Hugo von Hasenburg

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Hugo von Hasenburg (died 15 May 1180) was Bishop of Basel from 1179 to 1180. A member of the Asuel family, he was a canon in Saint-Ursanne and in Basel and provost of Saint-Ursanne from 1173 to 1179.

Biography

Hugo von Hasenburg was the son of Heinrich, lord of Hasenburg. He is first attested in 1145, as a canon (Chorherr) in Saint-Ursanne, and in 1169 he was a canon in Basel. From 1173 to 1179 he was provost (Propst) of Saint-Ursanne.

From 1179 to 1180 Hugo was Bishop of Basel; the only mention of his episcopate dates from April 1180. He died on 15 May 1180 and was buried in Basel Minster.

References

 This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC-BY SA. Text taken from Hasenburg, Hugo von​, Romain Jurot, Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Bibliography

• P. Rück, Die Urkunden der Bischöfe von Basel bis 1213, 1966, 120
• Helvetia Sacra, I/1, 174
• J.-P. Prongué, "Les seigneurs d'Asuel", in Actes de la Société jurassienne d'émulation, 1996, 229–290