Hugh of Fleury
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Hugh of Fleury (d. not before 1118) was a French Benedictine monk and ecclesiastical writer. He is known only by his works.
He has been frequently confounded with another Hugh of Fleury, who became Abbot of Canterbury and died in 1124.
- In 1109 he compiled an ecclesiastical history in four volumes, up to the death of Charles the Great (814). In the following year he made another edition of the work in six volumes, arranging the contents in a better manner, adding notes, especially of a theological nature, and omitting a few things, bringing it up to 855. It appeared in print for the first time at Münster, in 1638, edited by Bernhard Rottendorf. This contains also a letter to Ivo of ChartresIvo of ChartresSaint Ivo ' of Chartres was the Bishop of Chartres from 1090 until his death and an important canon lawyer during the Investiture Crisis....
and a preface to King Louis the Fat. It is in MigneMignéMigné is a commune in the Indre department in central France.-References:*...
, Patrologia LatinaPatrologia LatinaThe Patrologia Latina is an enormous collection of the writings of the Church Fathers and other ecclesiastical writers published by Jacques-Paul Migne between 1844 and 1855, with indices published between 1862 and 1865....
, CLXIII. - A chronicle of the kings of France (Historia regum francorum monasterii Sancti Dionysii) from PharamondPharamondPharamond or Faramund is a legendary early king of the Franks, first referred to in the anonymous 8th century Carolingian text Liber Historiae Francorum, also known as the Gesta regnum Francorum. In this work, which is customarily dated to 727, the anonymous author begins by writing of a mythical...
, the legendary first king, to the death of Philip I of FrancePhilip I of FrancePhilip I , called the Amorous, was King of France from 1060 to his death. His reign, like that of most of the early Direct Capetians, was extraordinarily long for the time...
in 1108 (MGH SS 9, 395-406). - A book narrating the "modern acts of the Frankish kings" (Modernorum regum francorum actus), covering time from 842 to 1108 (MGH SS 9, 376-395). A shorter French version is in the Guizot collection, VII, 65-86. This and the next work were formerly ascribed to Ivo of Chartres.
- An abbreviated chronicle of the kings of France (Historia francorum Senosensis, 688-1034), written for Louis VI of FranceLouis VI of FranceLouis VI , called the Fat , was King of France from 1108 until his death . Chronicles called him "roi de Saint-Denis".-Reign:...
, in the work of Rottendorf (see also MGH SS 9, 364-369). - De regia potestate et sacerdotali dignitate addressed to King Henry I of EnglandHenry I of EnglandHenry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106...
, during the controversy on investiture, opposing Hugh of FlavignyHugh of FlavignyHugh of Flavigny, or Hugo of Flavigny, was a Benedictine monk and medieval historian.-Biography:Hugh was born about 1064, probably at Verdun ; d. before the middle of the twelfth century. He belonged to a prominent family, and received his education at the monastery of St-Vannes at Verdun, where he...
who upheld the ideas maintained by Pope Gregory VIIPope Gregory VIIPope St. Gregory VII , born Hildebrand of Sovana , was Pope from April 22, 1073, until his death. One of the great reforming popes, he is perhaps best known for the part he played in the Investiture Controversy, his dispute with Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor affirming the primacy of the papal...
. With great freedom Hugh of Fleury tries to settle the dispute and advances views later embodied in the concordats [see Sackur in "Neues Archiv" (1891), 369; MansiGiovanni Domenico MansiGian Domenico Mansi was an Italian theologian, scholar and historian, known for his massive works on the Church councils....
, II, 184-197]. - Remodelling of a life, previously written by someone else, of Saint SacerdosSacerdos of LimogesSaint Sacerdos of Limoges is a French saint. He was born near Sarlat and became a monk. He was the founder and abbot of Calviac Abbey. He was later appointed bishop of Limoges...
, Bishop of Limoges. - Continuation of a work De miraculis S. Benedicti Floriaci patratis.
He has been frequently confounded with another Hugh of Fleury, who became Abbot of Canterbury and died in 1124.