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Hugh le Despenser The Elder 1st Earl of Winchester 1259–1326 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1259

Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 27 October 1326

Death Location: Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England

Father: Hugh Despencer

Mother: AliceAlivia Norfolk

Spouse(s): Isabella Kidwelly

Children(s): Philip Despenser

The story of Hugh le Despenser The Elder 1st Earl of Winchester began in 1259 in Gloucestershire, England. Hugh le Despenser The Elder 1st Earl of Winchester married Isabella Beauchamp Lady Of Kidwelly, and had children including Philip Le Despenser. Hugh le Despenser The Elder 1st Earl of Winchester passed away in 1326 in Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Hugh le Despenser The Elder 1st Earl of Winchester began in 1259 in Gloucestershire, England.
  • Hugh le Despenser The Elder 1st Earl of Winchester married Isabella Beauchamp Lady Of Kidwelly, and had children including Philip Le Despenser.
  • Hugh le Despenser The Elder 1st Earl of Winchester passed away in 1326 in Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Despencer
1223–1265
Birth Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
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AliceAlivia Norfolk
1228–1281
Birth Location: Wooten Basset, Wiltshire
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Spouses(s)

Isabella Kidwelly
1266–1306
Birth Location: Elmley Castle, Worcester, Worcestershire, England
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Children(s)

Philip Despenser
1286–1313
Birth Location: Stoke (Gloucestershire) England
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Hugh Winchester's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Winchester
1259–1326
Birth Place: Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Hugh Le Despencer
1223–1265
Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
AliceAlivia (Basset/ Countess of) Norfolk
1228–1281
Wooten Basset, Wiltshire
Grandparents
Hugh (le) Despencer
1197–1238
Philip Bassett
1220–1271
Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Hawise (de) Lovaine
1225–1256
Little Easton, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Lovaine
–1262
Muriel
–1275
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh Winchester's Descendants

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Hugh (le Despenser The Elder 1st Earl of) Winchester (1 Mar 1259–27 October 1326) m. Isabella (Beauchamp Lady of) Kidwelly (Abt 1266–30 May 1306)
  1. 1. Philip (le) Despenser 1286–1313 m. Margaret Goushill 1294–1349
    1. 1. Philip (le) Despencer 1313–1349 m. Joan Cobham 1317–1357
      1. 1. Philip (Despencer 1st Baron) Despencer 1342–1401 m. Elizabeth (of) Tybotot 1350–1401
        1. 1. Alice Despencer 1364–1392 m. John (Sutton IV Lord of) Dudley 1361–1396

Hugh Winchester's Timeline

2 Records

1259
1 Mar 1259
Birth of Hugh le Despenser The Elder 1st Earl of Winchester in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1326
27 October 1326
Age 67
Death of Hugh le Despenser The Elder 1st Earl of Winchester in Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England
Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1259
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 October 1326
    Event Place: Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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