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Hugh Despenser, 1st Baron Despenser ( c. 1287/1289 [1] [2] – 24 November 1326), also referred to as " the Younger Despenser ", [3] was the son and heir of Hugh Despenser, Earl of Winchester, (the Elder Despenser) and his wife Isabel Beauchamp, daughter of William Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick. [4] .
- The Younger Despenser
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- Hanged, drawn and quartered for high treason
Hugh Despenser, 1st Lord Despenser (1286 – November 24, 1326), sometimes referred to as "the younger Despenser," was keeper of a number of castles and towns in England and Wales, some of which he possessed legally, some he obtained illegally. From 1314, he adopted the title Lord of Glamorgan.
main reference. …the interests of his son, Hugh Le Despenser (Hugh the Younger; d. Nov. 24, 1326, Hereford, Herefordshire, Eng.), who had been in the king’s household when he was prince of Wales. The younger Hugh was appointed the king’s chamberlain in 1318, but both father and son were attacked in Parliament….
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02 May 2019. Recently defined as the ‘greatest villain’ of the fourteenth century Hugh Despenser the Younger was a pirate and extortionist, and made himself the richest and most powerful man in England between 1322 and 1326. He suffered the traitor’s death in Hereford on 24 November 1326 on the orders of the queen-consort of England ...
- Kathryn Warner
May 13, 2023 · In the early 14th century, England was rocked by a scandal that would shake the very foundations of the monarchy. At the center of it all was a man named Hugh Despenser the Younger, a notorious favorite of King Edward II. Despenser’s rise to power was swift and ruthless, but his fall would be even more spectacular.
- Robbie Mitchell
Hugh Despenser the Younger, born around 1286, was a powerful and controversial figure during the reign of King Edward II of England. He was the son of Hugh Despenser the Elder, a prominent nobleman who had served King Edward I. Despenser rose to prominence through his close association with Edward II, eventually becoming one of the king’s ...
Hugh Despenser, 1st Baron Despenser ( c. 1287/1289 – 24 November 1326), also referred to as " the Younger Despenser ", was the son and heir of Hugh Despenser, Earl of Winchester, (the Elder Despenser) and his wife Isabel Beauchamp, daughter of William Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick.
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