| Name |
Hugh LE DESPENSER [1, 2] |
| Suffix |
Knt. |
| Birth |
Abt 1308 [3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Biographical Note |
1338 [1] |
- He was created a baron by writ of summons to Parliament, the titles of his father and grandfather having been forfeited by virtue of their convictions of treason.
|
| Battle |
24 Jun 1340 [4] |
- Hugh, son of Hugh the younger Despenser, fought at the Battle of Sluys, Netherlands. It was an English victory, part of the Hundred Years' War.
- Role: Principal 2
|
| Battle |
24 Jun 1340 [4] |
- Hugh, son of Hugh the younger Despenser, fought at the Battle of Sluys, Netherlands. It was an English victory, part of the Hundred Years' War.
|
| Battle |
26 Aug 1346 [5] |
- Battle of Crécy, south of Calais, near Crécy-en-Ponthieu, northern France. It was a decisive English victory, part of the Hundred Years' War.
- Role: Principal 2
|
| Battle |
26 Aug 1346 [5] |
- Battle of Crécy, south of Calais, near Crécy-en-Ponthieu, northern France. It was a decisive English victory, part of the Hundred Years' War.
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| Title |
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| Death |
1348/49 [3] |
| Person ID |
I95521 |
Ancestral Trails |
| Last Modified |
16 Apr 2017 |
| Father |
Hugh LE DESPENSER, Knt., 2nd Lord Despenser, b. 1286, Winchester, Gloucestershire, England  d. 26 Nov 1326, Hereford, Herefordshire, England (Age 40 years) |
| Mother |
Eleanor DE CLARE, b. Oct 1292, Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Marriage |
Aft 14 Jun 1306 |
Westminster, Middlesex County, England [6, 7, 8] |
| Family ID |
F23408 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Abt 1308 - 1349 (~ 41 years)