Hugh I of Ponthieu, who died circa 1000, was also known as Hugo Miles. He was selected by

Hugh Capet Hugh Capet (; ; 941 – 24 October 996) was the King of the Franks from 987 to 996. He is the founder of and first king from the House of Capet. The son of the powerful duke Hugh the Great and his wife Hedwige of Saxony, he was elected as t ...

, Duke of

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(not yet king), as the "advocate of the abbey of

Saint-Riquier Saint-Riquier (; ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated northeast of Abbeville, on the D925 and D32 crossroads. Abbey Saint-Riquier (originally ''Centula'' or ''Centul ...

and castellan of

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". Hugh also received Hugh Capet's daughter, Gisela, in marriage. Hugh's origins are unknown, and the date he received his fief is only ascertainable within broad limits as circa 980. Notably, he never styled himself as ''Count of

Ponthieu Ponthieu (; ; ) was one of six feudal counties that eventually merged to become part of the Province of Picardy, in northern France.Dunbabin.France in the Making. Ch.4. The Principalities 888-987 Its chief town is Abbeville. History Ponthieu p ...

''.

Family

Hugh married c. 994 Gisèle Capet, daughter of

and

Adelaide of Aquitaine Adbelahide, Adele, Adela or Adelaide of Aquitaine (also known as Adelaide of Poitiers; 945 or 952 – 1004), was the queen of France by marriage to King Hugh Capet ( 939 – 14 October 996). Adelaide and Hugh were the founders of the Capetian ...

. They had: * Enguerrand I of Ponthieu was first to take the comital title *Guy de Ponthieu, abbot of Foretmontiers

References

Sources

* *'' The Carmen de Hastingae Proelio'' of Bishop Guy of Amiens, edited by Catherine Morton and Hope Muntz, Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1972.

External links

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{{s-end Counts of Ponthieu 970s births 1000s deaths 11th-century French nobility 10th-century French nobility