Hugh of Fauquembergues
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Hugh of Fauquembergues, also known as Hugh of St Omer, Hugh of Falkenberg, or Hugh of Falchenberg (
Early life
Hugh's parentage is unknown, but
After Baldwin seized Edessa on 9 March 1098,[8] Hugh settled in the county that developed around the town.[6] He was one of Baldwin's most trusted retainers.[6] After Godfrey of Bouillon, who had become the ruler of Jerusalem, died on 18 July 1100,[9] Baldwin sent Hugh to Jerusalem to secure his claim to Godfrey's inheritance.[6] Hugh and Robert, Bishop of Lydda and Ramla took control of the Tower of David, enabling Baldwin to enter Jerusalem[6] on 9 November.[10]
Baldwin was crowned king on 25 December 1100.[10] Tancred, Prince of Galilee, did not recognize Baldwin as king, but their conflict was soon resolved.[11] Noblemen came from the Principality of Antioch and asked Tancred to assume the administration of the principality on behalf of his relative, Bohemond I of Antioch, who had been captured by Turkish troops.[12] Tancred accepted the offer and renounced Galilee in March 1101, but he also stipulated that the king should grant the same land "as a fief" to him if he returned to the kingdom within fifteen months.[11]
Prince of Galilee
Baldwin divided Tancred's large fief in two, granting Tiberias and its region to Hugh, but giving Haifa to Geldemar Carpenel, who had already claimed it from Tancred.[11][13] An Egyptian army invaded the Kingdom of Jerusalem from the south in early September 1101.[14] The king decided to attack the invaders near Ramla at dawn on 7 September.[15] He divided his troops into five corps, appointing Hugh to command the third corps.[16] The Egyptians annihilated the first two corps of the crusader army and also defeated Hugh and his troops.[16] Thinking that the battle was lost, Hugh fled from the battlefield and hurried to Jaffa to inform the queen about the catastrophe.[16] However, the battle was not lost, because the king made a surprise attack against the Egyptians and defeated them.[16][17]
The Egyptians launched a new invasion against the kingdom in May 1102.
Hugh pursued an aggressive policy against the Muslim rulers.[23] He ordered the erection of the fortresses of Toron and Chastel Neuf to control the road between Damascus and Tyre.[24][25] The two castles were finished in the autumn of 1105.[23] Before long, Hugh made a plundering raid against the territories over Chastel Neuf.[23] When he was returning to Galilee, taking much booty with him, Toghtekin, Atabeg of Damascus, ambushed him.[5][23] During the skirmish, an arrow killed Hugh,[5] and Toghtekin soon captured Chastel Neuf.[23] Hugh's brother, Gerard, did not long survive him.[23] Hugh fathered two daughters, according to the Lignages d'Outremer, but Galilee was granted to Gervase of Bazoches, a knight from Northern France.[5][26] Hugh was buried in Nazareth.[6]
References
- ^ Mayer 1994, pp. 163–164.
- ^ Murray 2000, pp. 211–212.
- ^ Mayer 1994, p. 164.
- ^ a b Tanner 2003, p. 95.
- ^ a b c d Asbridge 2012, p. 95.
- ^ a b c d e f Murray 2000, p. 211.
- ^ Lock 2006, p. 20.
- ^ Lock 2006, p. 23.
- ^ Lock 2006, p. 25.
- ^ a b Lock 2006, p. 26.
- ^ a b c Barber 2012, p. 65.
- ^ Barber 2012, pp. 62, 65.
- ^ Fink 1969, p. 385.
- ^ Runciman 1989, p. 74.
- ^ Runciman 1989, pp. 74–75.
- ^ a b c d Runciman 1989, p. 75.
- ^ a b Barber 2012, p. 70.
- ^ Runciman 1989, p. 76.
- ^ Runciman 1989, pp. 78–79.
- ^ a b c Runciman 1989, p. 79.
- ^ Runciman 1989, p. 78.
- ^ Runciman 1989, pp. 79–80.
- ^ a b c d e f Runciman 1989, p. 95.
- ^ Piana 2015, p. 442.
- ^ Richard 1999, p. 141.
- ^ Mayer 1994, p. 163.
Sources
- ISBN 978-1-84983-688-3.
- ISBN 978-0-300-11312-9.
- Fink, Harold S. (1969) [1955]. "The Foundation of the Latin States, 1118–1144". In ISBN 0-299-04834-9.
- Lock, Peter (2006). The Routledge Companion to the Crusades. Routledge. ISBN 9-78-0-415-39312-6.
- ISBN 978-2-9508266-0-2.
- Murray, Alan V. (2000). The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: A Dynastic History, 1099–1125. Prosopographica et Geneologica. ISBN 978-1-9009-3403-9.
- Piana, Mathias (2015). "Crusader fortifications: between tradition and innovation". In Boas, Adrian (ed.). The Crusader World. Routledge. pp. 437–459. ISBN 978-0-415-82494-1.
- ISBN 0-521-62369-3.
- ISBN 0-521-06163-6.
- Tanner, Heather J. (2003). "In His Brother's Shadow: The Crusading Career and Reputation of Eustace III of Boulogne". In Semaan, Khalil I. (ed.). The Crusades: Other Experiences, Alternate Perspectives: Selected Proceedings from the 32nd Annual CEMERS Conference. Global Academic Publishing. pp. 83–100. ISBN 1-58684-251-X.
External links
- Thomas Delvaux, Le sang des Saint-Omer des Croisades à la quenouille, Tatinghem, 2007