Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester, 1st Baron Audley (c. 1291 – 10 November 1347) of Stratton Audley in Oxfordshire, and of Gratton in Staffordshire, served as Sheriff of Rutland and was the English Ambassador to France in 1341.

[2][3][5] Hugh was born at Stratton Audley, the second son of Hugh de Audley (c. 1267 – c. 1326) of Stratton Audley[4][2] by his wife Isolde (Iseult) le Rous (c. 1260 – 1338[4]), daughter of Sir Roger le Rous and Eleanor de Avenbury[2] and the widow of Sir Walter de Balun.

[2] Hugh married Margaret de Clare,[6] widow of Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall, who was the favourite (and possibly lover) of King Edward II of England.

[2][3] As Margaret was a sister of Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester, who was killed at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, she brought the Gloucester estates to her husband.

[9][2][3] Following his marriage, he was created Earl of Gloucester by King Edward III.