Hugh of Beaulieu (died 1223) was a medieval English

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Hugh was the first

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of the

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Beaulieu Abbey Beaulieu Abbey, , was a Cistercian abbey in Hampshire, England. It was founded in 1203–1204 by King John and (uniquely in Britain) populated by 30 monks sent from the abbey of Cîteaux in France, the mother house of the Cistercian order. Th ...

, which had originally been located at

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(now

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), before he was selected for the

see of Carlisle The Diocese of Carlisle was created in 11 April 1132 by Henry I out of part of the Diocese of Durham, although many people of Cumbric descent in the area looked to Glasgow for spiritual leadership. The first bishop was Æthelwold, who was the ki ...

.Doubleday and Page
History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 2: Houses of Cistercian Monks: Abbey of Beaulieu
' In 1214 and 1216, Hugh was censured by the Chapter General of the Cistercian Order for the ostentation of his lifestyle.Moorman ''Church Life'' p. 276 He was accused of eating off silver plate, keeping a guard dog in his bedroom with a silver chain, and of too much revelry with earls and knights.Knowles ''Monastic Order'' p. 659 While abbot, he attended the

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in 1215.Moorman ''Church Life'' p. 237 He had been deposed as abbot before he was chosen as bishop,Greenway
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Carlisle: Bishops
'' at some point shortly before 1218. He was elected about 1 August 1218, and consecrated on 24 February 1219.Fryde. et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 235 He was not the choice of the

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of Carlisle, and his election was forced on them.Moorman ''Church Life'' p. 162 He died on 4 June 1223.

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