Our Family
 Genealogy Pages

Hugh DE AUDLEY

Hugh DE AUDLEY[1]

Male 1289 - 1347  (58 years)

Personal Information    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Hugh DE AUDLEY  [2
    Born 1289  Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID GJJ9-DYL 
    Occupation Aft 1316  Rutland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Sheriff of Rutland 
    TitleOfNobility 20 Nov 1317  [3
    1st Lord Audley 
    TitleOfNobility 16 Mar 1336  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    1st Earl of Gloucester 
    Name Hugh "Earl Glouchester" DE AUDLEY  [3
    Name Sir Hugh DE AUDLEY  [3
    Died 10 Nov 1347  Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Aft 10 Nov 1347  Tonbridge Priory, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I594766613  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2022 

    Father Sir Hugh DE AUDLEY, 1st Baron Audley of Stratton Audley,   b. Abt 1270, Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1325, Wallingford, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Mother Iseult LE RUS,   b. 1270, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 4 Aug 1338, Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Family ID F536728729  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Last Modified 30 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F754  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Margaret DE CLARE,   b. 12 Oct 1293, Tonbridge Castle, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1342, Chebsey, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Married 28 Apr 1317  Windsor, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Margaret AUDLEY,   b. 1318, Stafford, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1349, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F536728728  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 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.



  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.

    2. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Margaret Audley, person ID LHDG-NGQ. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Hugh de Audley, person ID GJJ9-DYL. (Reliability: 3).