Despenser, Hugh (1308 - 1348/9)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 23
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 1
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 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

Siblings

Female

Despsenser, Elizabeth ( - 1389)
Despenser, Isabel le (1313 - )

Marriages/Other Unions

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

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 Properties

Residence

Lands

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

Events Naming Patron

Event 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 Venue 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.