Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford

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Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford (born 1106) was Earl of Bedford from 1137 to 1141. The grant of the earldom was by Stephen of England; this was the first of his numerous creations.[1] Hugh was known as 'Hugh the Pauper' or 'Hugh the Poor'.

The existence of this title has been doubted. It is discussed by R. H. C. Davis[2] on the basis of the chronicle evidence.

In 1137 Stephen ordered Miles de Beauchamp, castellan of Bedford Castle, to give it up to Hugh. Miles resisted, and a siege followed. The castle was eventually taken; but Miles repossessed it in an attack.[3]

Family

He was the third son of Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester and Elizabeth de Vermandois.

Notes

  1. https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext05/8heng10.txt
  2. King Stephen (1967), p.135.
  3. The borough of Bedford - Castle and barony | British History Online

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