Liège, Palais Provincial04a, statue de Hugues de Pierrepont

Hugh de Pierrepont (died 1229) was

bishop of Liège A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

from 1200 to 1229. He was French in origin, from the

diocese of Laon The diocese of Laon in the present-day département of Aisne, was a Catholic diocese for around 1300 years, up to the French Revolution. Its seat was in Laon, France, with the Laon Cathedral. From early in the 13th century, the bishop of Laon wa ...

; he was son of

Hugues de Wasnad Hugues may refer to People: * Hugues de Payens (c. 1070–1136), French soldier * Hugues I de Lusignan (1194/95 –1218), French-descended ruler a.k.a. Hugh I of Cyprus * Hugues IV de Berzé (1150s–1220), French soldier * Hugues II de Lusignan ...

. He was supported after his election by Baldwin VI of Hainaut.
, in French. He married Clemence, daughter of

Guitier, Count of Rethel Guitier (Ithier) of Rethel (died 1171), son of Odo of Vitry and Matilda, Countess of Rethel, nephew of Baldwin II of Jerusalem, was Count of Rethel, succeeding his mother. (His father is named as count, but it is not clear that he ever served.) Ch ...

. He was a supporter of

Emperor Frederick II Frederick II (German: ''Friedrich''; Italian: ''Federico''; Latin: ''Federicus''; 26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250) was King of Sicily from 1198, King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 and King of Jerusa ...

. He was victorious at the

Battle of Steppes The Battle of Steppes was fought in modern-day Belgium on 13 October 1213 between Hugh Pierrepont, Bishop of Liège, and Henry I, Duke of Brabant. Cause In 1212, Albert II, Count of Dagsburg, the last ruler of the County of Moha, died with ...

, 1213, leading an alliance against

Henry I of Brabant Henry I ( nl, Hendrik, french: Henri; c. 1165 – 5 September 1235), named "The Courageous", was a member of the House of Reginar and first duke of Brabant from 1183/84 until his death. Early life Henry was possibly born in Leuven (Louvain) ...

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1229 deaths 13th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Holy Roman Empire Prince-Bishops of Liège Year of birth unknown Place of birth missing {{bishop-stub