Hugh (Justiciar of England) (le) DESPENCER

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Type Value Date Place Sources
name Hugh (Justiciar of England) (le) DESPENCER
name Hugh (le) DESPENCER
name Lord Falmouth DESPENCER
occupation Knight
occupation 1st Baron le Despencer between 1264 and 1265
occupation Justiciar of England; Constable of the Tower of London 1260

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Type Date Place Sources
death 4. August 1265
Battle of Evesham, Worcestershire, England Find persons in this place
birth 1223
Rhuallt, Denbighshire, Wales Find persons in this place
marriage before 1252

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before 1252
Aline (Aliva) BASSET

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Sir Hugh (1223 - August 4, 1265) 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. He was the son of Hugh le Despenser I and was summoned to Parliament by Simon de Montfort, and so might be deemed a baron, though the legality of that assembly is doubtful. 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. He was slain by Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore; this caused a feud to begin between the Despenser and Mortimer families. By his wife, Aline Bassett, he was father of Hugh the elder Despenser. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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