Hugh de Audley 1st Earl of Gloucester

• Preferred Name: Hugh de Audley 1st Earl of Gloucester^{[1] [2] [3]}
  
• Alternate Name: Hugh "Earl Glouchester" De Audley
  
• Alternate Name: Sir Hugh de Audley 8th Earl
  
• Gender: M
  
• Occupation: Sheriff of RutlandAFT 1316 in Rutland, England at LATI: N2.6681 LONG: E0.7249 with note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_de_Audley,_1st_Earl_of_Gloucester
  
• FSID: GJJ9-DYL
  
• Birth: 1289 in Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire, England at LATI: N1.9309 LONG: E1.1173 with note: https://thepeerage.com/p2753.htm#i27521
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: 1st Lord Audley20 NOV 1317 with note: https://thepeerage.com/p2753.htm#i27521
  
• Burial: AFT 10 NOV 1347 in Tonbridge Priory, Tonbridge, Kent, England at LATI: N1.1951 LONG: E0.2747
  
• Death: 10 NOV 1347 in Tonbridge, Kent, England at LATI: N1.1694 LONG: E0.3167
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: 1st Earl of Gloucester16 MAR 1336 in England with note: https://thepeerage.com/p2753.htm#i27521
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Hugh de Audley, 1st Baron Audley and 1st Earl of Gloucester (3rd Creation) (c. 1291-10 November 1347) was the second son of Sir Hugh de Audley, Lord Audley by Iseult de Mortimer and Great great grandson of King Henry II. He held many offices including Knight of Stratton in Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire, of Gratton, Staffordshire, the King's bachelor, Sheriff of Rutland, and was the English Ambassador to France in 1341.
  
  Family
  His father, Hugh I de Audley (ca. 1267- ca. 1326), was from Stratton Audley in the English County of Oxfordshire. His mother was Isolde (Iseult) (c. 1260-1336 or after), daughter of Roger de Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer, a member of the Mortimer family of Marcher Lords, many of whom were Earl of March. Isolde was the widow of Sir Walter de Balun. Hugh de Audley and Isolde had two children in addition to Hugh, John de Audley, born circa 1293, and Alice de Audley, born circa 1304 who married firstly Ralph de Greystoke, 1st Baron Greystoke and later Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville de Raby.
  
  Life
  Hugh de Audley was born in Stratton Audley in the English County of Oxfordshire. He married Margaret de Clare, widow of Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall), who was the favourite (and possibly lover) of King Edward II of England. They had a daughter, Margaret de Audley (born c. 1318 in Stafford), who was abducted as a wife by Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford. He served as High Sheriff of Rutland from 1316 to 1324 and again from 1327 to 1349. Following his death, de Audley was buried in Tonbridge Priory.
  
  Hugh's Bio from Wikipedia
  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 Engli
  
  === Hugh de Audley, 1st Baron Audley and 1st ===
  Hugh de Audley, 1st Baron Audley and 1st Earl of Gloucester (3rd Creation) (c. 1291-10 November 1347) was the second son of Sir Hugh de Audley, Lord Audley by Iseult de Mortimer and Great great grandson of King Henry II. He held many offices including Knight of Stratton in Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire, of Gratton, Staffordshire, the King's bachelor, Sheriff of Rutland, and was the English Ambassador to France in 1341.
  
  Family
  His father, Hugh I de Audley (ca. 1267- ca. 1326), was from Stratton Audley in the English County of Oxfordshire. His mother was Isolde (Iseult) (c. 1260-1336 or after), daughter of Roger de Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer, a member of the Mortimer family of Marcher Lords, many of whom were Earl of March. Isolde was the widow of Sir Walter de Balun. Hugh de Audley and Isolde had two children in addition to Hugh, John de Audley, born circa 1293, and Alice de Audley, born circa 1304 who married firstly Ralph de Greystoke, 1st Baron Greystoke and later Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville de Raby.
  
