Hugh de Puiset, bishop of Durham (born c. 1125)

Hugh de Puiset

12th-century Bishop of Durham and Justiciar of England

Hugh de Puiset was a medieval Bishop of Durham and Chief Justiciar of England under King Richard I. He was the nephew of King Stephen of England and Henry of Blois, who both assisted Hugh's ecclesiastical career. He held the office of treasurer of York for a number of years,…