Hugh LE DESPENCER

Abt 1197 - 1238  (~ 41 years)

• Name	Hugh LE DESPENCER
  Birth	Abt 1197	Of, Ryhall, Rutlandshire, England
  Gender	Male
  TitleOfNobility	[1]
  	TitleOfNobility
  Name	Henry  [1]
  Name	Hugh LE DESPENSER  [1]
  Occupation	1222	Staffordshire, England   [1]
  	Sheriff of Staffordshire
  Occupation	1226	Berkshire, England   [1]
  	High Sheriff of Berkshire
  _FSFTID	94ZD-P2N
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/94ZD-P2N
  _UID	AFBDFB27C7F94EC39585B6AA96C92446A2C8
  Death	23 Feb 1238	Evesham, Worcestershire, England   [1]
  Person ID	I23183	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Thomas LE DESPENCER,   b. Abt 1169, Of, Elington, Lincolnshire, England d. Abt 1207, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England (Age ~ 38 years)
  Mother	Rohaise DE FOIX,   b. 1165, Foix, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France d. 1203, Arnesby, Leicestershire, England (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F10732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary de QUINCY,   b. 1189, Hampshire, England d. 3 Feb 1273 (Age 84 years)
  Children	1. Pernell LE DESPENCER,   b. Aft 1210, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England d. 1230 (Age ~ 19 years)   2. Julianna LE DESPENSER,   b. 1218, Loughborough, Leicestershire, , England d. England   3. Sir Knight Hugh LE DESPENCER,   b. 5 Aug 1223, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England d. 4 Aug 1265, Battle of Evesham, Worcestershire, England (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F10733	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2022

  
  

• Notes

  Sir Hugh was the son of Thomas Despencer, and brother to both Thomas, who died before October 1218. He was a descendant of a noble family who came to England from the same location as William the Conqueror and at the same time. This family, surnamed De Albetot, became William's Stewards. Sir Hugh was appointed High Sheriff of Staffordshire and Shropshire in 1222 and High Sheriff of Berkshire in 1226 and 1238.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Hugh LE DESPENCER, person ID 94ZD-P2N. (Reliability: 3).