Hugo II (Ponthieu)
Hugo II († 1052 ) was a Count of Ponthieu from the House of Ponthieu . He was a son of Count Enguerrand I von Ponthieu .
Hugo married Bertha, daughter of Guérinfrid and heiress of the Norman border castle Aumale, around 1035 while his father was still alive . Their children together were:
- Enguerrand II († 1053)
- Guido I. († 1100)
- Hugo "the noble heir of Ponthieu"
- Waleran († 1054, killed in the Battle of Mortemer )
- NN daughter, ∞ with Count Wilhelm von Arques
Hugo II strengthened his family's relationship with the neighboring Normans by marrying his eldest son to a sister of Duke Wilhelm II and his daughter to Count Wilhelm von Arques. He himself was murdered in 1052 and then buried in the Abbey of Saint-Riquier .
Individual evidence
- ↑ "old ut Hectorides, Pontiui nobilis heres / hos comitatur Hugo" fought in 1066 in the Battle of Hastings and was involved in the death of King Harald II.. See: C. Morton and H. Muntz: The Carmen de Hastingae Proelio of Guy Bishop of Amiens (Oxford 1972), pp. 117-118
- ↑ Wace, Roman de Rou , lines 4927-4928; see: Glyn Sheridan Burgess, Elisabeth MC Van Houts: The History of the Norman people: Wace's Roman de Rou (2004), p. 145
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Enguerrand I. |
 Count of Ponthieu around 1045-1052 |
Enguerrand II. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hugo II |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Ponthieu |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1052 |