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Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent
Chief Justiciar of England, Regent of England, Earl of Kent (c.1170–1243)
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Key facts
Occupation
judge, politician
Position held
chief governor of Ireland, Justiciar, seneschal, High Sheriff of Somerset
Citizenship
Kingdom of England
Born
1160, 1165
Died
May 12, 1243
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Overview
Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent was an English nobleman who served as Chief Justiciar of England (1215–1232) and Justiciar of Ireland (1232) during the reigns of King John and his son and successor King Henry III and, as Regent of England (1219–1227) during Henry's minority, was one of the most influential and powerful men in English politics in the thirteenth century.