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Hugh Despencer 1261–1326 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1261

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 27 Oct 1326

Death Location: Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Hugh Despencer

Mother: Aliva Bassett

Spouse(s): Isabel Beauchamp

Children(s): Philip Despencer, Isabella Despencer, Hugh Despencer

Hugh Despencer was born in 1261 in England, the child of Hugh The Elder Le Despencer And Aliva Aline Bassett. Hugh Despencer married Isabel De Beauchamp, and had children including Hugh Despencer, Isabella Le Despencer, Philip Despencer. Hugh Despencer passed away in 1326 in Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Hugh Despencer was born in 1261 in England, the child of Hugh The Elder Le Despencer And Aliva Aline Bassett.
  • Hugh Despencer married Isabel De Beauchamp, and had children including Hugh Despencer, Isabella Le Despencer, Philip Despencer.
  • Hugh Despencer passed away in 1326 in Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Despencer
1224–1265
Birth Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
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Aliva Bassett
1232–1281
Birth Location: Wooten Basset, Wiltshire
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Spouses(s)

Isabel Beauchamp
1252–1306
Birth Location: Warwick, Warwickshire, England
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Children(s)

Philip Despencer
1293–1313
Birth Location: Stoke, Gloucester, England
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Isabella Despencer
1281–1334
Birth Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
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Hugh Despencer
1262–1330
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Hugh Despencer's Ancestors

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Hugh Despencer
1261–1326
Birth Place: England
Parents
Hugh "The Elder" Le Despencer
1224–1265
Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
Aliva ((Aline)) Bassett
1232–1281
Wooten Basset, Wiltshire
Grandparents
Hugh Despencer
1197–1237
Ryhall, Rutlandshire, England
Mary (De) Quincy
1202–1273
Phillip Bassett
1200–1271
Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Hawise (De) Lovaine
1208–
L:Ittle Easton, Essex
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Despencer
1169–1218
Rohese Foix
1165–1200
Saher Quincy
1155–1219
Margaret Beaumont
1155–1235
Alan Bassett
1165–1233
Alice Gray
1159–
Mathew Lovaine
1199–1258
Amy Muriel
1200–1275
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thurston Despencer
1122–
Lucia
1126–
Robert Quincy
1125–1198
Orabella Leuchars
1131–1203
Blanchmains
1121–1190
Petronilla Grentemesnil
1134–1212
Thomas Basset
1110–1182
Adeliza Dunstanville
1132–1184
Philip (Gai)
1122–1167
Sedzilia Berkeley
1135–1192
Godfrey Lovaine
1170–1226
Alice Hastings
1173–

Hugh Despencer's Descendants

1.
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Hugh Despencer (1 Mar 1261–27 Oct 1326) m. Isabel (De) Beauchamp (Abt 1252–30 May 1306)
  1. 1. Philip Despencer 1293–1313 m. Margaret (De) Goushill 1294–1349
    1. 1. Philip Despencer 1313– m. Joan- (Margaret) Cobham 1319–1357
      1. 1. Phillip Despencer 1342–1401 m. Elizabeth (De) Tiptoft 1343–1424
        1. 1. Margery (De) Spencer 1385–1478 m. Roger Wentworth 1395–1452
  2. 2. Isabella (Le) Despencer 1281–1334 m. John (I De) Hastings 1262–1313
    1. 1. Hugh (De) Hastings 1276–1347 m. Margery Foliot 1313–1349
      1. 1. Hugh (De) Hastings 1335–1369 m. Margaret Everingham 1326–1375
        1. 1. Hugh (De) Hastings 1354–1386 m. Anne (Le) Despencer 1360–1426
        2. 2. Margaret (De) Hastings 1356–1397 m. John Wingfield 1354–1389
  3. 3. Hugh Despencer 1262–1330 m. Eleanor ((Alianore) De) Clare 1292–1337
    1. 1. Isabel (Le) Despencer 1308–1376 m. Theobald III 1178–1201 m. Richard ("Copped Hat") Fitzalan 1306–1376
    2. 2. Edward Despencer 1312–1342 m. Anne (De) Ferrers 1289–1367
      1. 1. Edward (De) Spencer 1336–1375 m. Elizabeth (De) Burghersh 1342–1409
        1. 1. Elizabeth Despencer 1367–1408 m. John Fitzalan 1364–1390 m. William (De) Tregoz 1120–
        2. 2. Thomas Despencer 1373– m. Constance Plantagenet 1374–1416
        3. 3. Margaret Despencer 1368–1415 m. Robert (De) Ferrers 1357–1412
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Le) Despencer 1322–1389 m. Maurice ("The Valiant" De) Berkeley 1330–1368
      1. 1. Maurice (De) Berkeley 1358–1400 m. Johanna Dinham 1368–1412
        1. 1. Maurice (De) Berkeley 1401–1464 m. Ellen (De) Montfort 1410–1464
      2. 2. James (De) Berkeley 1355–1405 m. Elizabeth Bluet 1358–1405
        1. 1. James ("The Just" De) Berkeley 1394–1463 m. Isabel (De) Mowbray 1396–1452
      3. 3. Thomas ("The Magnificent" De) Berkeley 1352–1417 m. Margaret (De) Isles 1360–1391
        1. 1. Elizabeth (De) Berkeley 1385–1422 m. Richard (De) Beauchamp 1381–1439

Hugh Despencer's Timeline

2 Records

1261
1 Mar 1261
Birth of Hugh Despencer in England
England
1326
27 Oct 1326
Age 65
Death of Hugh Despencer in Bristol, England
Bristol, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1261
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760, 74-31
    [2] Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the UnitedKingdom, by G. e Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, IV, 262-266
    [3] The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, line 4 p 3
    [4] large-G675.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1326
    Event Place: Bristol, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760, 74-31
    [2] Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the UnitedKingdom, by G. e Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, IV, 262-266
    [3] The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, line 4 p 3
    [4] large-G675.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: large-G675.FTW

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    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: large-G675.FTW

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    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: large-G675.FTW

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    Record Source: large-G675.FTW
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