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Sir Hugh le Despencer ⭐ 1st & Last Earl of Winchester 1261–1326 – Genealogical Records
Birth Date: 01 Mar 1261
Birth Location: Caer-wynt, Wales
Death Date: 27 Oct 1326
Death Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (Hanged in his armour, then beheaded. His body was cut into pieces for the dogs, his head sent to Winchester and put on display there. )
Father: Sir Justiciar
Mother: Aliva Basset
Spouse(s): Isabella Despencer
Children(s): Hugh Younger, Edward Despencer
The story of Sir Hugh le Despencer ⭐ 1st & Last Earl of Winchester began in 1261 in Caer-wynt, Wales. Sir Hugh le Despencer ⭐ 1st & Last Earl of Winchester married Isabella De Beauchamp Lady Kidwelly Baroness Despencer, and had children including Edward Le Despencer, Hugh Le Despencer The Younger, Isabel Le Despencer. Sir Hugh le Despencer ⭐ 1st & Last Earl of Winchester passed away in 1326 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (Hanged in his armour, then beheaded. His body was cut into pieces for the dogs, his head sent to Winchester and put on display there. ).
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- The story of Sir Hugh le Despencer ⭐ 1st & Last Earl of Winchester began in 1261 in Caer-wynt, Wales.
- Sir Hugh le Despencer ⭐ 1st & Last Earl of Winchester married Isabella De Beauchamp Lady Kidwelly Baroness Despencer, and had children including Edward Le Despencer, Hugh Le Despencer The Younger, Isabel Le Despencer.
- Sir Hugh le Despencer ⭐ 1st & Last Earl of Winchester passed away in 1326 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (Hanged in his armour, then beheaded. His body was cut into pieces for the dogs, his head sent to Winchester and put on display there. ).
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Sir Winchester's Descendants
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1. Hugh (le Despencer The) Younger 1287–1326 m. Eleanor (de) Clare 1292–1337
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2. Edward (le) Despencer 1310–1342
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1. Edward (le Despencer 1st Baron le) Despencer 1336–1375 m. Elizabeth Burghersh 1342–1402
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1. Thomas (le Despencer 1st Earl of) Gloucester 1373–1400 m. Constance (of) York 1374–1416
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1. Isabel (le) Despencer 1400–1439 m. Richard (Beauchamp 13th Earl of) Warwick 1382–1439
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 01 Mar 1261
Event Place: Caer-wynt, Wales
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 27 Oct 1326
Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (Hanged in his armour, then beheaded. His body was cut into pieces for the dogs, his head sent to Winchester and put on display there. )