Hugh le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despencer

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The son of He was the son of Hugh le Despenser I, he was an important ally of Simon de Montfort during the reign of Henry III. He served briefly as Justiciar of England in 1260 and as Constable of the Tower of London.

Hugh Le Despenser, chief justiciar of England, first played an important part in 1258, when he was prominent on the baronial side in the Mad Parliament of Oxford. In 1260 the barons chose him to succeed Hugh Bigod as Justiciar, and in 1263 the king was further compelled to put the Tower of London in his hands.

He was summoned to Parliament by Simon de Montfort. Hugh was summoned as Lord Despencer Dec. 14, 1264 and was Chief Justiciar of England and a leader of the baronial party. He remained allied with Montfort to the end, and was present at the Battle of Lewes. He was killed fighting on de Montfort's side at the Battle of Evesham in August, 1265. He was slain by Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore; this caused a feud to begin between the Despencer and the Mortimer families.

By his wife, Aline Bassett, he was father of Hugh the elder Despenser. She was the daughter of Philip Basset, who had also served as Justiciar. They also had a daughter named Eleanor, who married Hugh de Courtenay, feudal baron of Okehampton.

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Hugh married Aline Bassett. [Group Sheet]

1. Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester was born 01 Mar 1261, Gloucestershire, England; died 27 Oct 1326, Bristol, England; was buried , Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.

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He was a wealthy landowner in the East Midlands of England, with eleven manors in England: in Leicestershire, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Rutland. Hugh served as High Sheriff of Berkshire. Among his descendants were the infamous Despensers who became favorites of Edward II.