  Life
  Hugh de Audley was born in Stratton Audley in the English County of Oxfordshire. He married Margaret de Clare, widow of Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall), who was the favourite (and possibly lover) of King Edward II of England. They had a daughter, Margaret de Audley (born c. 1318 in Stafford), who was abducted as a wife by Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford. He served as High Sheriff of Rutland from 1316 to 1324 and again from 1327 to 1349. Following his death, de Audley was buried in Tonbridge Priory.

• m. 28 APR 1317 in Windsor, Berkshire, England

1. Margaret de Audley 2nd Baroness Audley, b. 1318 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England     d. 7 SEP 1349 in Tonbridge, Kent, England

1. Title: Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester, 1st Baron Audley (1291-1347), Wikipedia
   Author: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_de_Audley,_1st_Earl_of_Gloucester
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_de_Audley,_1st_Earl_of_Gloucester;
   Note: 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. He was buried in Tonbridge Priory. He was born at Stratton Audley, the second son of Sir Hugh de Audley (c. 1267 – c. 1326) of Stratton Audley by his wife Isolde (Iseult) le Rous (c. 1260 – 1338). He married Margaret de Clare, widow of Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall, who was the favorite (and possibly lover) of King Edward II of England. 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. By Margaret he had a daughter, Margaret de Audley (born c. 1318 in Stafford), who was abducted as his wife by Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford. Following his marriage he was created Earl of Gloucester by King Edward III. He served as Sheriff of Rutland from 1316 to 1322 and again from 1327 to 1347. Buried Tonbridge Priory, Kent, England
   
2. Title: Hugh Audley, 1st and last Earl of Gloucester (1289-1347), The Peerage
   Author: G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 346.
   Publication: Name: https://thepeerage.com/p2753.htm#i27521;
   Note: Hugh Audley, 1st and last Earl of Gloucester was born circa 1289.1 He was the son of Hugh Audley, 1st Lord Audley (of Stratton Audley) and Isolt de Mortimer.1 He married Margaret de Clare, daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester and Hertford and Joan of Acre, on 28 April 1317 at Windsor, Berkshire, EnglandG.1 He died on 10 November 1347, without male issue.1 He was buried at Tunbridge Priory, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, EnglandG.1 He was created 1st Lord Audley [England by writ] on 20 November 1317.1 In 1321/22 he joined the insurrection of the Earl of Lancaster along with his father, but was pardoned.1 He was created 1st Earl of Gloucester [England] on 16 March 1336/37.1 He held the office of Ambassador to France in 1341.1 On his death, the title of Earl of Gloucester was considered to be extinct.1 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.2 Child of Hugh Audley, 1st and last Earl of Gloucester and Margaret de Clare Margaret Audley, Baroness Audley+1 d. bt 1347 - 1351
   
3. Title: Hugh de Audley (1289-1347), "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2Y-YQ57 : 9 September 2022), Hugh de Audley, ; Burial, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England, Tonbridge Priory Defunct; citing record ID 80529917, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2Y-YQ57;
   Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80529917/hugh-de-audley Sir Hugh de Audley BIRTH 1289 Stratton Audley, Cherwell District, Oxfordshire, England DEATH 10 Nov 1347 (aged 57–58) Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England BURIAL Tonbridge Priory (Defunct) Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England MEMORIAL ID 80529917 Second son of Sir Hugh de Audley, Lord Audley by Iseult Mortimer. Sir Hugh married Margaret de Clare, daughter of Gilbert de Clare and Joan of England, widow of Peter de Gaveston, the favorite and possible love of King Edward II, Earl of Cornwall who was beheaded by Mortimer 19 June 1312. Sir Hugh and Margaret were married in the King's Chapel at Windsor, Berkshire on 28 April 1317. Hugh fought on the Lancastrian side in the Battle of Boroughbridge 17 March 1312, where he was taken prisoner. became the Earl of Gloucester in 1337, an act to appease him for his daughter's abduction which the king approved of. Hugh was appointed Captain of the army against the Scots and participated in the Siege of Dunbar Nov 1357, and at the Battle of Sluys in 1340.