Sir Knight Hugh LE DESPENCER

1223 - 1265  (41 years)

• Name	Hugh LE DESPENCER
  Prefix	Sir Knight
  Born	5 Aug 1223	Loughborough, Leicestershire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Aug 1265	Battle of Evesham, Worcestershire, England   [1]
  	Slain at battle of Evesham.
  Alt. Burial	Aft 4 Aug 1265	Evesham Abbey, Wychavon, Worcestershire, England   [1]
  Death	[1]
  	Slain by Roger Mortimer the 1st Baron Wigmore at the Battle Evesham.
  FamilySearch ID	GNYM-NH4
  TitleOfNobility	[1]
  	Baron le Despencer, Justiciar of England
  Occupation	Of Ryhall, Rutlands. Kt: 1244. Justiciar Of England.   [2]
  Occupation	[1]
  	Knight, Justicar of England, 1st Baron le Despencer, Earl
  _UID	EE6400D187B44152A0D4FC212E6290C466F0
  Buried	Evesham Abbey, Evesham, Worcestersire, England
  Person ID	I25715	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Hugh LE DESPENCER,   b. Abt 1197, Of, Ryhall, Rutlandshire, England ,   d. 23 Feb 1238, Evesham, Worcestershire, England  (Age ~ 41 years)
  Mother	Mary de QUINCY,   b. 1189, Hampshire, England ,   d. 3 Feb 1273  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F10733	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Aline (Aliva) (Alice) BASSETT, Countess Of Norfolk,   b. 1241, Wooten Basset, Wiltshire, England ,   d. Bef 11 Apr 1281  (Age 40 years)
  Married	Abt 1260	Of Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
  Children	1. Anne LE DESPENCER,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Eleanor LE DE SPENCER,   b. Abt 1240, Ryhall, Rutlandshire, England ,   d. 30 Sep 1328, London, Londonshire, England  (Age ~ 88 years)   3. Philip De SPENCER,   b. Abt 1244, Of, Wooton Basset, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 24 Sep 1313  (Age ~ 69 years)   4. Anne Le De SPENCER,   b. Abt 1248, Of, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Joan LE DESPENCER,   b. Abt 1252, Of, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England ,   d. Bef 1322  (Age ~ 69 years)   6. Hugh III "The Elder" Le DESPENCER, Sir/Earl Winchester,   b. 1 Mar 1260, Of, Winchester, Hampshire, England Or Louch ,   d. 27 Oct 1326, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Eng (Hanged, Drawn And Quartered)  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F11638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: Hugh, one of the English barons who participated in the so-called Mad parliament, which in 1258 formulated the Provisions of Oxford, a plan of government reform. During the period of truce (1258-63) between the barons and King Hernry III, Le Despenser became (1260) chief justiciar of England. Upon the ourbreak of the Barons' War, however, he sided with the barons' leader, Simon de Montfort, serving as Montfort's justiciar in 1264. Le Despenser was killed in the Battle of Evesham; in that battle the barons were defeated by Henry's son, Prince Edward, who later became King as Edward I. Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia, (Despenser)

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Hugh LE DESPENCER, person ID GNYM-NH4. (Reliability: 3). [S234] TIMS FILE.FTW.