HL

Hugh le Despenser Earl of Winchester

d. 1326

Vitals

Died
1326

Family

Parents
HL
Hugh le Despenser the Justiciar
d. 1265
Spouse
ID
Isabel de Beauchamp
d. 1306
Children
EL
Elizabeth le Despenser
d. 1334
HL
Hugh le Despenser the Younger
d. 1326

About

Hugh le Despenser the elder rose to be Earl of Winchester and the chief favourite of Edward the Second; he was hanged in his armour at Bristol by the queen's party in 1326.

Research notes

HUGH le DESPENSER the Elder, Earl of WINCHESTER (1261-1326); m. Isabel de Beauchamp; father of Elizabeth (our line). DOCUMENTED FLOOR; the elder Despensers above note-only. Standard well-documented medieval baronial genealogy per the cited authorities; contested rungs note-only, not hardened.

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