Abbot Hugh, Abbot of Lagny |
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Born | Hugh |
Died | 1171 Lagny Abbey |
Occupation | knight, monk |
Years active | 1136-1177 |
Parent(s) | Theobald II, Count of Champagne |
Relatives | Henry I, Count of Champagne, Adela, Queen of France and Cardinal William of the White Hands (half-siblings); Stephen, King of England and Henry of Blois,Bishop of Winchester (uncles); Henry de Sully,Abbot of Fécamp (first cousin). |
Religion | Catholic |
Congregations served
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Monk of Tiron Abbey |
Offices held
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Abbot of St Benet's Abbey, Holme, Norfolk; Abbot of Chertsey, Surrey; Abbot of Lagny |
Hugh (d. 1171) was an illegitimate son of Theobald II, Count of Champagne (1090-1152), sometimes known as Theobald the Great. His father was Count of Blois and of Chartres as Theobald IV from 1102; and Count of Champagne and of Brie as Theobald II from 1125. He was a skilled administrator of his territories, who had at least ten surviving children by his wife, Matilda of Carinthia, daughter of Engelbert, Duke of Carinthia. In addition he had Hugh, of an unknown woman.
His birth in any case made Hugh a half-brother of Count Henry I of Champagne who was married to Marie, elder daughter of King Louis VII of France. Hugh's half-sister was Adela, Queen of France, the consort of Louis VII, mother of King Philip II of France and of the later Empress of Byzantium, Agnes. Hugh was also half-brother to Cardinal William, Archbishop of Sens and then of Rheims and the first cousin of Henry de Sully, Abbot of Fécamp. More importantly, he was also a nephew of King Stephen of England and of the King’s brother Henry of Blois of Blois, Bishop of Winchester.