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The hunting horn is clearly seen hanging from his neck. National Archives, Paris. Hugh X de Lusignan, Hugh V of La Marche or Hugh I of Angoulême (c. 1183 – c. 5 June 1249, Angoulême) was Seigneur de Lusignan and Count of La Marche in November 1219 and was Count of Angoulême by marriage. He was the son of Hugh IX .
The castle of Lusignan is associated with the medieval legend of Mélusine. Hugh (Hugues) I, lord of Lusignan, was a vassal of the counts of Poitiers in the 10th century. Early members of the family participated in the Crusades, but it was Hugh VIII’s sons who established the family fortunes. Hugh VIII’s eldest son and successor, Hugh IX ...
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Hugh XI of Lusignan. Hugh XI de Lusignan, Hugh VI of La Marche or Hugh II of Angoulême (1221 – 6 April 1250) was a 13th-century French nobleman. He succeeded his mother Isabelle of Angoulême, former queen of England, as Count of Angoulême in 1246. He likewise succeeded his father Hugh X as Count of La Marche in 1249.
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During its heyday, the castle controlled the roads between Poitiers, Saintes, and La Rochelle, the principal centers in Aquitaine. The castle underwent major refurbishment in early 13th century by Hugh X who had married in 1220 the dowager-queen Isabella dAngoulême, widow of King John of England. Lusignan became part of the French crown in 1308.
Hugh VI (c. 1039/1043 – 1102), called the Devilish, was the Lord of Lusignan and Count of La Marche (as Hugh I ), the son and successor of Hugh V of Lusignan and Almodis de la Marche. [1] Despite his piety, Hugh was in constant conflict with the abbey of St. Maixent. [2] On numerous occasions his disputes with the monks grew so violent that ...
Hugh X of Lusignan (c. 1195 – June 5, 1249, Angoulême) succeeded his father Hugh IX as Count of La Marche in 1219. By his marriage to Isabella of Angoulême in 1220, he also became Count of Angoulême, until her death in 1246. They had nine children; see Isabella of Angoulême for his issue. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Hugh XI of ...
Hugh X de Lusignan, Hugh V of La Marche or Hugh I of Angoulême (c. 1183 – c. 5 June 1249, Angoulême) was Seigneur de Lusignan and Count of La Marche in November 1219 and was Count of Angoulême by marriage. He was the son of Hugh IX. This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations.
