Hugh Grenier

Hugh Grenier
Seal of Hugh of Grenier ("Sigilium Ugonis Granerii")
Bornunknown
Diedafter May 1168[1]
SpouseIsabelle
Issue
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HouseGrenier
FatherWalter I Grenier
MotherJulianne

Hugh Grenier (died 1168/1174) was the lord of Caesarea from 1149/1154 until his death. He was the younger son of Walter I Grenier and his wife, Julianne. His older brother, Eustace (II), was prevented by leprosy from inheriting the lordship and it passed to Hugh.[1]

The date of Walter I's death and Hugh's accession is unknown. Walter was still alive and ruling in 1149, and Hugh is first attested as lord by a royal charter of 1154. It is possible that his elder brother Eustace briefly held the lordship before joining the Order of Saint Lazarus for lepers. Unlike his father, Hugh had a close relationship with the kings of Jerusalem. He was a patron of the Order of the Hospital.[2]

  1. ^ a b John L. LaMonte, "The Lords of Caesarea in the Period of the Crusades", Speculum 22, 2 (1947): 149–151. doi:10.2307/2854723 JSTOR 2854723.
  2. ^ Harry W. Hazard, "Caesarea and the Crusades", Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Supplementary Studies 19 (1975): 79–114. JSTOR 20066618.