Hugo of Chalon (Bishop)

Hugh of Chalon (* around 1260 , † 21 / 22. February 1312 in Besançon ) was from 1295 to 1301 bishop of Liege and of 1301 until his death Archbishop of Besancon .

Life

Hugo came from the House of Chalon , a branch of the House of Burgundy-Ivrea . He was the son of Johann von Chalon , Lord von Salins and his third wife Laure von Commercy († 1276). The Basel bishop Johann von Chalon-Arlay was his nephew. Hugo studied in Paris and was archdeacon in Laon . After the death of the Liège bishop Johann von Flanders in 1292 there was a double election by the cathedral chapter . The two elects Wilhelm von Berthout and Guido von Avesnes tried to obtain confirmation from the Pope. Delayed by a two-year vacancy from the Holy See, Pope Boniface VIII rejected both claims and on December 12, 1295 appointed Hugo von Chalon as Bishop of Liège. The consecration took place on January 2, 1296 by Cardinal Bishop Matthew of Acquasparta , his entry into Liège on August 24. During his episcopate, the small beguinage was founded in Leuven and new monastery chapters were established in Diest and Sittard . When Hugo had coins minted in Huy with a reduced value, there was unrest among the population. In Liège, the guilds organized themselves militarily, and armed militias were also formed in other cities in the diocese. During this time the war known as Guerre des Awans et des Warraoux began , which lasted over 40 years between two noble families of the Haspengau. Hugo sided with the Waroux and besieged the castle of the Lords of Awans, who had to surrender. After a brief peace, the fighting began again without the bishop's being able to prevent it. Hugo moved his residence to Huy because of conflicts between the patriciate and the common people in Liège. As a result, riots broke out in Huy and in 1299 the people drove out the patriciate who found refuge in Liège. The fighting expanded, the rebellious cities were supported by the Counts of Namur , with the Duke of Brabant and the Count of Loon on the side of the bishop . The cathedral chapter complained to the Pope about the bishop, who was summoned to Rome and transferred to Besançon on December 11, 1301 . Hugo and his brother Johann I von Chalon-Arlay took the side of the French King Philip the Fair in the fighting for the Free County of Burgundy . Hugo took part in the Council of Vienne , where he fell ill and died in Besançon in early 1312.

literature

• Alfred Minke: Hugo von Chalon . In: Erwin Gatz (Ed.): The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1198 to 1448. A biographical lexicon . Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-428-10303-3 , pp. 371-372 .

Web links

• Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: Burgundy Duchy, Nobility . Ch. 10 D (English)
• Hugues de Chalon at perso.infonie.be (French)

predecessor	Office	successor
Johann of Flanders	Bishop of Liège 1295–1301	Adolf II of Waldeck
Odo de Rougement	Archbishop of Besançon 1301–1312	Vitalis II. De Vienne