Hugo VIII of Lusignan

Hugo VIII of Lusignan (* around 1106 ; † 1173 in Aleppo ), known as " the old man " (le Vieux), was lord of Lusignan and a crusader .

He was the son of Hugo VII von Lusignan and his wife Sarrasine von Lezay .

From his marriage to Bourgogne († 1169), a daughter of Gottfried I von Rancon , around 1140 , there were 7 children:

• Hugo of Lusignan , (* 1141; † 1169), 1165 Regent of Lusignan; Father of Hugo IX. von Lusignan , Lord of Lusignan and Count of La Marche
• Robert of Lusignan († young, around 1150)
• Guido von Lusignan († 1194), 1186–1192 King of Jerusalem , 1192–1194 King of Cyprus
• Amalrich I (* 1145; † 1205), 1194–1205 king of Cyprus , as Amalrich II. 1197–1205 king of Jerusalem
• Gottfried von Lusignan , (* 1149; † 1224) 1191–1193 Count of Jaffa and Ascalon
• Peter of Lusignan, presumably a priest
• Wilhelm von Lusignan (* after 1163; † before 1208), Lord of Valence

On a crusade in the Holy Land at the Battle of Artah on August 10, 1164, he was captured by Nur ad-Din , who imprisoned him in Aleppo . He remained in captivity until he died in 1173. His son Hugo represented him at home, but died in 1169 before he was told that his father had died. So, in turn, his son Hugo, a grandson of Hugo VIII. Became his official successor as Hugo IX., Lord of Lusignan and Count of La Marche.

literature

• Sidney Painter: The Lords of Lusignan in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries. In: Speculum 32.1 (1957) 27-47.

Web links

• Hugues (VIII) "le Brun" de Lusignan at fmg.ac (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Hugo VII	Lord of Lusignan 1151–1165	Hugo IX