The bishop's lay advocate for the Hesbaye: under the charter of 1196 the burgesses of Liege serve in war only to relieve a besieged fortress of the principality, and then under the advocate of Hesbaye; no advocate may demand service, aid, taille or labour of a burgess.
Who he is
- Title
- Advocate of Hesbaye
- Since
- Not pinned
- Born
- Not pinned
- Family
- Not pinned for 1200.
- Confidence
- low
fr.wikipedia on the charter of Albert of Cuyck (1196)
Overlord
The bishop of Liege
What it holds
- The advocacy of Hesbaye: command of the citizens' levy and the bishop's high justice in the Hesbaye (its dues not pinned)
How it was acquired
Hereditary office (family not pinned for 1200).
Allies and rivals
The bishop; the city of Liege, whose charter limits him.
How things stand that morning
Office in being; holder not pinned.
Wealth
Advocacy dues.
Military
Leads the Liege burgesses' levy.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The office is attested by the 1196 charter; the holder is not.
On the map: An office without its own ground; not drawn.
Primary sources for Liege
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Annals of Reiner of Saint James, Liège, Reiner of Liège (1197 to 1230, kept year by year). Contemporary annals kept inside Liège. Read online
- Royal Chronicle of Cologne (in stages from about 1175 to about 1250; the section on 1198 to 1220 written soon after the events). The fullest German narrative of the throne war from the Welf and Cologne side. Read online
- Chronicle of Hainaut, Gislebert of Mons (about 1195 to 1196). Ends in 1195, so it has no 1200 entries, but it is the indispensable background for Flanders and Hainaut: the career of Count Baldwin V of Hainaut (VIII of Flanders), his union of the two counties, the settlement with Philip over Artois, the rights, castles, fiefs and vassals of Hainaut listed by a man who ran its chancery, and the youth of Baldwin IX, who held both counties in 1200. Read online
- Dialogue on Miracles, Caesarius of Heisterbach (about 1219 to 1223). Not a chronicle but a Cistercian's book of exempla, full of stories about Cologne, the Rhineland and the Low Countries around 1200: the throne war, usurers, heretics, crusade preachers, knights and townsmen, monks and recruits at Heisterbach, founded in 1189. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.