He was educated under another uncle, the abbot of Saint-Just in Lyon, from which he secretly fled to the Cistercian abbey of Miroir [fr].
[6] In two letters from August 1176, Barbarossa thanked Hugh for his advice on healing the schism and invited him to participate in discussions scheduled to take place in Italy in September.
[7] According to Romuald of Salerno, Barbarossa sent Hugh and Bishop Pons of Clermont [fr] as part of a delegation to Alexander at Venice.
[8] According to the Historia ducum Venetorum, they also acted as representatives of Kings Louis VII of France and Henry II of England, which gave them added clout.
[9] After the Treaty of Venice between Alexander and Barbarossa in July 1177, both the pope and the emperor expressed gratitude to Hugh in letters addressed to the Cistercian order.
[1] An anonymous Vita sancti Hugonis (Life of Saint Hugh) was written in Latin at Bonnevaux in the thirteenth century.