Died 23 December 1094 | Great grandchild Hugh de Puiset | |
Children Hugh I of Jaffa, Éverard III of Puiset, Viscount of Chartres, Waleran of Le Puiset Grandchildren Hugh II of Jaffa, Hugh III of Le Puiset People also search for Hugh III of Le Puiset, Hugh I of Jaffa | ||
Hugh I of Le Puiset (died 23 December 1096), son of Everard I of Breteuil and his wife Humberge.
In 1067, taking advantage of the weakness of Philip I of France, he seized the royal castle of Puiset and settled there. In 1073, Theobald III, Count of Blois, became Count of Chartres and did not hesitate to defy royal order, defeating the royal army in 1079 at Le Puiset. He took as prisoner Ivo, Bishop of Chartres, and kept him confined for two years.
Hugh married Alice of Monthléry, daughter of Guy I, lord of Monthléry, and Hodierna de Gometz. The family of Montlhéry was also part of the turbulent nobility that King Louis VI would have to put down a generation later. The alliances of the Montlhéry Clan formed a broad network of nobles who engaged heavily in the Crusades.
Hugh and Alice had at least ten children:
Hugh established a priory at Marmountier that his brother Everard II retired to. See also the Houses of Montlhéry and Le Puiset.