SPENCER, Knight Hugh de II

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• Name	SPENCER, Hugh de
  Prefix	Knight
  Suffix	II
  Birth	Bef 1223	Louchborough, Leicestershire, England
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Aug 1265	Evesham, Worcestershire, England
  Death	4 Aug 1265	Evesham, Worcestershire, England
  WAC	16 Dec 1914
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  Person ID	I45483	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
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  Father	SPENCER, Sir Hugh de I ,   b. Abt 1197, Ryhall, Rutlandshire, England Ryhall, Rutlandshire, Englandd. 23 Feb 1238, England (Age 41 years)
  Mother	DE QUINCY, Mary ,   b. 24 Dec 1202   d. 1258 (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1217	England
  Family ID	F18316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BASSETT, Countess Aliva ,   b. 1223, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, Englandd. 11 Apr 1281, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1244	Buckinghamshire, England
  Children	2 sons and 3 daughters
  1. SPENCER, Philip de ,   b. Abt 1244, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, Englandd. 24 Sep 1313 (Age 69 years) + 2. SPENCER, Anne de ,   b. 1244, Louchborough, Leicestershire, England Louchborough, Leicestershire, England   3. SPENCER, Joan de ,   b. Abt 1252, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England Loughborough, Leicestershire, Englandd. Bef 8 Jun 1322, Worksop, Sheffield, Nottinghamshire, England (Age < 70 years) + 4. SPENCER, Governor Hugh de ,   b. 1 Mar 1260, Louchborough, Leicestershire, England Louchborough, Leicestershire, Englandd. 27 Oct 1326, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (Age 66 years) + 5. D'ESPENCER, Eleanor ,   b. Abt 1250, Okehampton, Devonshire, England Okehampton, Devonshire, Englandd. 30 Sep 1328, Edmonton, Middlesex, England (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F18315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  The Catastrophic Fall of the De Spenser Family - Arms-Quarterly Ar. and G. in second and third a Fret, or, over all a Bend S. Hugh Despencer, who was the most considerable of those wh bore that surname, temp. Henry III. in whose reign he made a great figure; having been chief justiciary of England, and governor of several principal castles. But he at length sided with the barons, and was one of those to whose custody the king (after he was made captive at the battle of Lewes), was committed; and at last lost his life at the battle of Evesham, in 1266. Hugh le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer (1223 – 4 August 1265) was an important ally of Simon de Montfort during the reign of Henry III. He served briefly as Justiciar of England in 1260 and as Constable of the Tower of London. Hugh Le Despenser, chief justiciar of England, first played an important part in 1258, when he was prominent on the baronial side in the Mad Parliament of Oxford. In 1260 the barons chose him to succeed Hugh Bigod as Justiciar, and in 1263 the king was further compelled to put the Tower of London in his hands. He was the son of Hugh le Despenser and was summoned to Parliament by Simon de Montfort. Hugh was summoned as Lord Despencer Dec. 14, 1264 and was Chief Justiciar of England and a leader of the baronial party, and so might be deemed a baron, though the legality of that assembly is doubtful. He remained allied with Montfort to the end, and was present at the Battle of Lewes. He was killed fighting on de Montfort's side at the Battle of Evesham in August, 1265. He was slain by Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore; this caused a feud to begin between the Despencer and the Mortimer families. By his wife, Aline Bassett, he was father of Hugh Despenser 'the elder', Earl of Winchester. Aline was the daughter of Philip Basset, who had also served as Justiciar. They also had a daughter named Eleanor le Despencer, who married Sir Hugh de Courtenay, feudal baron of Okehampton. [Source: Wikipedia, "Hugh le Despencer (justiciar)", retrieved 6 December 2018, dvmansur; see link in Sources.] Sprung from the noble and the brave, Here Mabel finds a narrow grave. But, above all woman's glory, Fills a page in famous story. Commanding, eloquent, and wise, And prompt to daring enterprise; Though slight her form, her soul was great, And, proudly swelling in her state, Rich dress, and pomp, and retinue, Lent it their grace and honors due. The border's guard, the country's shield, Both love and fear her might revealed, Till Hugh, revengeful, gained her bower, In dark December's midnight hour. Then saw the Dive's overflowing stream The ruthless murderer's poignard gleam. Now friends, some moments kindly spare, For her soul's rest to breathe a prayer! Hugh le Despencer, Chief Justiciar of England, first played an important part in 1258, when he was prominent on the baronial side in the Mad Parliament of Oxford. In 1260 the barons chose him to succeed Hugh Bigod as Justiciar and in 1263 the king was further compelled to put the Tower of London in his hands. He was the son of Hugh le Despenser I and was summoned to Parliament, Dec. 14 1264 by Simon de Montfort. He remained allied with Montfort to the end, and was present st the Battle of Lewes. He was killed fighting on de Montfort's side at the Battle of Evesham in August 1265, slain by Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron of Wigmore.