Hugo VIII of Lusignan

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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:

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.

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