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'''Hugh I''' (1057 – August 29, 1093) was [[duke of Burgundy]] between 1076 and 1079. Hugh was son of [[Henry, son of Robert I of Burgundy|Henry of Burgundy]] and grandson of duke [[Robert I, Duke of Burgundy|Robert I]]. He inherited Burgundy from his grandfather,<ref>Elizabeth Hallam, ''Capetian France:987-1328'', (Longman Group Ltd., 1980), 30.</ref> following the premature death of Henry, but abdicated shortly afterwards to his brother [[Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy|Eudes I]]. He briefly fought the [[Moors]] in the [[Iberian Peninsula]] with [[Sancho of Aragón]]. Hugh retired to a monastery, took vows as a monk and later became |
'''Hugh I''' (1057 – August 29, 1093) was [[duke of Burgundy]] between 1076 and 1079. Hugh was son of [[Henry, son of Robert I of Burgundy|Henry of Burgundy]] and grandson of duke [[Robert I, Duke of Burgundy|Robert I]]. He inherited Burgundy from his grandfather,<ref>Elizabeth Hallam, ''Capetian France:987-1328'', (Longman Group Ltd., 1980), 30.</ref> following the premature death of Henry, but abdicated shortly afterwards to his brother [[Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy|Eudes I]]. He briefly fought the [[Moors]] in the [[Iberian Peninsula]] with [[Sancho of Aragón]]. Hugh retired to a monastery, took vows as a monk and later became prior of the [[Benedictine]] [[Cluny Abbey|Abbey of Cluny]].<ref>Constance Brittain Bouchard, ''Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980–1198'', (Cornell University Press, 1987), 129.</ref> He married Sybil of Nevers, who died in 1078, but had no known descendants. |
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Hugh I (1057 – August 29, 1093) was duke of Burgundy between 1076 and 1079. Hugh was son of Henry of Burgundy and grandson of duke Robert I. He inherited Burgundy from his grandfather,[1] following the premature death of Henry, but abdicated shortly afterwards to his brother Eudes I. He briefly fought the Moors in the Iberian Peninsula with Sancho of Aragón. Hugh retired to a monastery, took vows as a monk and later became prior of the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny.[2] He married Sybil of Nevers, who died in 1078, but had no known descendants.
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