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Hugh le Despenser Earl of Winchester 1197–1238 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1197

Birth Location: Ryhall, Rutland, England

Death Date: 23 Feb 1238

Death Location: Eversham, Worchester, England

Father: Thomas Despenser

Mother: Rohaise Foix

Spouse(s): Margaret Beaumont

Children(s):

The story of Hugh le Despenser Earl of Winchester began in 1197 in Ryhall, Rutland, England. Hugh le Despenser Earl of Winchester married Margaret Beaumont. Hugh le Despenser Earl of Winchester passed away in 1238 in Eversham, Worchester, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Hugh le Despenser Earl of Winchester began in 1197 in Ryhall, Rutland, England.
  • Hugh le Despenser Earl of Winchester married Margaret Beaumont.
  • Hugh le Despenser Earl of Winchester passed away in 1238 in Eversham, Worchester, England.

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Hugh Winchester's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Winchester
1197–1238
Birth Place: Ryhall, Rutland, England
Parents
Thomas le Despenser
1159–1207
Burton on the Wolds, Leicestershire, England
Rohaise (de) Foix
1165–1203
Foix, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Grandparents
Aymer (le) Despencer
1145–1204
Ryhall, Rutland, England
Maud (de) Chesney
1154–1198
Ryhall, Rutland, England
Roger (Bernard de) Foix
1130–1188
Foix, Foix, l'Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Cécile (de) Beziers
1132–1188
Béziers, Béziers, l'Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Great-Grandparents
Thurston I
1122–1209
Lucia Oxfordshire
1124–1182
William Chesney
1117–1174
Aubreye Poynings
1137–1174
Roger III
1090–1145
Jimena Barcelona
1105–1160
Raimond V
1098–1167
Adélaïde Béziers
1105–1164
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Despencer
1100–1172
Alix Burgundy
1102–1142
Walter Chesney
1085–1154
Eva Broc
1090–1154
Adam Elder
1100–1147
Beatrice Sussex
1102–1147
Roger comte
1065–1124
Stefanie Besalu
1075–1132
Ramón III
1082–1131
María Vivar
1085–1106
Bernard IV
1066–1129
Cécile Provence
1067–1150
Guillaume Béziers
1078–1105
Metheline Trencavel
1090–1152

Hugh Winchester's Timeline

2 Records

1197
Abt. 1197
Birth of Hugh le Despenser Earl of Winchester in Ryhall, Rutland, England
Ryhall, Rutland, England
1238
23 Feb 1238
Age 41
Death of Hugh le Despenser Earl of Winchester in Eversham, Worchester, England
Eversham, Worchester, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1197
    Event Place: Ryhall, Rutland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1238
    Event Place: Eversham, Worchester, England

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