Individual Details
Sir Hugh "the Younger" le Despenser 1st Lord Despenser
(Abt 1286 - 24 Nov 1326)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1286 | Barton, Gloucestershire, England | |||
| Marriage | May 1306 | Westminster Abbey, City of Westminster (Greater London), Middlesex, Engeland - Eleanor de Clare 6th Lady of Glamorgan |  | ||
| Death | 24 Nov 1326 | Hanged, drawn and quartered for High Treason by order of Queen Isabella | |||
| Burial | Dec 1330 | Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England |
Families
| Spouse | Eleanor de Clare 6th Lady of Glamorgan ( - ) |
| Child | Edward Despencer (1312 - ) |
| Child | Sir Knight Edmund fitz-Alan d'Arundel ( - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth le Despencer (1325 - 1389) |
| Father | Hugh "the Elder Despenser" le Despenser 1st Earl of Winchester (1261 - 1326) |
| Mother | Isabel de Beauchamp (1255 - ) |
| Sibling | Aline le Despenser ( - 1353) |
| Sibling | Isabella le Despenser ( - 1334) |
| Sibling | Phillip le Despenser ( - 1313) |
Notes
Marriage
In November 1326, Eleanor was confined to the Tower of London. The Despenser family's fortunes also suffered with the executions of Eleanor's husband and father-in-law. Eleanor and Hugh's eldest son, another Hugh, who held Caerphilly Castle against the queen's forces until the spring of 1327, was spared his life when he surrendered the castle but remained a prisoner until July 1331, after which he was slowly restored to royal favour. Three of Eleanor's daughters were forcibly veiled as nuns. Only the eldest daughter, Isabel, and the youngest daughter, Elizabeth, escaped the nunnery, Isabel because she was already married and Elizabeth on account of her infancy.In February 1328 Eleanor was freed from imprisonment. In April 1328, she was allowed possession of her own lands, for which she did homage.