Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameHugh Despenser “The Younger” 1st Lord Despenser, 21G Grandfather
Birthabt 1286
Death24 Nov 1326, Hereford
BurialTewkesbury Abbey, Gloucester, England
FatherHugh Le Despenser Earl Of Winchester (1260-1326)
MotherIsabella DE BEAUCHAMP (~1263-<1306)
Spouses
1Eleanor DE CLARE, 21G Grandmother
BirthOct 1292, Caerphilly Castle, Glamorgan
Death30 Jun 1337
FatherGilbert DE CLARE 7th Earl Of Gloucester (1243-1295)
MotherPrincess Joan Of Acre (1272-1307)
Marriage1306, Westminster, London, England
ChildrenElizabeth (~1327-1389)
Notes for Hugh Despenser “The Younger” 1st Lord Despenser
A “favourite” of King Edward II
has been called Earl of Gloucester by some writers but The Complete Peerage vol.V,p715 makes it clear he was not. The Complete Peerage vol.IV.pp.267-271.
Accused of widespread criminality.
After a trial he was gruesomely executed in front of a crowd while Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer looked on and feasted.
Internet Sources
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_the_younger_Despenser
has been called Earl of Gloucester by some writers but The Complete Peerage vol.V,p715 makes it clear he was not. The Complete Peerage vol.IV.pp.267-271.
Accused of widespread criminality.
After a trial he was gruesomely executed in front of a crowd while Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer looked on and feasted.
Internet Sources
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_the_younger_Despenser
Notes for Eleanor (Spouse 1)
Was imprisioned in the Tower of London at about the same time as her husband and father-in-law were executed. She was freed about a year and a half later in 1328. She was imprisoned again in 1330.
Internet Sources
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_de_Clare
Internet Sources
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_de_Clare