 Abt 0958 - Abt 1000 (42 years)
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| Name |
(Saint-Riquier Hugo |
| Birth |
Abt 0958 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Abt 1000 |
| Notes |
- Name
A Knight Named Hughes. The Chronique de Saint Riquier records that Hugues "Capet" King of France granted the château d'Abbeville "à un chevalier nommé Hugues" who had married the king's daughter "Gisèle". [1]
Hugues I Comte de PONTHIEU [2]
Hugh I de /Montreuil/, Seigneur of Abbeville [3]
Birth
He was born about 958 in Ponthieu, Somme, Picardy, France [3]
Parents - Uncertain
Weber gives his parents as Hildouin Comte de PONTHIEU b: ABT 935 in Ponthieu, Somme, Picardy, France and Hersende de MONTREUIL b: ABT 938 in Montreuil, Artois/Pas-de-Calais, France. [3]
Kerrebrouck says there is no proof that Hugues was the son of Hilduin Comte de Montreuil, and that he could have been a member of the family of Enguerrand, one of whom was abbé de Saint-Riquier at the beginning of the 11th century. [4]
Titles
Advocate of St Riquier. [3] Advocate 981 of Ponthieu.[3] Adherent of Hugh Capet.[3]
Marriage to Gisele de France
He married Gisela Princess of FRANCE b: ABT 960 in Paris, Seine, Ile-de-France, France. [3]
He married Gisela de France. [1]
She was born about 970. [1]
Hughes married (before 987) Gisele de France, daughter of HUGUES Duc des Francs [later HUGUES "Capet" King of France] & his wife Adelais [d'Aquitaine] ([[969][486]-). The Chronique de Saint Riquier records that Hugues "Capet" King of France granted the château d'Abbeville "à un chevalier nommé Hugues" who had married the king's daughter "Gisèle". [4]
Foundation of Ponthieu
Hugues Capet King of France separated Abbeville, Ancre and Domart from the Abbaye de Saint-Riquier and gave them to Hugues, who was known as the avoué de Saint-Riquier. These territories became the foundation of the county of Ponthieu. [1]
The Chronique de Saint Riquier records that Hugues "Capet" King of France granted the château d'Abbeville "à un chevalier nommé Hugues" and also confiscated "Forest-Moutier" from the abbey of Saint-Riquier and granted it to him, recording in a later passage that Hugues bore the title "avoué" not comte. These territories became the foundation of the county of Ponthieu. [4]
1000 Death
Hughes died 4 July 1000. [4]
He died 4 July 1000 in Abbeville, Somme, Picardy, France [5]
Issue
Hugues & his wife had two children:[4]
ENGUERRAND (-1045, bur Saint-Riquier). The Chronique de Saint Riquier names "Angelran" as son of Hugues, commenting that he contented himself with the title avoué until his marriage when he adopted the title comte[488]. Avoué de Saint-Riquier. He defeated Gilbert Comte de Brionne who had invaded Le Vimeu[489]. The Chronique de Saint Riquier records the death in 1045 of "seigneur Angelran" and his burial at Saint-Riquier[490]. [m firstly ---. If the date attributed to Enguerrand's marriage to Aleida is correct as shown below, it is chronologically implausible for her to have been the mother of Enguerrand's sons. This is because Enguerrand's grandson, Enguerrand, must have married in [1045/50] (see below). This earlier marriage is therefore almost inevitably correct, although no direct reference which confirms this has yet been found in primary sources.] m [secondly] ([after 1033]) as her second husband, ALEIDA, widow of BAUDOUIN Comte de Boulogne, daughter of [ARNULF Count of Holland & his wife Liutgard de Luxembourg]. The Chronique de Saint Riquier records that "Angelran" killed "le comte de Boulogne" in battle and married his widow "Adelvie…qui était de l'origine la plus illustre", after which he adopted the title comte[491]. She is named as the possible daughter of Arnulf, and her two marriages shown, in Europäische Stammtafeln but the primary source on which this is based has not been identified. [4] Enguerrand I Comte de PONTHIEU b: ABT 979 in Montreuil, Artois/Pas-de-Calais, France [3]
GUY . The Chronique de Saint Riquier records that "Gui…frère de Seigneur Angelran" was named abbé of Saint-Riquier. [4]
Research Notes
DISPUTED PARENTAGE
Kerrebrouck says there is no proof that Hugues was the son of Hilduin, Comte de Montreuil, and that he could have been a member of the family of Enguerrand, one of whom was abbé de Saint-Riquier at the beginning of the 11th century. The Chronique de Saint Riquier records that Hugues "Capet" King of France granted the château d'Abbeville "à un chevalier nommé Hugues" and also confiscated "Forest-Moutier" from the abbey of Saint-Riquier and granted it to him, recording in a later passage that Hugues bore the title "avoué" not comte.[4]
Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Charles Cawley. Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. Medieval Lands Database. Kings of France 987-1328 Accessed February 8, 2018. jhd
↑ Wiliam Henry Turton, The Plantagenet Ancestry, 1968, Page: 13. Cited by Jim Weber. The Phillips, Weber, Kirk, & Staggs families of the Pacific Northwest Hughes I Comte de Ponthieu Updated June 11, 2015. Accessed February 8, 2018. jhd
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Jim Weber. The Phillips, Weber, Kirk, & Staggs families of the Pacific Northwest Hughes I Comte de Ponthieu Updated June 11, 2015. Accessed February 8, 2018. jhd
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Charles Cawley. Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. Medieval Lands Database. Chapter 2. Comtes de Montreuil Accessed February 8, 2018 jhd
↑ Peter Stewart, Newsgroup: soc.genealogy.medieval, at groups - google.com, 18 April 2005. Cited by Jim Weber. The Phillips, Weber, Kirk, & Staggs families of the Pacific Northwest Hughes I Comte de Ponthieu Updated June 11, 2015. Accessed February 8, 2018. jhd
Wikipedia: Hugh I, Count of Ponthieu
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| Person ID |
I59983 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
| Family |
CAPET Gisèle, b. 0968, Bourgogne, France  d. 1002, Ponthieu, Picardie, France (Age ~ 33 years) |
| Marriage |
Abbeville, Picardie, France |
| Children |
| | 1. PONTHIEU Enguerrand, b. Abt 0979, Ponthieu, Somme, Picardie, France d. 20 Sep 1045, Somme, Picardy, France (Age 66 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F26630 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
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