Hugh de Morville, Lord of Westmorland

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Who was Hugh de Morville, Lord of Westmorland?

Sir Hugh de Morville was an Anglo-Norman knight who served King Henry II of England in the late 12th century. He is chiefly famous as one of the assassins of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury in 1170. He held the title Lord of Westmorland, which he inherited from his father, Hugh de Morville, Lord of Cunningham and Lauderdale.

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  • Westmorland
Died
1202

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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