Hugh le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despencer

Male 1223 - 1265  (~ 42 years)


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  • Name Hugh le Despenser 
    Suffix 1st Baron le Despencer 
    Born ca 1223  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 04 Aug 1265  Evesham, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Evesham Abbey, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • Wikipedia
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      The son of He was the son of Hugh le Despenser I, he was an important ally of Simon de Montfort during the reign of Henry III. He served briefly as Justiciar of England in 1260 and as Constable of the Tower of London.

      Hugh Le Despenser, chief justiciar of England, first played an important part in 1258, when he was prominent on the baronial side in the Mad Parliament of Oxford. In 1260 the barons chose him to succeed Hugh Bigod as Justiciar, and in 1263 the king was further compelled to put the Tower of London in his hands.

      He was summoned to Parliament by Simon de Montfort. Hugh was summoned as Lord Despencer Dec. 14, 1264 and was Chief Justiciar of England and a leader of the baronial party. He remained allied with Montfort to the end, and was present at the Battle of Lewes. He was killed fighting on de Montfort's side at the Battle of Evesham in August, 1265. He was slain by Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore; this caused a feud to begin between the Despencer and the Mortimer families.

      By his wife, Aline Bassett, he was father of Hugh the elder Despenser. She was the daughter of Philip Basset, who had also served as Justiciar. They also had a daughter named Eleanor, who married Hugh de Courtenay, feudal baron of Okehampton.
    Person ID I36260  Master File
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2016 

    Father Hugh le Despenser, High Sheriff of Berkshire 
    Family ID F14966  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Aline Bassett 
    Children 
     1. Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester,   b. 01 Mar 1261, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1326, Bristol, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2016 
    Family ID F14965  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart