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Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester
1261Mar, 1

Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester

Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester (d. 1326)
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 of England. He was created a baron in 1295 and Earl of Winchester in 1322.

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