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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Hugh Despenser the Younger, Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, Mondino de Liuzzi, William de Braose, 2nd Baron Braose, Richard Og de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster, Leopold I, Duke of Austria, Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester, Bernard of widnica, Kebek, Thomas de Kirkcudbright, Sheik Edebali, Peter of Kiev, David de Moravia, Ser Petracco, Walter de Stapledon, Takaoka Muneyasu, Roger Mortimer de Chirk, Dmitry of Tver, David II Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl, Blanche of Burgundy, William Bereford, Alessandra Giliani, Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley, Wartislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania, Alexander of San Elpidio, Pandolfo I Malatesta, Prince Koreyasu, Amanieu VIII, Hovhannes Erznkatsi, Aldobrandino II d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara, Bannino da Polenta. Excerpt: Hugh Despenser, 1st Lord Despenser (c. 1286 - 24 November 1326), also referred to as "the younger Despenser," was the son and heir of Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester (the elder Despenser), and Isabella daughter of William, 9th Earl of Warwick. Hugh Despenser the younger was knight of Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, King's Chamberlain, Constable of Odiham Castle, Keeper of the castle and town of Portchester, Keeper of the castle, town and barton of Bristol and, in Wales, Keeper of the castle and town of Dryslwyn, and the region of Cantref Mawr, Carmarthenshire. Also in Wales, he was Lord of Glamorgan which gave him possession of Cardiff Castle. He was also Keeper of the castles, manor, and lands of Brecknock, Hay, Cantref Selyf, etc., in County Brecon, and, in England of Huntington, Herefordshire. He was given Wallingford Castle although this had previously been given to Queen Isabella for life. In May 1306 Hugh Despenser the younger was knighted, and that summer he married Eleanor de Clare, daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 9th Lord of Clare and 7th Earl of...
