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 1223 - 1265 (41 years)
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| Name |
Hugh Despenser |
| Title |
Sir |
| Suffix |
Knight, 1st Baron le Despenser |
| Birth |
5 Aug 1223 |
Loughboroughand Arnesby, Leicestershire, England  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Justiciar of England [2] |
| Death |
4 Aug 1265 |
Battle Of Evesham, Worcestershire, England [1, 2] |
| Person ID |
I51162 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
25 Aug 2018 |
| Family |
Lady Aline Basset, Countess of Norfolk, b. ~1246, Wooton Basset, Wiltshire, England d. 11 Mar 1281, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England (Age ~ 34 years) |
| Marriage |
Y [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. Eleanor Despencer, b. Aft 1261, Ryhall, Rutland, England d. 30 Sep 1328 (Age ~ 66 years) |
| | 2. Joan Despenser, b. ~1264, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England d. Bef 8 Jun 1322, Worksop, Sheffield, Nottinghamshire, England (Age ~ 57 years) |
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| Family ID |
F19062 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Notes |
- "Hugh was a middle-ranking baron who became a leading supporter of Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester, and the last holder of the office of justiciar of England re-established after the baronial seizure of power in 1258. He inherited his estates, which were mainly in Leicestershire, from his father, Hugh Despenser (d. 1238), who was a hereditary officer of Earl Ranulf of Chester, and high in the favour of Henry III. In recognition of his father's faithful service, the king in February 1238 permitted Despenser to marry as his friends thought best for his advancement. His wardship was bestowed on his uncle Geoffrey Despenser, he was given respite of knighthood in July 1244, and in the following January he received two casks of wine for the feast to celebrate his knighthood. Other marks of royal goodwill included gifts of timber in 1247 and 1249, and of free warren on an estate in Rutland in 1253.
"Hugh was killed in the battle of Evesham on 4 August 1265, reportedly by the thrust of a dagger. With the king's permission, his body was buried, with that of Montfort, at the foot of the steps before the high altar of the abbey church, where his remains were reported to have performed miracles, curing blind and disabled people. His widow surrendered the Tower before seeking the protection of her father, who was given Despenser's lands for his services to the king. Alina married as her second husband, by October 1271, Roger (III) Bigod, earl of Norfolk, the brother of the man Despenser had replaced as justiciar in 1260. She died in 1281."
Source
http://www.thepeerage.com/p40672.htm#i406713
Ancestral Roots F.L. Weis 8th ed. 2004 Line 148-31
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=283722&pid=88223670
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=12155729&pid=-256084304
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