Hugo de Fokamberg ( Hugo Falkenberg ; fr. Hugues de Fauquembergues or Hugues de Falkenberg ; died in 1106 ) - crusader, prince of Galilee and Tiberias since 1101.
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 notes
- 3 Literature
- 4 References
Biography
Fokamberg Castle was located near the city of Saint-Omer, therefore the Hugo de Focamberga is sometimes called the Hugo de Saint-Omer ( French Hugues de Saint-Omer ). Another option used by some translators of William of Tire - Hugo de Saint-Aldemer, cannot be considered correct. Fockamberg belonged to the Saint Omer marquees, and the younger representatives of the clan could be called by this name.
A representative of a noble family, a native of Artois , a participant in the First Crusade . He was the second prince of Galilee . Hugo de Focamberg arrived in the Holy Land in 1098 as part of the Baudouin of Boulogne detachment. In 1101, the code Tancred of Tarentus became the ruler of the Principality of Antioch, Hugo received his former possession - Galileo.
In his reign (1101–1106) he built several fortresses, which later became the centers of the new small baronies: Toron (in 1106), Safet and Châteauneuf. His son, Godfroy de Saint-Omer , was one of the nine knights who founded the Knights Templar .
According to William of Tire, in August 1106, returning from another raid on Muslim territories, Hugo de Fokamberg was ambushed. At the head of a detachment of 70 knights, he fought a four-thousand enemy army, and when he received reinforcements, he fled. At the very end of the battle, he was mortally wounded.
He had two daughters:
- Esquiva, wife of Guillaume I de Bura , Prince of Galilee
- Elvisa, wife of Gauthier III Brizbar.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Cawley C. Medieval Lands : A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families
Literature
- Thomas Delvaux . Le sang des Saint-Omer des Croisades à la quenouille, Tatinghem, 2007