Hugh XII of Lusignan
Hugh XII de Lusignan, Hugh VII of La Marche or Hugh III of Angoulême (c. 1235/1240 – after 25 August 1270). He was the son of Hugh XI of Lusignan and Yolande of Brittany.[1] He succeeded his father as seigneur of Lusignan, Couhé, and Peyrat, Count of La Marche and Count of Angoulême in 1250.
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- Hugh XIII of Lusignan[2]
- Guy of Lusignan, Count of Angoulême[2]
- Yolande de Lusignan[2]
- Jeanne of Lusignan, married (1st) Bernard-Ezy I, seigneur of Albret; (2nd) Sir Peter de Geneville, Knt.[2]
- Marie de Lusignan (d. aft. 1312), married in 1288 Etienne II, Count of Sancerre (d. c. 1306)[2]
- Isabelle de Lusignan, married Jean of Vesci.[2]
Death
[edit | edit source]Hugh XII de Lusignan died in 1270 while on Crusade with King Louis IX of France in an early battle of the Eighth Crusade.[3] His eldest son Hugh XIII de Lusignan succeeded him.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Morvan 2009, p. 19.
- ^ a b c d e f g Morvan 2009, p. table 19.
- ^ Cinquième Série 1930, p. 127.
Sources
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