Hugh de Puiset

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Hugh de Puiset was a powerful 12th-century Anglo-Norman churchman and statesman who served as Bishop of Durham and played a major role in the political and military affairs of northern England.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hugh de Puiset canonical 2
Hugh de Puiset (senior) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman noble ⓘ
Bishop of Durham ⓘ
Roman Catholic bishop ⓘ
human ⓘ
medieval statesman ⓘ
appointedBy Pope Adrian IV ⓘ
birthPlace Puiset ⓘ
burialPlace Durham Cathedral ⓘ
conflict conflicts with local northern barons ⓘ
tensions with the Scottish crown over the northern border ⓘ
consecrationYear 1153 ⓘ
countryOfActivity Kingdom of England ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfBirth circa 1125 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1195 ⓘ
endTime 1195 as Bishop of Durham ⓘ
era 12th century ⓘ
familyName de Puiset ⓘ
father Hugh de Puiset (senior) ⓘ
linked to: Hugh de Puiset
givenName Hugh ⓘ
heldTitle Earl of Northumbria ⓘ
Prince-Bishop of Durham ⓘ
linked to: Bishop of Durham
knownFor extensive building works in Durham ⓘ
military leadership in the north ⓘ
political influence in northern England ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Anglo-Norman French ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Norman

Latin ⓘ
monarchDuringReign Henry II of England ⓘ
Richard I of England ⓘ
mother Agnes de Beaumont ⓘ
linked to: Agnes de Baudemont
nobleFamily House of Beaumont ⓘ
occupation administrator ⓘ
bishop ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
participatedIn administration of northern England under Henry II ⓘ
government of England during Richard I’s absence on crusade ⓘ
patronage Durham Castle ⓘ
Durham Cathedral ⓘ
churches and monasteries in his diocese ⓘ
placeOfActivity Durham ⓘ
northern England ⓘ
linked to: Northern England
placeOfDeath Durham ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Durham ⓘ
Earl of Northumbria ⓘ
Justiciar of England ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
startTime 1153 as Bishop of Durham ⓘ
uncle Henry of Blois ⓘ
King Stephen of England ⓘ
linked to: King Stephen

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Alnwick (1174) → commander → Hugh de Puiset ⓘ
Earl of Northumbria → positionHeldBy → Hugh de Puiset ⓘ
Hugh de Puiset → father → Hugh de Puiset (senior) ⓘ
linked to: Hugh de Puiset