Hugh le Despenser (sheriff)
English nobleman, d. 1238 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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