Hugues I d'Oisy
Castellan noble
About Hugues I d'Oisy
Lived 1001 – 1110 (aged 108–109).
Hugh I of Oisy (died circa 1111) was the castellan of the town of Cambrai who rebelled against the authority of the bishops of the city. Hugh's family was of seigneurial rank, originating in Oisy and Inchy, and had provided most of the castellans of Cambrai during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The ceremony of werpitio (in French déguerpissement) generally involved handing over a symbol of the fief to the one from whom it had been received.
Hugh continued to encroach on the authority of the bishop within the city during the episcopate of Gerard II. Since both the French king, Philip I, and the dowager countess of Hainaut, Richilda, were opposed to increased imperial influence—represented by the bishop of Cambrai—in the county of Flanders, they supported Hugh in his rebellion. With the help of Richilda's rival, Count Robert I of Flanders, the bishop succeeded in exiling Hugh to England between about 1086 and 1090.
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Who was Hugues I d'Oisy?
Castellan noble
When was Hugues I d'Oisy born?
Hugues I d'Oisy was born in 1001.
When did Hugues I d'Oisy die?
Hugues I d'Oisy died in 1110.
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