Hugo I. Embriaco
Hugo I. Embriaco or Hugo I. von Gibelet († around 1135) was a Genoese admiral and the first lord of Gibelet in the county of Tripoli .
He was the son of the Genoese admiral Wilhelm I. Embriaco . In 1104, as Genoese naval commander, his father had supported the Provencal crusaders around Raimund von Saint-Gilles in the conquest of Gibelet , for which Genoa received a third from Gibelet in return.
Hugo Embriaco, like his father, commanded a Genoese fleet. In 1108 he accompanied Raimund's son Bertrand to Outremer . In the summer of 1108, shortly before Bertrand succeeded in conquering Tripoli , he transferred all of Gibelet to Genoa. Hugo was installed shortly afterwards as the first gentleman of Gibelet.
Initially, Hugo I was only formally entrusted with the administration of Gibelet as Genoese governor, but before 1135 he was given the city as a fief for 20 years in return for annual interest payments.
His wife was called Adelasia. With her he had at least two sons, of whom Wilhelm , the eldest, succeeded him as Lord of Gibelet after his death.
Web links
- Hugues (I) Embriaco at fmg.ac (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| newly created |
Lord of Gibelet 1109–1135 |
Wilhelm |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hugo I. Embriaco |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hugo I of Gibelet |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Genoese admiral, lord of Gibelet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century or 12th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1135 |