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Hugh Despenser | |
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| Baron Despenser | |
 Despenser in the Founders and Benefactors Book of Tewkesbury Abbey, c. 1525; his family arms of Quarterly 1st & 4th: Argent; 2nd & 3rd: Gules fretty or, over all a ribbon sable are at the bottom left | |
| Other names | The Younger Despenser |
| Known for | Being a favourite of Edward II |
| Born | c. 1287/1289 |
| Died | 24 November 1326 (aged 36–39) Hereford, England |
| Cause of death | Hanged, drawn and quartered for high treason |
| Buried | |
| Wars and battles | Despenser War Isabella's Campaign |
| Offices | Chamberlain of the Household |
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| Father | Hugh Despenser |
| Mother | Isabel Beauchamp |
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] He rose to national prominence as royal chamberlain and a favourite of Edward II of England. Despenser made many enemies amongst the nobility of England. After the overthrow of Edward, he was eventually charged with high treason and ultimately hanged, drawn and quartered.
- ^ The exact birth date is unknown ("le Despencer, Baron (E, 1295 with precedency from 1264)". Cracroft's Peerage. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
- ^ BBC gives "c. 1287" ("This Sceptred Isle".); Alison Weir (2005) writes that he was "at least three years younger" than Edward II (page 115), which indicates a birth no earlier than 1287.
- ^ Hamilton, J. S. (January 2008) [2004]. "Despenser, Hugh, the younger, first Lord Despenser (d. 1326)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/7554. (subscription required)
- ^ Hunt 1885.