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People of 1066AD - Hugh de Montfort

⚔️ Hugh de Montfort — Normandy Holdings (1066)

Hugh de Montfort (c.1025–1088), Lord of Montfort-sur-Risle, Constable of Normandy. One of the Norman magnates who contributed ships to the invasion fleet in 1066. No specific details of his Normandy landholdings are present in the provided search results beyond his lordship title.

1. Core lordship — Montfort-sur-Risle

Seigneurie de Montfort-sur-Risle

  • Location: Montfort-sur-Risle, Eure, Normandy. Strategic castle controlling the Risle valley.1
  • Title: Lord of Montfort-sur-Risle. Also held office of Constable of Normandy.2
  • Ship contribution: Recorded as contributing vessels to Duke William's invasion fleet in 1066.3
⚠️ NOTE ON SOURCES: The provided search results contain no detailed inventory of Hugh de Montfort's Norman estates. No specific manors, castles beyond Montfort-sur-Risle, religious foundations, or territorial descriptions are given. His participation in 1066 is recorded, but his continental landholdings are not disaggregated.

2. Known Norman associations

  • Constable of Normandy: Ducal office held; implies administrative and military authority within the duchy.2
  • Council of Lillebonne: Presumed attendee as major baron contributing ships.3
REFERENCES
1. French Wikipedia: 'Hugues de Montfort'.
2. Douglas, D.C. William the Conqueror (1964), p. 146.
3. Van Houts, E. 'The Ship List of William the Conqueror', ANS X (1988), p. 173.
⏺️ FOOTNOTES: The search results provide no specific manors, castles, or religious houses beyond the lordship title. English estates excluded.



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