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Hugh Despenser Earl of Winchester 1261–1326 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1261

Birth Location: Caer-wynt, Wales

Death Date: 27 Oct 1326

Death Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Sir Justiciar

Mother: Lady Norfolk

Spouse(s): Isabel Winchester

Children(s): Sir Despenser

Hugh Despenser Earl of Winchester was born in 1261 in Caer-wynt, Wales, the child of Sir Hugh Le Despenser 1St Lord Of Falmouth Justiciar And Lady Aline Bassett Countess Of Norfolk. Hugh Despenser Earl of Winchester married Isabel De Beauchamp Countess Winchester, and had children including Sir Knight Hugh Despenser. Hugh Despenser Earl of Winchester passed away in 1326 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Hugh Despenser Earl of Winchester was born in 1261 in Caer-wynt, Wales, the child of Sir Hugh Le Despenser 1St Lord Of Falmouth Justiciar And Lady Aline Bassett Countess Of Norfolk.
  • Hugh Despenser Earl of Winchester married Isabel De Beauchamp Countess Winchester, and had children including Sir Knight Hugh Despenser.
  • Hugh Despenser Earl of Winchester passed away in 1326 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Justiciar
1223–1265
Birth Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
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Lady Norfolk
1228–1281
Birth Location: Royal Wooton, Bassett, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Isabel Winchester
1256–1306
Birth Location: Warwick, Warwickshire, England
IW

Children(s)

Sir Despenser
1286–1326
Birth Location: Barton, Gloucestershire, England
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Hugh Winchester's Ancestors

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Hugh Winchester
1261–1326
Birth Place: Caer-wynt, Wales
Parents
Sir Hugh le Despenser 1st Lord of Falmouth, Justiciar
1223–1265
Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Aline Bassett Countess of) Norfolk
1228–1281
Royal Wooton, Bassett, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Hugh "Henry" le) Despenser
1195–1238
Ryhall, Rutland, England
Lady (Emma De) Harcourt
1206–1265
England
Sir (Phillip Bassett Justiciar of) England
1184–1271
Wycombe Marsh, Buckinghamshire, England
Lady (Hawise de) Louvain
1215–1256
Little Easton, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh Winchester's Descendants

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Hugh (Despenser Earl of) Winchester (1 Mar 1261–27 Oct 1326) m. Isabel (de Beauchamp Countess) Winchester (30 May 1256–Bef. 30 May 1306)
  1. 1. Sir (Knight Hugh) Despenser 1286–1326 m. Lady (Alianore de) Clare 1292–1337
    1. 1. Edward (Despenser) I 1310–1342 m. Anne Ferrars 1315–1367
      1. 1. Edward (Despenser 1st Baron) Despenser 1336–1375 m. Lady (Elizabeth Burghersh Baroness Despenser and) Burghersh 1342–1409
        1. 1. Lady (Margaret Despencer Baroness) Chartley 1365–1415 m. Robert (de Ferrers 4th Baron of) Chartley 1357–1413

Hugh Winchester's Timeline

2 Records

1261
1 Mar 1261
Birth of Hugh Despenser Earl of Winchester in Caer-wynt, Wales
Caer-wynt, Wales
1326
27 Oct 1326
Age 65
Death of Hugh Despenser Earl of Winchester in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1261
    Event Place: Caer-wynt, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1326
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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