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Hugh Knight Younger Despencer 1287–1326 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1287

Birth Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 24 Nov 1326

Death Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Father: Sir Despencer

Mother: Isabella **

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Children(s):

The story of Hugh Knight Younger Despencer began in 1287 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. Hugh Knight Younger Despencer passed away in 1326 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Hugh Knight Younger Despencer began in 1287 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England.
  • Hugh Knight Younger Despencer passed away in 1326 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

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Hugh Despencer's Ancestors

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Hugh Despencer
1287–1326
Birth Place: Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Sir Hugh Earl of Winchester le Despencer
1287–1326
Stoke, Gloucestershire, England
Isabella (Lady Kidwell & Lady Despencer De Beauchamp) **
1236–1306
Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Hugh (Le Despenser The Elder, Earl of) Winchester
1260–1326
Gloucs, England
Lady (Isabel de) Beauchamp
1249–1306
Elmley Castle, Worc, England
Great-Grandparents
Hugh, Despencer
1223–1265
Aline, Bassett
1241–1281
Earl Warwick
1238–1298
Countess FitzJohn
1237–1301
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Spencer
1194–1238
Emma Harcourt
1206–1265
Philip Basset
1184–1271
Lady Louvain
1215–1256
William III
1215–1267
Lady Elmley
1214–1268
Sir Ireland
1215–1258
Lady Bigod
1222–1239

Hugh Despencer's Timeline

2 Records

1287
1 Mar 1287
Birth of Hugh Knight Younger Despencer in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
1326
24 Nov 1326
Age 39
Death of Hugh Knight Younger Despencer in Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1287
    Event Place: Loughborough, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1326
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

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