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Hugh Despenser the younger

1287 - 1326

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Hugh 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, Earl of Winchester (the Elder Despenser) and his wife Isabel Beauchamp, daughter of William Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick. He rose to national prominence as royal chamberlain and a favourite of Edward II of England. Despenser made many enemies amongst the nobility of England. After the overthrow of Edward, he was eventually charged with high treason and ultimately hanged, drawn and quartered. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hugh Despenser the younger is the 213th most popular companion (up from 704th in 2019), the 745th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,533rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular British Companion.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Hugh Despenser the younger ranks 213 out of 784. Before him are Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, Philippa of Lancaster, Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Eleanor of Provence, María Isabella of Spain, and Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg. After him are Gülfem Hatun, Maria Feodorovna, Faustina the Elder, Marie of Hesse-Kassel, Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, and Anne of Bohemia.

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Among people born in 1287, Hugh Despenser the younger ranks 1. After him are William I, Count of Hainaut, Robert III of Artois, Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, Frederick IV, Burgrave of Nuremberg, Luchino Visconti, Nasr of Granada, and Richard de Bury. Among people deceased in 1326, Hugh Despenser the younger ranks 1. After him are Blanche of Burgundy, Leopold I, Duke of Austria, Mondino de Luzzi, Dmitry of Tver, Kebek, Prince Koreyasu, Reginald I of Guelders, and Alessandra Giliani.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Hugh Despenser the younger ranks 745 out of 8,785. Before him are Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550), Robert Carlyle (1961), Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1355), John Russell Hind (1823), C. P. Snow (1905), and Alfonso de Portago (1928). After him are Ben Jonson (1572), Jerome K. Jerome (1859), William Kidd (1645), Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (1768), Ray Stevenson (1964), and Richard Griffiths (1947).

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Among COMPANIONS In United Kingdom

Among companions born in United Kingdom, Hugh Despenser the younger ranks 27. Before him are Mordred (null), Joan of the Tower (1321), Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (1863), Sophie, Countess of Wessex (1965), Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley (1508), and Philippa of Lancaster (1360). After him are Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1862), Amélie of Orléans (1865), Catherine of Lancaster (1373), Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897), Louise of Great Britain (1724), and Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848).

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