Hugh le Despenser "the Younger", 3rd Lord le Despenser, b. ABT 1290, d. 29 November 1326 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, cause of death was hanging, buried aft. 29 November 1326 in Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Hugh le Despenser "the Elder", 1st Lord Despenser, b. ABT 1237, d. 9 October 1326 in Bristol, England, cause of death was hanging,
Mother: Isabel de Beauchamp, b. ABT 1265, d. bef. 30 May 1306

Hugh was a favorite of King Edward II after the death of Piers Gaveston. He took much land in the Welsh marches, which led to an uprising that Hugh defeated in 1322. When Isabella and Mortimer returned to England and deposed Edward II, Hugh and his father were hanged. Alice Lacy, wife of Thomas of Lancaster, fled to the Earl of York, which began the hostilities between those two families known as the War of the Roses.

Spouse: Eleanor de Clare (2), b. October 1292

Father: Gilbert "the Red Earl" de Clare, b. 2 September 1243 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England, d. 7 December 1295 in Monmouth Castle, Monmouthshire, England
Mother: Joan (Johanna) Plantagenet, b. 1272 in Acre, Palestine, d. 23 April 1307 in Clare, Suffolk, England

Married 1306 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England.

Children:

• Hugh le Despenser, 2nd Baron Despenser1308-1349
• Gilbert le Despenser, b. 1309, d. 1381
• Edward le Despenser, b. 1310, d. 1342
• Isabel le Despenser, b. 1312, m. Richard fitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, 9 February 1321 at Havering-atte-Bowers, d. 1356
• John le Despenser, b. 1311, d. June 1366
• Eleanor le Despenser, b. ABT 1315, d. 1351, she was a nun at Sempringham Priory
• Joan le Despenser, b. ABT 1317, d. 1384, she was a nun at Shaftesbury Abbey
• Margaret le Despenser, b. ABT 1319, d. 1337, she was a nun at Whatton Priory
• Elizabeth le Despenser, b. 1325, m. Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley, d. 13 July 1389

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Hugh le Despenser "the Elder", 1st Lord Despenser, b. ABT 1237, d. 9 October 1326 in Bristol, England, cause of death was hanging,

Father: Hugh Le Despenser, 1st Lord le Despenser, b. bef. 1224 in Gloucestershire, England, d. 4 August 1265 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England, cause of death was in the Battle of Evesham with Simon de Montfort., buried aft. August 1265 in Evesham Abbey, Worcestershire, England
Mother: Aliva Bassett, b. bef. 1211 in Wooten Bassett, Wiltshire, England

Hugh was earl of Winchester.

Spouse: Isabella de Beauchamp, b. ABT 1265, m. Patrick de Chaworth, bef. 1281, d. bef. 30 May 1306

Father: William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick, b. 1237 in Elmley, Worcestershire, England, d. 9 June 1298 in Elmley, Worcestershire, England, He was buried, 22 June 1298 in Abbey of the Grey Friar, Welford, Berkshire, England
Mother: Maud Fitzjohn, b. 1237/45 in Shere, Farnbridge, Surrey, England, d. 16 April 1301 in Abbey of the Grey Friar, Welford, Berkshire, England, buried 7 May 1301 in Abbey of the Grey Friars, Worcestershire, England

Married bef. 1287.

Children:

• Hugh le Despenser "the Younger", 3rd Lord le Despenser, b. ABT 1290, m. Eleanor de Clare (2), 1306 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England, d. 29 November 1326 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, cause of death was hanging, buried aft. 29 November 1326 in Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
• Aline le Despenser, m. Edward Burnell, Lord Burnell, d. bef. 28 November1353
• Isabel le Despenser, m. John Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings, m. Ralph de Monthermer, 1st Baron Monthermer, d. 4/5 December 1334
• Philip Despenser, b. ABT 1295, m. Margaret de Goushill, d. 1313

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Hugh Le Despenser, 1st Lord le Despenser, b. bef. 1224 in Gloucestershire, England, d. 4 August 1265 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England, cause of death was in the Battle of Evesham with Simon de Montfort., buried aft. August 1265 in Evesham Abbey, Worcestershire, England

Father: Hugh Le Despenser (1), d. 1238

Spouse: Aliva Bassett, b. bef. 1211 in Wooten Bassett, Wiltshire, England

Father: Phillip "the Justicar" Bassett, b. 1195 in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, d. 29 October 1271 in Stanley, Wiltshire, England
Mother: Hawise de Louvaine, b. ABT 1206 in Lancaster, England

Married ABT 1226.

Children:

• Hugh le Despenser "the Elder", 1st Lord Despenser, b. ABT 1237, m. Isabel de Beauchamp, bef. 1287, d. 9 October 1326 in Bristol, England, cause of death was hanging,
• Joan le Despenser, b. ABT 1258, m. Thomas de Furnival, d. ABT 1322
• Eleanor Le Despencer, b. ABT 1262 in Ryhall, Rutland, Wales, m. Hugh De Courtenay, bef. 1274, d. 30 September 1328 in London, Middlesex, England

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Hugh Le Despenser (1), d. 1238

Children:

• Hugh Le Despenser, 1st Lord le Despenser, b. bef. 1224 in Gloucestershire, England, m. Aliva Bassett, ABT 1226, d. 4 August 1265 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England, cause of death was in the Battle of Evesham with Simon de Montfort., buried aft. August 1265 in Evesham Abbey, Worcestershire, England

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