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The Rise and Fall of a Medieval Family

Hugh Despenser the Elder is born

1st March 1261

Hugh Le Despenser (in full Hugh Le Despenser, Earl of Winchester), also known as Hugh the Elder, was born on 1 March 1261. He died in Bristol on 27 October 1326. He was summoned to Parliament as a baron in 1295.

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