 His son also named Hugh was created Earl of Winchester, while a descendant was made Earl of Gloucester.The family experienced a number of attainders, restorations, and creations of new lordships over the 13th and 14th centuries, with a claim to the last creation passing by marriage to the Wentworth family in the 15th century.The initial establishment was brought out of abeyance in favour of a female-line descendant in 1604, from which time the title of Baron le Despencer has descended to the current Viscount Falmouth.