AUDLEY, 1st Earl of Gloucester, 1st Baron Audley Hugh

Other Events and Attributes:

• Differentiator: Earl of Gloucester, Sheriff of Rutland, Chief Warden of the Ports and Coasts of Essex, Middlesex and Hertford, Joint Marshal of the English Army in Flanders
• Royalty & Nobility: 1st Earl of Gloucester, 1st Baron Audley

Notes:

Hugh fought on the side of Thomas, 2nd earl of Lancaster, at the Battle of Boroughbridge (16 Mar 1322), where he was taken prisoner and his lands forfeited. He was transferred from Berkampstead prison to Nottingham Castle in 1325, from whence he later escaped. His lands were restored in 1327 and he was made Sheriff of Rutland (1327-47), then appointed Guardian of the Coast of Essex (May 1336). He became 8th Earl of Gloucester in 1337. Hugh took part in the Siege of Dunbar, which continued until 1338 when a truce was made as the besiegers wished to accompany King Edward III on his expedition to France. Hugh was also present at the Battle of Sluys on 24 Jun 1340." (Ref: Maurice Boddy)

Hugh married DE CLARE, Countess of Gloucester, Countess of Cornwall Margaret on 28 Apr 1317 in King's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England. Margaret (daughter of CLARE, Gilbert and ENGLAND, Joan of) was born on 12 Oct 1293; died on 9 Apr 1342 in Tunbrige Castle, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. DE AUDLEY, Margaret was born in 1318; died on 7 Sep 1349; was buried .

Hugh + LE ROUS, Isolde. Isolde (daughter of Living and Living) was born in 1260; died in 1338. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living + Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]