Hugh de Morville

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Hugh de Morville was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and influential Scottish lord known for his role as Constable of Scotland and as one of the knights involved in the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 12th-century person
Anglo-Norman nobleman
Scottish lord
medieval knight
activeInPeriod 12th century
afterEvent is said to have undertaken penance for Becket’s murder
allegiance Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED
associatedWith Henry II of England NERFINISHED
Reginald FitzUrse NERFINISHED
Richard le Breton NERFINISHED
Thomas Becket NERFINISHED
William de Tracy NERFINISHED
burialPlace unknown
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
dateOfDeath circa 1173
deathCause unknown
ethnicGroup Anglo-Norman NERFINISHED
father Richard de Morville NERFINISHED
feudalStatus baron
heldFrom King of England
King of Scotland NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Lowlands of Scotland NERFINISHED
Northern England NERFINISHED
knownFor being one of the four knights who killed Thomas Becket
language Anglo-Norman French NERFINISHED
Latin NERFINISHED
legalStatus excommunicated by the Church
mother Ada de Engaine NERFINISHED
nobleFamily de Morville family NERFINISHED
notableEvent excommunication for role in Becket’s murder
notableWork participation in the murder of Thomas Becket
occupation knight
nobleman
participantIn assassination of Thomas Becket
murder of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral
placeOfDeath Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED
positionHeld Constable of Scotland NERFINISHED
Lord of Cunningham NERFINISHED
Lord of Lauderdale NERFINISHED
Lord of Liddesdale NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
title Lord of Cunningham NERFINISHED
Lord of Lauderdale NERFINISHED
Lord of Liddesdale NERFINISHED

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Dryburgh Abbey foundedBy Hugh de Morville
Murder of Thomas Becket hasPerpetrator Hugh de Morville