Editing Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent (section)

==Appointments by King John==
Hubert de Burgh had entered the service of Prince John by 1198, and rose in importance in John's administration: he served successively as [[Lord Chamberlain|chamberlain]] of John's household, Ambassador to Portugal, Sheriff first of [[Dorset]] and [[Somerset]] (1200–04) and then of [[Berkshire]] (1202–04) and [[Cornwall]] (1202), custodian of the castles of [[Dover Castle|Dover]], [[Launceston Castle|Launceston]] and [[Windsor Castle|Windsor]], and then of the [[Welsh Marches]]. For these services, he was granted a series of manors, baronies, and other castles, and became a powerful figure in John's administration.<ref name=West/>

[[File:Prince Arthur and Hubert de Burgh.jpg|thumb|''[[Arthur I, Duke of Brittany|Prince Arthur]] and Hubert'' by [[William Frederick Yeames]], 1882. [[Manchester Art Gallery]]<ref>{{citation |url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/prince-arthur-and-hubert-206462 |title=Prince Arthur and Hubert: William Frederick Yeames (1835–1918): Manchester Art Gallery |publisher=ArtUK |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref>|416x416px]]
In 1202, de Burgh was sent to France by King John, to assist in the defense of [[Poitou]] against King [[Philip II of France]]. He was appointed castellan of the great castle of [[Château de Chinon|Chinon]] in [[Touraine]]. During this time, he served as guard of the captured [[Arthur I, Duke of Brittany]]. After almost all of Poitou had fallen to the French king, de Burgh held the castle for an entire year, until he was captured during the ultimately successful storming of the castle in 1205.<ref name=West/> He was held captive until 1207, during which time his royal appointments and grants of land passed to other men. Following his return to England, de Burgh did, however, acquire other offices in John's administration. He also acquired lands scattered throughout [[East Anglia]], [[South West England|South-West England]], and elsewhere, making him once again an important baron in England.<ref name=West/>

In 1212, de Burgh returned to France at first as deputy [[seneschal of Poitou]] and then as [[seneschal]] (1212–1215). He served John in his efforts to recover dominions lost to Philip II of France, until the signing of a truce between John and Philip following John's [[John, King of England#Failure of the 1214 French campaign|failed military campaign in France in 1214]].<ref name=West/>