sir Hugh le Despenser (lord Despenser 1°, lord of Glamorgan)

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Personal and Family Information

Hugh was born about 1286, the son of Hugh le Despenser and Isabelle de Beauchamp. The place is not known.

He died on 26 NOV 1326 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

He had two marriages/partners. His first partner was sir Hugh le Despenser, but they were never married. They had no known children.

His second wife was Eleanor de Clare, who he married in 1306. The place has not been found. Their three known children were Isabel (c1313->1356), Elizabeth (c1327-1389) and sir Edward (c1310-1342).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

sir Hugh le Despenser
(c1286-1326)

  

Hugh le Despenser
(1261-1326)

    
 		    
 		  
     
 		  
     
 		    
 		  
     
 		  
   

Isabelle de Beauchamp
(c1263-?)

  

William de Beauchamp
(1237-1298)

    
 		  
     
 		  
   

Maud FitzJohn de Mandeville
(c1238-c1301)

    
 		  
     
 		  

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth ABT 1286
Death 26 NOV 1326
Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Cause: A series of subsequent controversies eventually led to his being hanged, drawn and quartered.

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title lord Despenser 1°
Nobility Title lord of Glamorgan

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Notes

Note 1

As a royal courtier, Despenser manoeuvred into the affections of King Edward, displacing the previous favourite, Roger d'Amory.