Hubert de Burgh

Family: England · Role: chamberlain and warden · First appears: King John 6

Hubert de Burgh served King John as chamberlain and warden, entrusted with knights to keep the marshes between England and Wales. At Falais in 1202, while guarding Arthur of Brittany, he resisted the order to blind him and “Hubert de Burgh did preserue him from that iniurie”. Around 1205, Philip II of France stormed Chinon and captured Hubert along with many other Englishmen.

Around 1216, King John left Hubert in charge of Dover Castle, furnishing it with men, munitions, and provisions, calling him “a man of notable prowesse & valiancie”. Hubert and Gerard de Sotigam defended the castle against Louis VIII, while his brother Thomas de Burgh was associated with him as captain of Dover; Hubert was also named among King John’s sworn sureties in a league between them.

Relationship record

Life events

• 1202 · Hubert de Burgh prevented the blinding of Arthur ordered by King John.(King John 7 · 📍 Falais)
  • With: King John Arthur of Brittany
  • “But through such resistance as he made against one of the tormentors that came to execute the kings commandement (for the other rather forsooke their prince and countrie, than they would consent to obeie the kings authoritie héerein) and such lamentable words as he vttered, Hubert de Burgh did preserue him from that iniurie”
• c. 1205 · Philip II stormed Chinon and captured Hubert de Burgh.(King John 11 · 📍 Chinon)
  • With: Philip II of France
  • “A great number of Englishmen were taken, and amongst other their capteine the foresaid Hubert de Burgh.”
• c. 1216 · King John entrusted Dover Castle to Hubert de Burgh and withdrew toward Canterbury.(King John 30 · 📍 Douer)
  • With: King John
  • “Therefore furnishing the castell of Douer, with men, munition, and vittels, he left it in the kéeping of Hubert de Burgh, a man of notable prowesse & valiancie, and returned himselfe vnto Canturburie”
• c. 1216 · Hubert de Burgh and Gerard de Sotigam successfully resisted Louis VIII's assault on Dover Castle.(King John 31 · 📍 Douer castell)
  • With: Louis VIII Gerard de Sotigam
  • “For the said Hubert de Burgh, and Gerard de Sotigam, who were chéefe capteins within, did their best to defend it against him and all his power, so that despairing to win it by force, he assaied to obteine his purpose”

King John 6

• sworn: King John “and to his chamberleine Hubert de Burgh he deliuered the like number of knights or men of armes also, to kéepe the marshes betwixt England and Wales as warden of the same”

King John 7

• ward: Arthur of Brittany “where Arthur was kept in prison, vnder the charge of Hubert de Burgh, and there to put out the yoong gentlemans eies.”