Hugo I. (Champagne)

Hugo I of Champagne (French: Hugues; † June 14, 1126 in Palestine ) was count of Troyes , Vitry and Bar-sur-Aube from the House of Blois since 1093 .

He was the youngest of three sons of Count Theobald III. von Blois (Theobald I of Meaux-Troyes; † 1089) from his third marriage to Adela von Crépy .

Life

Hugo inherited in 1093 from his brother Odo III. the counties of Troyes , Vitry and Bar-sur-Aube , which comprised a large part of the Champagne region . In 1102 Hugo therefore took on the title of "Count of Champagne" ( comes Campanie ), which he passed on to his successors.

Having not participated in the First Crusade , he moved to the Holy Land in 1104 and did not return until 1107. In 1114 he went on pilgrimage again , this time together with his vassal Hugo von Payns , who later became the founder of the Knights Templar . After his return in 1116, Hugo supported the Clairvaux monastery , which was founded by Bernhard von Clairvaux partly on the basis of funds he had made available .

In 1125 he resigned, gave the inheritance to his nephew Theobald IV of Blois and joined the Knights Templar in the Holy Land. Theobald did not take on the title of Count of Champagne, but limited himself to that of Count of Blois .

Marriage and offspring

Hugo married between 1093 and November 28, 1095 Constanze of France (* probably 1078; † between 1124 and January 1126), daughter of King Philip I and Bertha of Holland . The marriage was divorced in 1104 due to childlessness. Konstanze married the crusader prince Bohemond of Taranto for the second time .

In his second marriage Hugo married Isabella of Burgundy in 1110, daughter of Count Stephan of Burgundy , known as "Tollkopf" ( Tête Hardi ). She only came down after thirteen years of marriage, in 1123, with a son named Odo . Two years later Hugo got into an argument with his wife: he chased her away and with her the child, whom he no longer recognized. Odo was only to inherit Champlitte , his mother's dowry. His son was the crusader Wilhelm von Champlitte .

Web links

• Short biography of Hugo von Champagne (French)

predecessor	Office	successor
Theobald I.	Count of Champagne 1089–1125	Theobald II (Theobald IV of Blois)