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Hugh, Chief Justiciar of England le Despencer[1]

Male 1223 - 1265  (42 years)Deceased


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  • First & lastname Hugh, Chief Justiciar of England le Despencer 
    Birth 1223  Loughborough, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 4 Aug 1265  Battle of Evesham, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age 42 years 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Sir Hugh I Despencer,   b. 1197, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1238, Ryhall, Rutland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)  (Father) 
    Loretta Quincy,   b. 1197, Ryhall, Rutland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1238, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)  (Mother) 
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    Person ID P7145  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

    Father Sir Hugh I Despencer,   b. 1197, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1238, Ryhall, Rutland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Loretta Quincy,   b. 1197, Ryhall, Rutland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1238, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F1631  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Iline or Aliva or Alice Bassett,   b. 1241, of Wooten Bassett, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1281, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Hugh (1st. Earl Winchester) de Spencer (maid. name Elder),   b. 01 Mar 1261, Winchester, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1326, Captured at Bristol The elder Despenser was hanged immediately in his armour at Bristol on 27 October 1326. He was then beheaded and his body cut into pieces for the dogs. His head was sent for display to Winchester Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     [Father: natural]
    Family ID F1630  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

  • Sources 
    1. [S-2109027946] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6361038&pid=7145