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6 unusual facts about Le Puiset


Constance of Arles

She only surrendered when Henry began the siege of Le Puiset and swore to slaughter all the inhabitants.

Hugh de Puiset

Lastly, the bishop's nephew Hugh IV de Puiset, who was Count of Bar in France, brought an armed force to Hartlepool, supposedly to help defend Hugh, but King Henry feared that this was an attempt to aid the rebellion of the Young King.

Hugh I of Jaffa

Hugh I (died between 1112 and 1118) was the Lord of Le Puiset (as Hugh II) from 1097 and Count of Jaffa from 1106.

Hugh acted as lord of Le Puiset until 1106 as tutor to his young nephew Hugh III.

Hugh II of Jaffa

Hugh was the son of Hugh I of Jaffa and his wife Mamilia (or Mabilla); Hugh I was also Hugh II of Le Puiset in France, and thus both men are sometimes known as "Hugh II of Le Puiset".

Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury

Roger then married Adelaide de Le Puiset, by whom he had one son, Everard, who entered the Church.



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