Despenser, Hugh (1308 - 1348/9)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1308

Death Date: 1349-02-08

Notes

Imprisoned in Bristol Castle 15 Dec. 1328--5 July 1331. Imprisoned in the Tower before 20 Dec 1344

Parents

Mother: Clare, Eleanor de (1292 - 1337)

Father: Despenser, Hugh le ( - 1326)

Marriages/Other Unions

Montagu, Elizabeth de ( - 1359)
Type: marriage
Union began: 1341-4-27
Union ended: n.d.

Siblings

Female

Primary Title

3rd Baron Despenser

Titles

3rd Baron Despenser
Assumed: 1338-11-15 (date summoned to parliament by this title)
Vacated: 1348/9-02-08

Details of Offices

Details of Properties

Residence

Hanley Castle, Worcestershire
Caerphilly Castle, Glamorgan
(Performance Venue)

Lands

Berkshire
Cornwall
Devon
Dorset
Gloucestershire
Hampshire
Kent
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
Norfolk
Northamptonshire
Rutland
Somerset
Surrey
Sussex
Wales
Warwickshire
Isle of Wight
Wiltshire
Worcestershire
Yorkshire

Event Naming Patron

Event Type	Date	Location	Troupe
Performance	1345 - 1346	Worcester (Unknown), Worcester, Worcestershire	Lord Hugh Despenser's Minstrel/s

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name	Patron	Troupe Type	# of events
Lord Hugh Despenser's Minstrel/s	Despenser, Hugh (1308 - 1349)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1

Owned Venues

Venue Name	County	Type
Caerphilly Castle	Glamorgan	Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982