. ▁Little ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁his ▁ancest ry ▁and ▁he ▁first ▁served ▁two ▁brothers ▁of ▁King ▁Henry ▁II ▁of ▁England ▁before ▁becoming ▁a ▁royal ▁official . ▁He ▁was ▁reward ed ▁with ▁a ▁marriage ▁to ▁an ▁he ir ess ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁king . ▁In ▁England ▁he ▁often ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁royal ▁justice ▁and ▁witness ed ▁documents , ▁which ▁showed ▁his ▁clos eness ▁to ▁the ▁king . ▁On ▁the ▁continent , ▁he ▁rec ru ited ▁mer cen aries ▁for ▁the ▁royal ▁army ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁const able ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁of ▁Rou en ▁in ▁the ▁royal ▁lands ▁in ▁France . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 1 8 9 ▁after ▁giving ▁lands ▁to ▁various ▁monaster ies ▁before ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁early ▁life ▁Hugh ' s ▁family ▁was ▁from ▁C ress y , ▁in ▁Norm andy , ▁and ▁his ▁parents ▁were ▁named ▁Roger ▁and ▁E ust acia . ▁Nothing ▁further ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁his ▁parents , ▁but ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁brother ▁Ber eng ar , ▁who ▁married ▁Isabel ▁of ▁G ress en hall , ▁daughter ▁of ▁W imar ▁the ▁Se wer . ▁Hugh ▁served ▁William ▁f itz Em press , ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁King ▁Henry ▁II ▁of ▁England ▁from ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 1 5 0 s . ▁William ▁gave ▁Hugh ▁the ▁man or ▁of ▁Har ri et sh am ▁in ▁Kent . ▁ ▁After ▁William ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 1 6 4 , ▁Hugh ▁passed ▁into ▁royal ▁service , ▁while ▁also ▁serving ▁as ▁sen esch al ▁to ▁the