshire
- b.~ 1127 in Long Buckley, Northants, England d.BEF MAR 1196/97 in Manor of Bushley, Northamptonshire, England
- b.~ 1093 in Hampshire, England d.1140
- b.1155 in Winchester, Hampshire, England d.03 Nov 1219 in Damietta, On Way To Holy Land, Palestine
- b.~ 1107 in Leuchars, Fifeshire, Scotland d.~ 1180
- b.~ 1133 in Leuchars, Fifeshire, Scotland d.1181
- b.~ 1186
- b.1104 in Beaumont, Normandy, France d.05 Apr 1168 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England
- b.~ 1121 in Beaumont, France d.1196 in Durazzo Provence, West Albania
- b.~ 1100 in Norfolk, England d.> 1168 in Convent of Nuneaton, England
- b.~ 1156 in Hampshire, England d.12 JAN 1234/35 in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England
- b.~ 1092 in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England
- b.~ 1124 in Leicester, England d.01 Apr 1212 in Leicester, England
- b.~ 1105 in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England
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Children
Alinore le Despencer
Alinore was born in 1245 in Ryhall, Rutland, England. She died at the age of 83 on September 30th, 1328 in London, Middlesex, England.
Joan le Despencer
Joan was born in 1258 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. She died at the age of 82 in 1340.
Hugh le Despenser
Hugh was born in Winchester, England. He died on October 27th, 1326 in hanged at the age of ninety by Queen Isabella, for being loyal to King Edward II.
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