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Despenser, 1st
Baron Despenser (c.1287/1289 – 24
November 1326), also
referred to as "the
Younger Despenser", was the son and heir of Hugh
Despenser,...
- Hugh le
Despenser (1
March 1261 – 27
October 1326),
sometimes referred to as "the
Elder Despenser", was for a time the
chief adviser to King
Edward II...
- The
Despenser War (1321–22) was a
baronial revolt against Edward II of
England led by the
Marcher Lords Roger Mortimer and
Humphrey de Bohun. The rebellion...
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created several times by writ in the
Peerage of England. Sir Hugh le
Despenser I was a
large landowner in Leicestershire, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and...
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Despencer (le Despencer) or
Despenser is an
occupational surname referring to the
medieval court office of steward, most
commonly ****ociated with Norman-English...
- Hugh le
Despenser, 1st
Baron le
Despenser (1223 – 4
August 1265) was an
important ally of
Simon de
Montfort during the
reign of
Henry III. He
served briefly...
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turned to a new favourite, Hugh
Despenser the Younger, and
attempted to take
revenge on the barons,
resulting in the
Despenser War and a
period of internal...
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Despenser's Crusade (or the
Bishop of Norwich's Crusade,
sometimes just
Norwich Crusade) was a
military expedition led by the
English bishop Henry le...
- The
Despenser Reredos or
Despenser Retable is a
medieval altarpiece now in St Luke's Chapel,
Norwich Cathedral. It is the cathedral's most
important work...
- Hugh le
Despenser, 1st
Baron le
Despenser (c. 1308/9 – 8
February 1349), Lord of Glamorgan, was an
English peer.
Imprisoned as a
consequence of his support...
