1st Lord Despenser and Lord of Glamorgan Hugh Despenser, the Younger

1286 - 1326  (40 years)

• Name	Hugh Despenser  [1, 2, 3]
  Title	1st Lord Despenser and Lord of Glamorgan
  Suffix	the Younger
  Birth	1 May 1286	Gloucestershire, England   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	He rose to national prominence as royal chamberlain and a favourite of Edward II of England
  _ELEC	1318  [1]
  	Royal Chamberlain for Edward II
  _MILT	1321
  	Supported Edward II against Marcher Rebellion in Despenser War
  		War-Despenser
  Death	24 Nov 1326  [1, 2, 3]
  	Tried for treason by Queen Isabella and Lord Mortimer. His body dragged naked through the streets, he was hanged as a thief, then tied firmly to a ladder and his genitals sliced off while he was still conscious. His entrails were slowly pulled out; finall
  		Execution of Hugh le Despenser
  Burial	Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England   [2]
  Person ID	I26940	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	1st Earl Winchester Hugh Despenser, the Elder,   b. 1 Mar 1261   d. 27 Oct 1326 (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lady Kidwelly, Baroness Despenser Isabella de Beauchamp,   b. 1263   d. 30 May 1306 (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  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
  Family ID	F11509	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	suo jure 6th Lady of Glamorgan Eleanor de Clare,   b. 3 Oct 1292, Glamorgan, Wales d. 30 Jun 1337, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	May 1306	Westminster, Middlesex, England
  Children	1. Baroness Berkeley Elizabeth de Spenser,   b. Abt 1327, Stoke Albany, Northamptonshire, England d. 13 Jul 1389, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (Age 62 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F11569	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 May 1286 - Gloucestershire, England Marriage - May 1306 - Westminster, Middlesex, England Burial - - Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S2925] Wikipedia: Hugh Despenser the younger, Born Hugh le Despenser c. 1286 England Died 24 November 1326 (aged 39–40) Hereford, England Cause of death Hanged, drawn and quartered for high treason Resting place Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire, England Title 1st Lord Despenser Known for Bei. Hugh le Despenser, 1st Lord Despenser (c. 1286 – 24 November 1326), also referred to as "the younger Despenser", was the son and heir of Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester (the elder Despenser) by his wife Isabella de Beauchamp, daughter of William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick. He rose to national prominence as royal chamberlain and a favourite of Edward II of England. Despenser made many enemies across the nobility of England which, after the overthrow of Edward, eventually led to him being charged with high treason and ultimately hanged, drawn and quartered. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Despenser_the_younger [S251] Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S10] Ancestry.com, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).