Hugh IV of Saint-Pol (died March 1205 in
Constantinople
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) from the House of Campdavaine, son of
Anselm of Saint-Pol Anselm may refer to:
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* Anselm, Duke of Friuli (s), Benedictine monk and abbot Nonantula
* Anselm of Canterbury (c. 1033–1109), philosopher, Abbot of Bec, and Archbishop of Canterbury
* Anselm of Lucca (1036–1086), better known ...
, was count of
Saint-Pol from 1174 to his death, and
lord of Demotika (Didymoteicho) in
Thrace
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in 1204–05. He participated in the
Third
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and
Fourth Crusade
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s.
Life
He participated with
Philip I, Count of Flanders
Philip I (1143 – 1 August 1191), commonly known as Philip of Alsace, was count of Flanders from 1168 to 1191. During his rule Flanders prospered economically. He took part in two crusades and died of disease in the Holy Land.
Count of Flanders
...
, in the
Third Crusade
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where he distinguished himself in the
siege of Acre Siege of Acre may refer to:
*Siege of Acre (1104), following the First Crusade
*Siege of Acre (1189–1191), during the Third Crusade
*Siege of Acre (1263), Baibars laid siege to the Crusader city, but abandoned it to attack Nazareth.
*Siege of Acr ...
in 1191.
In 1194 he received from
Philip II of France
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the lands of
Pont-Sainte-Maxence
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,
Verneuil and
Pontpoint
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See also
* Communes of the Oise department
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The communes cooperate in the following intercomm ...
, because of his service.
In 1200 he enlisted in the
Fourth Crusade
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, where his prior service and rank made him among the leading non-Venetian nobles: he came fourth after
Boniface of Montferrat
Boniface I, usually known as Boniface of Montferrat ( it, Bonifacio del Monferrato, link=no; el, Βονιφάτιος Μομφερρατικός, ''Vonifatios Momferratikos'') (c. 1150 – 4 September 1207), was the ninth Marquis of Montferrat ( ...
,
Baldwin of Flanders
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, and
Louis of Blois. He participated in the
conquest of Constantinople
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on April 12, 1204. In an attempt to curb the pillaging of the city, he hanged one of his own knights. Hugh received the sword of
constable
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by the new
Latin Emperor
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, Baldwin of Flanders, who also gave him the fortress of
Demotika in
Thrace
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.
Hugh was married to Yolande, daughter of
Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut
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Baldwin IV was the son of Count Baldwin III of Hainaut and Yolande de Wassenberg.Gislebertus (of Mons), ''Chronicle of Hainaut'', transl. Laura Napran, (The Boydell ...
. Hugh and Yolande had two daughters:
*
Elizabeth
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(1179-1240), married first to
Walter III, Seigneur de Châtillon-sur-Marne, and second to Jean de Béthune
* Eustache (1180-1241), married to John de Nesle, Châtelain of Bruges (see
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The foun ...
).
He died of
gout
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in 1205. He received a splendid funeral in
Constantinople
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, alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...
and his body was brought to
France
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where he was buried in the
Abbey of Cercamps
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The conc ...
.
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12th-century births
1205 deaths
Christians of the Third Crusade
Christians of the Fourth Crusade
Counts of Saint-Pol
History of Didymoteicho
Latin Empire people