Hugh V of Lusignan
Hugh V (died 8 October 1060), called the Fair or the Pious, was the fifth Lord of Lusignan and Lord of Couhé. He succeeded his father, Hugh IV, sometime around 1026.
Marriage and children
[edit]Hugh married Almodis (990 or c. 1020 – murdered October 16, 1071), daughter of Bernard I, Count of La Marche,[1] through which future counts would claim La Marche. He then repudiated her on the basis of consanguinity and she married Pons of Toulouse.[1]
Hugh and Almodis had:
- Hugh VI of Lusignan[2]
- Jordan de Lusignan
- Mélisende de Lusignan (b. bef. 1055), married before 1074 to Simon I "l'Archevêque", Vidame de Parthenay.
Conflict
[edit]When Duke William VIII of Aquitaine, Hugh's suzerain, was at war with William IV of Toulouse, Almodis persuaded Hugh to join her son's side.[1] The duke besieged Lusignan and when Hugh tried to sortie for provisions, he was slain at the gate.[1] He was succeeded by his eldest son, also named Hugh.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Painter 1957, p. 33.
- ^ Coureas & Riley-Smith 1995, p. 39.
Sources
[edit]- Coureas, Nicholas; Riley-Smith, Christopher, eds. (1995). Cyprus and the Crusades. Cyprus Research Centre and SSCLE: Nicosia.
- Painter, Sidney (1957). "The Lords of Lusignan in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries". Speculum. 32, No. 1, Jan. (1). The Chicago University Press: 27–47. doi:10.2307/2849244. JSTOR 2849244. S2CID 161153870.