Hugo I (Vaudémont)

Hugo I.

Hugo I (French: Hugues ; † 1155 ) was a count of Vaudémont . He was a son of Count Gerhard I and Hedwig von Egisheim.

He was married to Aigeline (Aline / Anna) of Burgundy († after 1167), a daughter of Duke Hugo II of Burgundy . Her children were among others:

• Gerhard II († 1188), Count of Vaudémont
• Olrich († around 1165), Lord of Deuilly
• Odo († November 23 or 27, 1198), 1192 Bishop of Toul

Hugo succeeded his father as count in 1108, founded the Abbey of Ferrières and in 1140 the Abbey of Flabémont. Nothing more is known about further actions in his county. In 1147 he joined the entourage of King Louis VII of France on the second crusade . Hugo did not return home with the king (1149), which is why his contemporaries thought he was missing or even dead. It was not until 1153 that an old crusader arrived in Vaudémont, who was identified as Hugo by the countess. He died shortly afterwards and was buried in the Benedictine priory of Belval near Portieux .

A sculpture made in the 12th century in the Franciscan church ( Église des Cordeliers ) of Nancy , which shows an old crusader in the arms of his wife, is attributed to Hugo's story . A cast of this sculpture can be seen in the city's historical museum ( Musée Historique Lorrain ).

literature

• Michel François: Histoire des comtes et du comté de Vaudémont des origines à 1473. Humblot, Nancy 1935.

Web links

• Hugo I. von Vaudémont at fmg.ac (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Gerhard I.	Count of Vaudémont 1108–1155	Gerhard II.