Career
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. His father, Hugh I de Audley (ca 1267 – ca 1326), was from Stratton Audley in the English County of Oxfordshire. 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, and later Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville de Raby
Hugh de Audley was born in Stratton Audley in the English County of Oxfordshire.
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.