Sir Hugh Le Despenser

1261 - 1326  (65 years)

• Name	Sir Hugh Le Despenser  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	1 Mar 1261	Winchester, Hampshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	23 Jun 1295
  	Summoned to parliament as Lord Le Despenser
  Military	24 Jun 1314
  	Fought at the battle of Bannockburn
  Occupation	10 May 1322
  	Earl of Winchester
  Occupation	1295-1326
  	1st Lord Le Despenser (Barony by writ)
  Military	26 Oct 1326
  	Dispatched to defend Bristol upon the King's flight to Wales but surrendered on the arrival of Queen Isabelle
  Died	27 Oct 1326	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
  	Cause: Hung in full armour at the command of Queen Isabelle and Roger de Mortimer
  Person ID	I3756	Godbout
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Sir Hugh Le Despenser,   b. Abt 1223, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England ,   d. 4 Aug 1265, Battle of Evesham, Worcestershire, England  (Age ~ 42 years)
  Mother	Aline Basset of Norfolk,   b. Abt 1235, Wootton Basset, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 1281  (Age ~ 46 years)
  Married	Abt 1255	Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
  Family ID	F1889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabel de Beauchamp,   b. 1260-1261, Warwick, Warwickshire, England ,   d. 1306, Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England  (Age 45 years)
  Married	Abt 1285	England
  Children	1. Sir Hugh Le Despenser,   b. Abt 1285, Barton, Gloucestershire, England ,   d. 24 Nov 1326, Hereford, Herefordshire, England  (Age ~ 41 years)   2. Isabel Le Despenser,   b. Aft 1286, Winchester, Hampshire, England ,   d. 4 Dec 1334, England  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F1888	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

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