Phillip Despenser

Family/Spouse: Margaret De Goushill. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Phillip Despenser was born in 1313 in England; and died.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: Fled With Edward II Upon Rebellion Of Queen Isabella And Roger Mortimer.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: Sent To Help Defend Bristol Against The Usurpers.; Fact 2
• Fact 3: Captured During Its Surrender On 26 Oct 1326.; Fact 3
• Fact 4: Summarily Tried And Hanged On 27 Oct 1326.; Fact 4

Notes:

Died:
Executed via hanging, drawn & quartered.

Hugh married Isabella De Beauchamp before 1286. Isabella (daughter of William De Beauchamp Earl Of Warwick and Maud Fitzjohn) was born about 1266 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England; died before 30 May 1306 in Elmley Castle, Gloucester. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: Of Stoke Bruern, Northamptonshire.; Fact 1
• Alt. Birth: Abt 1266, Elmley Castle, Worcester, England; Alt. Birth
• Alt. Death: 30 May 1306, England; Alt. Death

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: 1st Lord Despenser.; Fact 1
• Fact 10: Of Loughborough & Arnesby, Leicestershire.; Fact 10
• Fact 3: Henry Then Dismissed Him.; Fact 3
• Fact 6: Offered Sanctuary To Jews In The Tower Of London During Said Rioting.; Fact 6
• Fact 7: Steadfast Ally Of Simon DE Montfort Despite His Father In Law Being Royalist.; Fact 7
• Fact 9: Formally Renounced His Allegiance To Henry III On The Eve Of The Battle.; Fact 9
• Name: Hugh Le Despenser Lord Despenser Of Falmouth
• Fact 2: Jul 1258, Baron's Justiciar After Oxford Provisions Forced On Henry Iii.; Fact 2
• Fact 4: 13 Jul 1263, Present At Henry's Capitulation To DE Montfort At Tower Of London.; Fact 4
• Fact 5: 9 Apr 1264, Tried To Control London Riots After The Fall Of Northampton To Royalist Forces.; Fact 5
• Fact 8: 14 May 1264, Fought Directly Under Simon DE Montfort In The New Reserve Command At Lewes.; Fact 8

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Per Cokayne's "Complete Peerage (Despenser, pp. 259-261): This Hugh was at the parl. of Oxford, 1258, he was one of the 12 elected by the barons to
redress grievances and treat with the council of KING HENRY III. Appointed
Justiciar of England 1260. Attended Montfort's parl. of 1063. Was at the
battle of Lewes 1264. In 1265 he was appointed an arbiter between the Earls of Leicester [Simon de Montfort (RIN 2884*)] and Gloucester [GILBERT DE CLARE (RIN 726)]. He was prominent in the rebellion against KING HENRY III and died alongside Simon de Montfort at the Battle of Eversham in 1265.

Died:
Slain in battle of Evesham, Yorkshire.

Hugh married Aliva Basset Cts Of Norfolk before 1260. Aliva (daughter of Philip Basset Lord Basset Of Wycombe and Hawise De Lorraine) was born in 1241 in Wooten Basset, Wiltshire, England; died about 11 Apr 1281 in Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: Of Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.; Fact 1

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: 9th Earl Of Warwick. 1St Earl Beauchamp.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: 22 Jun 1298, Buried: Grey Friars, Worcestershire.; Fact 2

William married Maud Fitzjohn before 1270. Maud (daughter of Isabel Le Bigod) was born between 1244 and 1250 in Bernard Castle, Warwickshire, England; died on 16 Apr 1301 in Grey Friars, Worcestershire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: Of Bernard Castle, Warwickshire, England.; Fact 1
• Name: Maud Fitzjohn
• Fact 1: 7 May 1301, Buried In Grey Friars, Worcester.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: 7 May 1301, Buried In Grey Friars, Worcester.; Fact 2

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: Of Loughborough, Burton, Hugglescote, Freeby & Arnesby, Leicestershire.; Fact 1

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: Justicar Of England. Aka Philip Basset Of Hedenon.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: Prominent Royalist Lord During Simon DE Montfort's Barons War.; Fact 2
• Fact 5: Then Fought A Rearguard Action To Give Henry Time To Flee; Took Serious Wounds.; Fact 5
• Fact 6: Buried At Stanley, Wiltshire.; Fact 6
• Fact 7: Of Wycombe, Buckinghamshire & Wootton Basset, Wiltshire.; Fact 7
• Name: Philip Basset Of Hedenon
• Alt. Birth: 1211; Alt. Birth
• Fact 3: 5 Apr 1264, Commanded (& Won) Royalist Attackers At Battle Of Northampton.; Fact 3
• Fact 4: 14 May 1264, Offered Henry III His Horse When The Latter Was Fleeing The Battle Of Lewes.; Fact 4
• Alt. Death: 1272, England; Alt. Death

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REF: "Falls the Shadow" Sharon Kay Penman: During Simon de Montfort's barons war, March 31, 1264 Londoners riot (London was very pro de Montfort), burn townhouses of the hated William de Lusignan, also prominent Royalist Lord Philip Basset, also Richard of Cornwall's Westminster manor, & his beloved Isleworth manor 7 miles away. Richard overnight goes from trying to mediate a solution to, like Edward, ardently desiring a battlefield confrontation.
On April 3, 1264 King Henry leads his Red Dragon Standard & Army for Northampton, where most of Simon de Montfort's forces are. April 4, 1264 they arrive at Northampton & confer with Prince Edward (the real leader of the Royalist forces) for a strategy session, those present included Philip Basset (whose son-in-law Sir Hugh le Despenser was an ally of Simon's), Humphrey de Bohun V the Earl of Hereford whose son Humphrey de Bohun VI was with Simon, Hugh le Bigod there & his step son Baldwin Wake was with Simon. Daffydd ap Gruffydd was also there, as he continued to be in exile in England, aliied with Prince Edward against his own brother Llywelyn ap Gruffydd. April 5 1264 Bran de Montfort leads defense of St. Andrew's Priory within the town & fights with suicidal bravery. The walls had been undermined by the Prior who was secretly in league with Prince Edward, & Bran was captured by some common soldiers. At that point William de Lusignan & Ralph de Mortimer rode up. Bran had just before taken part in the looting of de Mortimer's lands in Radnorshire. de Lusignan ordered his nephew Bran killed on the spot, but Dafydd ap Gruffydd rode up & intervened telling them Edward would be displeased to see his cousin Bran killed. de Lusignan attempts to argue but Philip Basset (who commanded the attackers) then rode up & commanded Bran be taken to Edward, and not to be escorted by de Lusignan or de Mortimer, as they would arrange an "accident" for Bran. Bran congratulated for his gallant bravery by Edward & then sent to King Henry who moves him to Windsor Castle.

Philip married Hawise De Lorraine between 23 Mar 1254 and 1255 in , Essex, England. Hawise (daughter of Matthew De Lorraine and Muriel Unknown) was born about 1215 in Little Eaton, Essex, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: 5th Baron Beauchamp Of Elmley Castle.; Fact 1

William married Isabel De Mauduit. Isabel (daughter of William De Mauduit Baron Mauduit, V and Alice De Newberg) was born in 1217 in Hanslape, Buckinghamshire, England; died between 7 Jan 1267 and 1268 in Cokehill Nunnery, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: Of Hanslape, Buckinghamshire, England.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: Buried In Nunnery At Cokehill.; Fact 2
• Alt. Birth: 1217, Warwick, Warwickshire; Alt. Birth
• Alt. Death: Between 7 Jan 1267 and 1268; Alt. Death

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt. Birth: 1210, England; Alt. Birth