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Hugh Despenser, 1st Baron Despenser (c.1287/1289 [1] [2] – 24 November 1326), also referred to as "the Younger Despenser", [3] was the son and heir of Hugh Despenser, Earl of Winchester, (the Elder Despenser) and his wife Isabel Beauchamp, daughter of William Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick. [4]
Hugh le Despenser (1 March 1261 – 27 October 1326), sometimes referred to as "the Elder Despenser", was for a time the chief adviser to King Edward II of England. [1] He was created a baron in 1295 and Earl of Winchester in 1322.
Thomas le Despenser: Hugh le Despenser High Sheriff of Berkshire died 1238: Hugh le Despenser Justiciar Parliament of 1264 † 1265, Evesham: Hugh Despenser Lord le Despenser (1295) [1st] exiled & deprived 1321/2 restored 1322 Earl of Winchester (1322) executed & attainted 1326 (attainder reversed 1398) Hugh le Despenser Lord le Despenser (1314 ...
The invasion of England in 1326 by the country's queen, Isabella of France, and her lover, Roger Mortimer, led to the capture and executions of Hugh Despenser the Younger and Hugh Despenser the Elder and the abdication of Isabella's husband, King Edward II. It brought an end to the insurrection and civil war. [2] [3]
Hugh Despenser may refer to: Hugh le Despenser (sheriff) (died 1238), High Sheriff of Berkshire; Hugh Despenser (justiciar) (1223–1265), son of the above; Hugh Despenser the Elder (1261–1326), son of the above; Hugh Despenser the Younger (died 1326), son of the above; Hugh le Despenser, Baron le Despenser (1338) (1308–1349), son of the above
Hugh le Despenser (c. 1308 /9 – 8 February 1349), Baron le Despenser, who was summoned to Parliament in 1338. At his death without issue, his nephew Edward, son of his brother Edward, was created Baron le Despenser in 1357. [6] Edward le Despenser (c. 1310 – 30 September 1342), soldier, killed at the siege of Vannes. [7]
The siege of Bristol lasted from the 18th to 26 October 1326, and saw the city besieged by the forces of Isabella of France and Roger Mortimer during the 1326 Invasion of England. Isabella and Mortimer's forces fought the garrison under Hugh Despenser the Elder for eight days in a siege. They captured the fort after several attacks.
28 June – Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster (a cousin of the king) holds an assembly at Sherburn-in-Elmet demanding administrative reforms and denouncing Hugh le Despenser. [2] 14 August – Edward II is forced to banish his most loyal baron, Hugh le Despenser, and his son Hugh the younger. [3] Construction of the Lady Chapel at Ely Cathedral ...