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Hugh Despenser the Younger
Hugh Le Despenser
English peer and favorite of Edward II.
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Statements about
Hugh Despenser the Younger
Sex or Gender
Male
Date of Birth
3/1/1287
Instance Of
:
Statement with Gregorian Date Earlier than 1584
1286
Sourcing Circumstances
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Circa
Instance Of
Human
Date of Death
12/2/1326
Image
Place of Birth
England
Place of Death
Hereford
Country of Citizenship
Kingdom of England
Given Name
Ugo
Noble Title
Father
Hugh Le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester
Mother
Isabella De Beauchamp
Described by Source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Child
Edward Le Despenser
Elizabeth Le Despenser, Baroness Berkeley
Éléonore Le Despenser
Margaret Le Despenser
Hugh Le Despencer, 2nd Baron Le Despencer
Isabel Le Despenser, Countess of Arundel
Sibling
Philip Despencer
Maud Chaworth
Spouse
Eleanor De Clare
(1306 - )
Start Time
:
1306
Cause of Death
Hanged, Drawn, Quartered and Decapitated
Place of Burial
Tewkesbury Abbey
Occupation
Politician
Name in Native Language
Hugh le Despenser/Despencer the Younger
Lordship of Glamorgan
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Despenser, Hugh Le (d.1326) (DNB00)