Hugues du Puy

Hugh went on the First Crusade with Godfrey of Bouillon in 1096. In recognition of his services in the First Crusade, Hugh was appointed Governor of Acre, and he lived there for some time with his wife, Devrard De Poisseu, and their three children, before returning to their castle in Pereins-Drome in France.

This Hugh du Puy is said to have build the Abbey of Aiquebelle of the Order of St. Bernard.

Personnages de Croisades: Premième Croisade (1096-1099)

Hugues du Puy, chevalier dauphinois, partit pour la conquête de la Terre-Sainte avec ses trois fils. Rodolphe, l'aîné, périt au combat de la vallée de Ran; Romain mourut en possession des fiefs qu'il tenait de Godefroy de Bouillon; Raymond du Puy fut le premier grand-maître de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem. Armes: d'or, au lion de gueules, armé et lampassé d'azur.

Hugues du Puy, Dauphiné knight, set out to conquer the Holy Land with his three sons. Rodolphe, the eldest, perished in battle in the valley of Ran; Romain died in possession of the fiefs he held from Godefroy de Bouillon; Raymond du Puy was the first Grand Master of Saint John of Jerusalem. Arms: Or, a lion Gules, armed and langued Azure. [http://www.templiers.net/personnages-croisades/index.php?page=perso...]