- The Earl of
Lancaster and the
Despensers were
fierce enemies, and Lancaster's
antipathy was
shared by most of the
Despensers' neighbours,
including the Earl...
- ****ist him. However, Hugh
Despenser the
Elder now
formed part of the
inner circle,
marking the
beginning of the
Despensers'
increased prominence at Edward's...
- busy
putting down
uprisings in
their lands, the
Despensers were able to return. Edward, with the
Despensers backing him once more, was able to
crush the...
-
Despencer (le Despencer) or
Despenser is an
occupational surname referring to the
medieval court office of steward, most
commonly ****ociated with Norman-English...
-
exile the
Despensers, so
Pembroke arranged for
Queen Isabella to
publicly go down on her
knees to
appeal to
Edward to
exile the
Despensers. This provided...
- –
Aufstieg und Fall der
Despensers, MA-Thesis, Kiel 1999. (Free Download: http://www.
despensers.de/download.htm) "
Despenser, Hugh le (1262–1326)" . Dictionary...
- and
joined the
growing opposition to
Edward II and the
Despensers.
After the
younger Despenser was
granted lands belonging to him, he and the marchers...
- war, however, went to the
Despensers, who both
benefited greatly from the
forfeiture of the rebels. By 1326, the
Despensers,
father and son respectively...
- Both
elder and
younger Despensers were
attainted and
executed in 1326,
extinguishing the two creations. In 1338, Hugh le
Despenser, son of Hugh the younger...
- a
still larger share of
royal favour. The
barons were
hostile to the
Despensers, due to
their acquired wealth and
perceived arrogance, and in 1321 they...
