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Despenser
Despenser
is a
surname
, most commonly associated with Norman-English
barons
of the 13th- and 14th- centuries and their
descendants
.
Hugh le Despenser
,
High Sheriff of Berkshire
Hugh Despenser
,
Baron le Despencer
Hugh Despenser the elder
Hugh Despenser the younger
Hugh le Despencer
, Baron le Despencer , son of
Hugh the younger Despenser
, fought at the
battles
of
Sluys
and Crécy. He was created a baron by
writ of summons
to
Parliament
in 1338.
Henry Despenser
,
Bishop of Norwich
.
Thomas Despenser, Earl of Gloucester
, who was
executed
after the abortive
Epiphany Rising
.
