Hugh Grenier
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Hugh Grenier was the lord of Caesarea from 1149/1154 until his death. He was the younger son of Walter I Grenier and his wife, Julianne. His older brother, Eustace, was prevented by leprosy from inher
Seal of Hugh of Grenier ("Sigilium Ugonis Granerii")
Hugh visits the vizier Shawar as one of King Amalric's envoys
Crusader invasions of Egypt
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The Crusader invasions of Egypt were the repeated invasions of Fatimid Egypt from 1163 to 1169 by King Amalric of Jerusalem, who wished to strengthen the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem's position in th
Hugh Grenier
…of Walter of Saint-Omer, Prince of Galilee, from 1168. Hugh participated in two royal expeditions: the siege of Blahasent, near Sidon, and Amalric's invasion of Egypt. According to William of Tyre, he was "a young man of admirable wisdom and discretion far beyond his years" when Amalric sent him to negotiate with the…
The Syrian army by a sand storm (Gustave Doré)