11819496. Baron Hugh le Despenser & 11819497. Countess Aline Basset
10/28/1216,
Henry III, age 9, crowned king of England.
1223, Hugh
born in Rhyshall, Yorkshire, England, 23638992.
Hugh le Despenser.
~1241, Aline
born in England, d/o 23638994. Sir
Philip Basset & 23638995. Hawise de Louvain.
2/23/1238,
Grant, for faithful service done by Hugh le Despenser, to Hugh, his son and heir, that by the counsel of his friends
he may marry where it shall seem best. …. (S) CPRs.
1238, Hugh heir to his father.
~1241, Hugh le Despenser to … Demise of the [lands] and marriage of the
heirs of Geoffrey le Alwage … (S) UKNA.
[––Hugh
& Aline––]
~1255, Hugh
married Aline. (S) A Gen. of the Wives of the Am. Presidents, P98.
11/7/1255,
Appointment of Hugh le Despenser to keep the castle and manor of Harestan in
Derbyshire for 5 years … (S) CPRs.
2/19/1257,
Protection with clause for the following, gone with R. earl of Cornwall, [king]
elect of the Romans, to Almain … Hugh le Despenser } for 1 year from
Michaelmas. (S) CPRs.
1257, Hugh
accompanied King Richard to Germany.
5/27/1257,
Pope Alexander IV crowned Richard “King of the Romans” at Aachen.
6/1258, Hugh
one of 12 representatives elected by the Barons at Oxford to the “Council of 24”;
and confirmed as Constable of Castle Harestan.
2/11/1259,
Commission to Peter de Monte Forti, Hugh le Despenser, Roger de Clifford, …
touching contentions which have arisen between James de Audithele and Roger de
Somery … (S) CPRs.
1260, Hugh
appointed Chief Justiciar of England.
7/6/1260,
Commission to Henry de Bathonia … Afterwards H. de Bathonia died and in his
place was appointed Hugh le Despenser, justiciary of England, by the same
words. (S) CPRs.
7/15/1261, …
by order of Hugh le Despenser, sometime justicary of England. (S) CPRs.
12/7/1261,
Notification that the king has made peace with the barons, and they are not to
be charged with anything unless any of the following have not put his seal to
the said peace withing 15 days, … [Roger Bigod] the earl Marshal, [Simon de
Montfort] the earl of Leicester, [John (23639780)] the earl of Warenne, Roger
de Mortymer (4997432), Hugh le Despenser (11819496), William Bardolf (243382144),
John de Burgo, Henry de Hastinges (11820100), John le Fiz John, Robert de
Vespont, William de Muntchenesy, John le Fiz Alezn (47279552), Nicholas de
Segrave (121688174), Geoffrey de Lucy. (S) CPRs.
6/20/1262,
Hugh le Despenser to deliver the castle of Haverstan to Geoffrey de Childewik.
(S) CPRs.
1263, Hugh
joined other barons and Simon de Montfort in revolt and sacked the king’s
residence at Isleworth.
6/29/1263, the Manor of
Isleworth hosted a gathering of Simon de Montfort’s rebellious noblemen who
held a conference with the King that sowed the seeds for England’s first true
Parliament.
7/15/1263,
Hugh again appointed Justiciar of England [and the last Justicar – holding
title to both Chief Justice and Commander and Chief of the forces], and also
assigned as Constable of the Tower of London. He was known to have imprison the
King’s judges, pillaged foreign merchants, and extorted money from Jews.
9/23/1263,
Mandate to Nicholas de Criollis … Teste, H. le Despenser, justicary of England.
(S) CPRs.
10/5/1263,
Mandate to Hugh le Despenser, justicary of England and constable of the Tower
of London, … (S) CPRs.
5/13/1264, At
the battle of Lewes, Hugh captured Marmaduke Thwenge, and forced his wounded
father-in-law to surrender. He was then made Governor of 6 castles including
Oxford and Nottingham.
9/16/1264,
Power to H. bishop of London, Hugh le Despenser, the justicary [of England],
Charles, count of Anjou, … to exam and amend the form of the peace between the
king [Henry III of England] and the barons … the king wills that peace shall be
made between him and the earl of Leicester … directed to … Gilbert de Clare,
earl of Gloucester and Hertford, John fitz John, John de Burgo the elder, …
Henry de Hastinges, Gilbert of Gaunt and the rest of the barons and magnates of
England. (S) CPRs.
12/14/1264,
Hugh summoned to Simon de Montfort’s parliament.
2/16/1265,
Prohibition to Simon de Monte Forti, earl of Leicester, Gilbert de Clare, earl
of Gloucester, Robert de Veer, earl of Oxford, Hugh le Despenser, justiciary of
England, … going … to Dunstaple to tourney there, upon pain of forfeiture of
all lands, … (S) CPRs.
2/25/1265,
On this Wednesday … the king received his seal … in the presence of Hugh le
Despenser, justiciary of England … (S) CPRs.
8/4/1265,
Hugh killed in the battle of Evesham, Worcester. Because of his age, Hugh was
advised to leave the battle by the Earl of Leicester [Simon de Montfort – also
killed]. He refused, and was slain by Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron
Wigmore. This caused a feud to begin between the Despenser and Mortimer
families.
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Aline
released the royalist prisoners in her charge and went to live with her father.
10/5/1265,
Grant, for life, in consideration of the service of Philip Basset, to Alina
late the wife of Hugh le Despenser, daughter of the said Philip, of the manors
of … late of the said Hugh … (S) CPRs.
1265-66, Grant
by Henry III to Philip Basset of lands, etc, late of Hugh le Despenser, a
rebel, in [many places] (S) UKNA.
1271, Aline
married 2nd Roger le Bigod, 7th Earl of Norfolk, Marshall
of England.
10/1271,
Alaina’s father died.
11/6/1271,
IPM of Philip Basset. He died on the morrow of SS. Simon and Jude last. Aline
his daughter, wife of Roger Bygod earl of Norfolk, marshal of England, late the
wife of Sir Hugh le Despensir, … is his heir. … (S) CIsPM.
11/16/1272,
Edward I ascended to the throne while on crusade.
3/12/1279,
IPM of John le Bretun. Wilts: Nethercote in the hundred of Blakegrave. A
messuage … held of Roger Bygot, earl of Norfolk and marshal of England, in
chief by reason of Aline his wife, daughter and heir of Philip Basset. (S)
CIsPM.
1/4/1280,
Acceptance of a demise and grant made to Hugh de Essex, … by Roger le Bygod,
earl of Norfolk and marshal of England and Alina his wife, daughter and heir of
Philip Basset. (S) CPRs.
1281, Aline
died.
4/11/1281, Order
to Richard de Holebrok, the king's steward, to take into the king's hand the
lands late of Aline la Despensere, countess of Norfolk, deceased, tenant in
chief. (S) CFRs.
(S) DNB,
Stephen, 1893, P413. (S) The Lives of the Chief Justices of England, Campbell,
1874. (S) Magna Carta Ancestry, P87.
Children
of Hugh and Aline:
i. Eleanor le Despenser (30420929), born ~1259 in
England.
ii. Hugh le Despencer (5909748), born 3/1/1261 in
England.
iii. Joan le Despenser (47280223), born by 1265 in
England.
