Hugo II of Lusignan
Hugo II of Lusignan († 967 ), called " the good one " (Latin Carus ), was the second lord of Lusignan and the son of Hugo the hunter . According to the chronicle of Saint-Maixent Abbey , he was the builder of Lusignan Castle , which was first mentioned in a document in 1009.
When he died in 967, his son Hugo III was born. von Lusignan , called " the white one ", his successor.
He possibly had another son named Joscelin († 1015), this is mentioned as uncle Hugo IV, although it is unclear whether he is a brother of Hugo III. or from his wife. Joscelin was lord of Parthenay , was married to a woman named Rosca, and when he died childless in 1015 he bequeathed Hugo IV Vivonne .
literature
- Sidney Painter: The Lords of Lusignan in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries , in: Speculum 32,1 (1957) 27-47.
- Robert Favreau and Jean Richard: Lusignan . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 6, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1993, ISBN 3-7608-8906-9 , Sp. 17–20, here Sp. 17.
Web links
- Hugues (II) "Carus / le Cher" at fmg.ac (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo I. |
Lord of Lusignan -967 |
Hugo III |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hugo II of Lusignan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hugo the Kind; Hugonis Carus (Latin) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lord of Lusignan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 967 |