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(Lord of Lusignan and Count of La Marche) Hugh VI LUSIGNAN #67533
ABT 1039 - ABT 1102
AKA: Hugh VI the Devilish
Personal Information
- TITLE: Lord of Lusignan and Count of La Marche
- BIRTH: ABT 1039
- DEATH: ABT 1102
Notes
Despite his piety, Hugh was in constant conflict with the abbey of St. Maixent. On numerous occasions his disputes with the monks grew so violent that the duke of Aquitaine and the bishops of Poitiers and Saintes had to intercede. At one point, Pope Paschal II threatened Hugh with excommunication. From these conflicts Hugh was dubbed "le diable", the devilish, by the monks of St. Maixent.
In 1086 the Castilian army was destroyed at the Battle of Sagrajas by the Almoravids. Hugh's Catalan half-brother, Berenguer Ramon II, Count of Barcelona was threatened by the Almoravids. Hugh VI undertook an expedition to Spain in 1087 along with another half-brother, Raymond IV of Toulouse, to assist the count of Barcelona.
Hugh took the cross for the First Crusade, along with his brothers Raymond and Berenguer. He participated in the Crusade of 1101 and was killed at the battle of Ramla in 1102.
In 1086 the Castilian army was destroyed at the Battle of Sagrajas by the Almoravids. Hugh's Catalan half-brother, Berenguer Ramon II, Count of Barcelona was threatened by the Almoravids. Hugh VI undertook an expedition to Spain in 1087 along with another half-brother, Raymond IV of Toulouse, to assist the count of Barcelona.
Hugh took the cross for the First Crusade, along with his brothers Raymond and Berenguer. He participated in the Crusade of 1101 and was killed at the battle of Ramla in 1102.
Parents
Father: Hugh V LUSIGNAN #67532
Mother: Almodis of LA MARCHE #67522
Family 1 :
_Hugh III LUSIGNAN ___+
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_Hugh IV LUSIGNAN _______|
| (.... - 1026) |
| |_Arsendis of VIVONNE _
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_Hugh V LUSIGNAN ______|
| (.... - 1060) |
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| |_Audearde of UNKNOWN ____|
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|--Hugh VI LUSIGNAN
| (1039 - 1102)
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| _Bernard I of LA MARCHE _|
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|_Almodis of LA MARCHE _|
(1020 - 1071) |
| ______________________
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|_Amélie of AULNEY ______|
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