Hugh le Despenser (sheriff)

Sir Hugh le Despenser (died 1238)[1] was a wealthy landowner in the East Midlands of England, and served as High Sheriff of Berkshire.

Among his descendants were the infamous Despensers who became favourites of King Edward II.

He held eleven manors in England, in the counties of Leicestershire, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Rutland.

He is reported to have been instrumental in the repairs made in 1232 to Porchester Castle in Hampshire, including a new forebuilding to the keep and portcullises for the gatehouses, with repairs to the wall and great hall.

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Arms of Despencer: Quarterly 1st & 4th: Argent; 2nd & 3rd: Gules, a fret or, over all a bend sable , adopted at the start of the heraldic era, c.1200-1215