1st Earl Winchester Hugh Despenser, the Elder
1261 - 1326 (65 years)
Generation: 1
1. 1st Earl Winchester Hugh Despenser, the Elder was born on 1 Mar 1261 (son of 1st Baron le Despencer Hugh le de Spencer and Aline Bassett); died on 27 Oct 1326. Other Events and Attributes:
- _MILT: 1321; Fought for Edward II against Marcher Rebellion in the Despenser War.
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Executed by Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer following their successful Invasion of EnglandHugh married Lady Kidwelly, Baroness Despenser Isabella de Beauchamp in 1286. Isabella was born in 1263; died on 30 May 1306; was buried in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Isabella married Sir Hugh le Despenser without the King's licence for which Sir Hugh had to pay a fine of 2000 marks- 1st Lord Despenser and Lord of Glamorgan Hugh Despenser, the Younger was born on 1 May 1286 in Gloucestershire, England; died on 24 Nov 1326; was buried in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.
2. 1st Baron le Despencer Hugh le de Spencer was born in 1223; died on 4 Aug 1265 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England; was buried in Evesham, Worcestershire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Constable of the Tower of London
- _ELEC: 1260; Justiciar of England
- _MILT: Aug 1265, Evesham, Worcestershire, England; He was killed fighting on de Montfort's side at the Battle of Evesham during the Second Baron's War
Hugh married Aline Bassett. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Aline Bassett Children:
- Baroness Okehampton Eleanor le de Spencer was born in 1248 in Ryhall, Rutland, England; died on 30 Sep 1328 in London, England; was buried in Exeter, Devon, England.
- 1. 1st Earl Winchester Hugh Despenser, the Elder was born on 1 Mar 1261; died on 27 Oct 1326.