1st Earl Winchester Hugh Despenser, the Elder

1261 - 1326  (65 years)

• Name	Hugh Despenser  [1]
  Title	1st Earl Winchester
  Suffix	the Elder
  Birth	1 Mar 1261
  Gender	Male
  _MILT	1321  [2]
  	Fought for Edward II against Marcher Rebellion in the Despenser War.
  		War-Despenser
  Death	27 Oct 1326  [2, 3]
  	Executed by Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer following their successful Invasion of England
  		War-Mortimer Invasion
  Person ID	I26866	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	1st Baron le Despencer Hugh le de Spencer,   b. 1223   d. 4 Aug 1265, Evesham, Worcestershire, England (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Aline Bassett
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F5212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lady Kidwelly, Baroness Despenser Isabella de Beauchamp,   b. 1263   d. 30 May 1306 (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	1286
  	Isabella married Sir Hugh le Despenser without the King's licence for which Sir Hugh had to pay a fine of 2000 marks
  Children	1. 1st Lord Despenser and Lord of Glamorgan Hugh Despenser, the Younger,   b. 1 May 1286, Gloucestershire, England d. 24 Nov 1326 (Age 40 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F11509	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

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  [S10] Ancestry.com, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). [S2895] Wikipedia: Despenser War, The Despenser War (1321–22) was a baronial revolt against Edward II of England led by the Marcher Lords Roger Mortimer and Humphrey de Bohun. The rebellion was fuelled by opposition to Hugh Despenser the Younger, the royal favourite.[nb 1] After the rebel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Despenser_War [S2896] Wikipedia: Hugh Despenser the elder, Born 1 March 1261 Died 27 October 1326 (aged 65) Bristol, Gloucestershire Title Earl of Winchester Other names The Elder Despenser Nationality England English Wars and battles Despenser War War of Saint-Sardos Isabella's Campaign Siege of Bristol. Hugh le Despenser (1 March 1261 – 27 October 1326), sometimes referred to as "the Elder Despenser," was for a time the chief adviser to King Edward II of England. . . . When Isabella, Queen of England, and her lover, Roger Mortimer, led a rebellion against her husband Edward, they captured both Despensers—first the elder, later the younger. Queen Isabella interceded for Hugh the elder, but his enemies, notably Roger Mortimer and Henry, Earl of Lancaster, insisted both father and son should face trial and execution. The elder Despenser was hung immediately in his armor at Bristol on 27 October 1326. He was then beheaded and his body cut into pieces for the dogs. His head was sent for display to Winchester, which had supported the king.[5] His Winchester title was forfeit, not to be revived until 1472. Following his death, pardons were issued to thousands of people who had been falsely accused by Despenser. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Despenser_the_elder