Hugh le Despenser, Baron le Despenser (1338)
Hugh le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despenser (c. 1308/9 – 8 February 1349), Lord of Glamorgan, was an English peer. Imprisoned as a consequence of his support for deposed king Edward II, he would return to royal favour under Edward III, being made Baron le Despenser in 1338. His title became extinct at his death without issue.
Hugh le Despenser | |
|---|---|
| Baron le Despenser | |
Arms of Despenser | |
| Predecessor | Hugh Despenser the Elder |
| Successor | Edward Despenser |
| Other titles | Lord of Glamorgan |
| Other names | Huchon Despenser Hughelyn Despenser |
| Born | c. 1308/9 |
| Died | 8 February 1349 |
| Buried | Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire, England |
| Wars and battles | Second War of Scottish Independence Hundred Years' War War of the Breton Succession |
| Spouse(s) |
Elizabeth Montague (m. 1341) |
| Father | Hugh Despenser the Younger |
| Mother | Eleanor de Clare |
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