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Hugh "the elder" Despenser Earl of WInchester 1261–1326 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1261

Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 27 Oct 1326

Death Location: Bristol, England

Father: Hugh Despenser

Mother: Aline Basset

Spouse(s): Isabella Winchester

Children(s): Hugh Despenser, Sir Goushill, Isabel Cauntelo

The story of Hugh "the elder" Despenser Earl of WInchester began in 1261 in Gloucestershire, England. Hugh "the elder" Despenser Earl of WInchester married Isabella Beauchamp Countess Winchester, and had children including Hugh Le Despenser, Isabel Le Despenser D 4 Dec 1334 Daughter Of Hugh Le Despenser 1St And Last Earl Of Winchester And Isabella De Beauchamp Despenser Despencer Hastings M Sir John De Hastings 1St Lord Hastings Son Of Sir Henry De Hastings And Joan De Cauntelo, Sir Philip Le Despenser D 1313 Despenser M Margaret De Goushill. Hugh "the elder" Despenser Earl of WInchester passed away in 1326 in Bristol, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Hugh "the elder" Despenser Earl of WInchester began in 1261 in Gloucestershire, England.
  • Hugh "the elder" Despenser Earl of WInchester married Isabella Beauchamp Countess Winchester, and had children including Hugh Le Despenser, Isabel Le Despenser D 4 Dec 1334 Daughter Of Hugh Le Despenser 1St And Last Earl Of Winchester And Isabella De Beauchamp Despenser Despencer Hastings M Sir John De Hastings 1St Lord Hastings Son Of Sir Henry De Hastings And Joan De Cauntelo, Sir Philip Le Despenser D 1313 Despenser M Margaret De Goushill.
  • Hugh "the elder" Despenser Earl of WInchester passed away in 1326 in Bristol, England.

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Hugh WInchester's Ancestors

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Hugh WInchester
1261–1326
Birth Place: Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Hugh Despenser 1st Baron le Despenser
1223–1265
Aline ((Aliva)) Basset
1245–1281
Grandparents
Hugh Despenser
1197–1238
Phillip (Basset Justicar of) England
–1271
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh WInchester's Descendants

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Hugh ("the elder" Despenser Earl of) WInchester (1 Mar 1261–27 Oct 1326) m. Isabella (Beauchamp Countess) Winchester (abt 1263–30 May 1306)
  1. 1. Hugh (Le) Despenser 1286–1326 m. Eleanor (de) Clare 1292–1337
    1. 1. Edward (Le) Despenser 1312–1342
      1. 1. Edward (Le Despenser Knt.) K.G. 1336–1375 m. Elizabeth (De) Burghersh 1342–1409
        1. 1. Anne (Le) Despenser –1426 m. Hugh (Hastings) Sir –1386 m. Thomas (Morley) K.G. –1416
    2. 2. Elizabeth (le) Despenser 1326–1389
      1. 1. Thomas (Berkeley 5th Lord) Berkeley –1417 m. Margaret (de Lisle 3rd Baroness) Lisle 1360–1392
        1. 1. Thomas Berkeley 1390–1443 m. Elizabeth Seymour 1406–1445
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Berkeley Baroness de) Lisle 1386–1422 m. Richard (Beauchamp 13th Earl of) Warwick 1382–1439
    3. 3. Isabel (le Despencer Isabel Despenser (1312–1356) Despencer Countess of Arundel dau of Hugh Despenser the Younger and Eleanor de Clare)(m Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl of) Arundel 1312–1356
    4. 4. Hugh (le Despencer 2nd Baron le Despencer (1308–1349) Despencer, 2nd Baron le Despencer He died without issue in 1349. His heir was his nephew, Edward le) Despenser 1308–1349
  2. 2. Sir (Philip le Despenser d 1313 Despenser m Margaret de) Goushill –1313
  3. 3. Isabel (le Despenser d. 4 Dec 1334, daughter of Hugh le Despenser, 1st and last Earl of Winchester and Isabella de Beauchamp DESPENSER DESPENCER Hastings m Sir John de Hastings, 1st Lord Hastings, son of Sir Henry de Hastings and Joan de) Cauntelo –1334

Hugh WInchester's Timeline

2 Records

1261
1 Mar 1261
Birth of Hugh "the elder" Despenser Earl of WInchester in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1326
27 Oct 1326
Age 65
Death of Hugh "the elder" Despenser Earl of WInchester in Bristol, England
Bristol, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1261
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England

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

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