Hugues du Quiliou

Hugues was the son of Salomon du Quiliou. He probably originated from the Duchy of Brittany.[1]

Reproduction of the inscription from the tombstone of Hugues Salomon du Quiliou

His tombstone, found in Ascalon at the end of the 19th century by a former French consul in Jaffa, was estimated to be from the 12th century and indicated:

Mareschaudus Hugo Salomonis de Quiliuco

Templi militia providus eximie,
Miles bellator, fortis pedes assiliator,
Hostibus horribilis, cum sociis humilis,
Tormenti stratus ictu lapidis, tumulatus,

Ut legitur titulo, conditur hoc tumulo.

— [2]

Although undated, this inscription, probably inspired by the work De Laude novae militiae by Bernard of Clairvaux, and its place of discovery indicated that Hugues Salomon du Quiliou probably died during the siege of Ascalon in 1153, killed by the stone of a war machine. This siege would also see the death of the Master of the Order of the Temple Bernard de Tramelay as well as forty Templar brothers.[1]

• Burgtorf, Jochen (2008). The Central Convent of Hospitallers and Templars : History, Organization, and Personnel (1099/1120-1310). Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-16660-8.