Hugh of Vaucemain

Hugh of Vaucemain (died 1341) was a Burgundian Dominican elected Master General of the Order of Preachers in 1333. His tenure was marked by a quarrel with Pope Benedict XII, a Cistercian who set out to reform the religious orders.

Hugh did not oppose reform, but feared it would undermine the position of the mendicant orders, and he resisted. A census in 1337 put the Dominicans at roughly twelve thousand members. He remained Master General until his death in 1341.