Hugh of Poitiers [1] (died 1167) was a Benedictine monk of Vézelay Abbey and chronicler.
His Historia Vizeliacensis monasterii was written from about 1140 to 1160. [2] Besides being a rather partisan account of the affairs of the Abbey, it is an important source for the history of France in its period. [ citation needed] It was written for Abbot Ponce of Vézelay (1138–1161), who was brother to Peter the Venerable of Cluny Abbey. [3]
He also wrote the Origo et historia brevis Nivernensium comitum, about the county of Nevers. [4] [5]
Hugh of Poitiers [1] (died 1167) was a Benedictine monk of Vézelay Abbey and chronicler.
His Historia Vizeliacensis monasterii was written from about 1140 to 1160. [2] Besides being a rather partisan account of the affairs of the Abbey, it is an important source for the history of France in its period. [ citation needed] It was written for Abbot Ponce of Vézelay (1138–1161), who was brother to Peter the Venerable of Cluny Abbey. [3]
He also wrote the Origo et historia brevis Nivernensium comitum, about the county of Nevers. [4] [5]