Hugo IV (Burgundy)
Hugo IV (born March 9, 1212 in Villaines-en-Duesmois ; † October 27, 1272 ) was Duke of Burgundy (from 1218 to 1272) and titular king of the short-lived Latin kingdom of Thessalonike (from 1266 to 1272).
Life
He was the son of Duke Odo III. of Burgundy and the Alix of Vergy .
He incorporated the already existing duchy of Burgundy into the counties of Grignon (the former Auxois ) and Chalon . Chalon also included the Charolais and the Terre d'Auxonne , which the duke acquired in exchange for the Salins estate , which he had bought in 1225 . Together with his son Robert II , Hugo brought the left bank of the Saône under Burgundian control and also prepared the incorporation of the Free County of Burgundy .
Between 1239 and 1241 Hugo first went on a crusade ( crusade of the barons ). Later he also took part in the crusade to Egypt ( Sixth Crusade , 1248-1250) under the leadership of King Louis IX. part. Unlike the main army, he did not spend the winter in Cyprus , but in the Principality of Achaia , whose princes he was able to persuade with his sizable fleet to take part in the crusade. During the fighting for al-Mansura (1249-1250) Hugo held the command of the camp.
In return for his support in his attempt to recapture Constantinople, Baldwin II , the dethroned last emperor of the Latin Empire , granted him rights to the (titular) kingdom of Thessalonica in 1266 . In 1270 Hugo also took part in the crusade against Tunis ( Seventh Crusade ).
Marriage and offspring
Hugo IV married Yolande von Dreux (* 1212; † 1248), daughter of Count Robert III , in 1229 . von Dreux (* 1185; † 1234). The known children from this marriage are:
- Margarete (* 1229; † 1277), mistress of Molinot
- ⚭ 1239 Wilhelm III. from Mont-Saint-Jean
- ⚭ 1259 Guido VI. from Limoges
- Odo (* 1231; † 1266) Count of Nevers , Auxerre and Tonnere
- Johann (* 1231; † 1268), Lord of Bourbon and Count of Charolais ;
- Adelheid (Alix) (* 1233; † 1273) ⚭ 1251 Duke Heinrich III. from Brabant
- Robert II (* 1248; † 1306) who succeeded his father as Duke of Burgundy.
He married Beatrix of Champagne (* 1242; † 1294/95) as his wife, the daughter of Theobald , Count of Champagne, King of Navarre. He had ten children with her, including
- Isabella of Burgundy (around 1270, † 1323)
- ⚭ German-Roman King Rudolf I.
- ⚭ Peter von Chambly, Lord von Neauphle
- Hugo (* 1260; † 1288), Vice Count of Avallon
- Margarete († 1300), mistress of Vitteaux ⚭ 1272 Johann von Chalon , Lord of Arlay († 1315)
- Johanna († 1295)
- Beatrix, mistress of Grignon (* around 1260; † 1329) ⚭ 1276 Hugo XIII. , Lord of Lusignan , Count of La Marche and Angoulême ( House of Lusignan )
literature
- Dictionnaire de l'Histoire de France. Editions Perrin, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-262-01321-7 .
- Jean Richard: Hugo IV, Duke of Burgundy . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 5, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1991, ISBN 3-7608-8905-0 , Sp. 162.
- Steven Runciman : History of the Crusades. CH Beck, Munich 1978, pp. 991, 994, 997, 1034.
Web links
- Hugo IV of Burgundy ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) at www.mittelalter-genealogie.de, as of: September 29, 2007, in the Internet Archive at archive.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lexicon of the Middle Ages
- ^ Vincent de Beauvais Speculum Historiale xxxii. 97 (Strasbourg, Johann Mentelin 1473)
- ↑ Baldwin of Avesnes ?: Extraits de la Chronique attribuée a Baudoin d'Avesnes. In: Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France. 21, 1840, p. 166.
- ^ Dictionnaire de l'Histoire de France
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Odo III. |
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Robert II |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hugo IV |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Burgundy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1212 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Villaines-en-Duesmois |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 1272 |