Hugh Despenser the Elder
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Hugh Despenser the Elder was a powerful English nobleman and royal favorite of Edward II, whose influence and land acquisitions helped spark baronial opposition and ultimately led to his execution in 1326.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hugh Despenser the Elder canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English nobleman
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ royal favourite ⓘ |
| allegiance | House of Plantagenet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
confiscation of lands in the Welsh Marches
ⓘ
reign of Edward II ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| child |
Aline le Despenser
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hugh Despenser the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ Isabella le Despenser NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip le Despenser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1326 ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| event | Despenser War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Hugh le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despenser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldLandIn |
Glamorgan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Welsh Marches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Anglo-Norman French
ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath |
beheaded
ⓘ
hanged ⓘ |
| memberOf | Despenser family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchServed |
Edward I of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Despenser family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a favourite of Edward II
ⓘ
large land acquisitions ⓘ role in baronial opposition to Edward II ⓘ |
| occupation |
courtier
ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ |
| opponent |
English baronial opposition
ⓘ
Queen Isabella of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn | Despenser War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bristol, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief adviser to Edward II
ⓘ
Constable of Odiham Castle ⓘ Earl of Winchester NERFINISHED ⓘ Justiciar of England ⓘ |
| reasonForExecution |
overthrow of Edward II’s regime
ⓘ
resentment of his power and influence ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| socialClass | high nobility ⓘ |
| spouse | Isabella de Beauchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Hugh Despenser the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | 1st Earl of Winchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Hugh Despenser the Elder Description of subject: Hugh Despenser the Elder was a powerful English nobleman and royal favorite of Edward II, whose influence and land acquisitions helped spark baronial opposition and ultimately led to his execution in 1326.
Referenced by (5)
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