Individual Details

Hugh IX of Lusignan

(Bet 1163 and 1168 - 5 Nov 1219)

According to Wikipedia:

Hugh IX "le Brun" of Lusignan (1163/1168 - 5 November 1219)[1] was the grandson of Hugh VIII. His father, also Hugh (b. c. 1141), was the co-seigneur of Lusignan from 1164, marrying a woman named Orengarde before 1162 or about 1167 and dying in 1169. Hugh IX became seigneur of Lusignan in 1172, seigneur of Couhé and Chateau-Larcher in the 1190s, and Count of La Marche (as Hugh IV) on his grandfather's death. Hugh IX died on the Fifth Crusade at the siege of Damietta on 5 November 1219.[1]

Hugh IX is mentioned under the pseudonym Maracdes ("Emerald") in two poems by the troubadour Gaucelm Faidit, according to the Occitan razós to these poems.

Marriage and issue
His first wife was possibly Agathe de Preuilly, daughter of Peter (Pierre) II de Preuilly and Aenor de Mauleon. Their marriage was annulled in 1189.

Hugh X of Lusignan married Isabella of Angoulême[2]
Agathe of Lusignan, married c. 1220 Geoffroi V Seigneur de Pons
His second wife, married c. 1200, was Mathilde of Angoulême (1181 - 1233),[3] daughter of Wulgrin III of Angoulême, Count of Angoulême.[4]

Fictional portrayals
Hugh was portrayed by actor James Cossins in the 1978 BBC TV drama series The Devil's Crown.

Notes
Pollock 2015, p. 96.
Pollock 2015, p. 98.
Church 1999, p. 179.
d'Arras 2012, p. 239 n55.
Sources
d'Arras, Jean (2012). Melusine; or, The Noble History of Lusignan. Translated by Maddox, Donald; Sturm-Maddox, Sara. The Pennsylvania State University Press.
Church, S. D., ed. (1999). King John: New Interpretations. The Boydell Press.
Pollock, M. A. (2015). Scotland, England and France After the Loss of Normandy, 1204-1296. The Boydell Press.


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According to Wikipedia:

Hugh IX "le Brun" of Lusignan (1163/1168 - 5 November 1219)[1] was the grandson of Hugh VIII. His father, also Hugh (b. c. 1141), was the co-seigneur of Lusignan from 1164, marrying a woman named Orengarde before 1162 or about 1167 and dying in 1169. Hugh IX became seigneur of Lusignan in 1172, seigneur of Couhé and Chateau-Larcher in the 1190s, and Count of La Marche (as Hugh IV) on his grandfather's death. Hugh IX died on the Fifth Crusade at the siege of Damietta on 5 November 1219.[1]

Hugh IX is mentioned under the pseudonym Maracdes ("Emerald") in two poems by the troubadour Gaucelm Faidit, according to the Occitan razós to these poems.

Marriage and issue
His first wife was possibly Agathe de Preuilly, daughter of Peter (Pierre) II de Preuilly and Aenor de Mauleon. Their marriage was annulled in 1189.

Hugh X of Lusignan married Isabella of Angoulême[2]
Agathe of Lusignan, married c. 1220 Geoffroi V Seigneur de Pons
His second wife, married c. 1200, was Mathilde of Angoulême (1181 - 1233),[3] daughter of Wulgrin III of Angoulême, Count of Angoulême.[4]

Fictional portrayals
Hugh was portrayed by actor James Cossins in the 1978 BBC TV drama series The Devil's Crown.

Notes
Pollock 2015, p. 96.
Pollock 2015, p. 98.
Church 1999, p. 179.
d'Arras 2012, p. 239 n55.
Sources
d'Arras, Jean (2012). Melusine; or, The Noble History of Lusignan. Translated by Maddox, Donald; Sturm-Maddox, Sara. The Pennsylvania State University Press.
Church, S. D., ed. (1999). King John: New Interpretations. The Boydell Press.
Pollock, M. A. (2015). Scotland, England and France After the Loss of Normandy, 1204-1296. The Boydell Press.

Events

BirthBet 1163 and 1168
Annulment1189Agathe de Preuilly
Marriage1200Mathilde of Angoulême
Death5 Nov 1219

Families

SpouseAgathe de Preuilly ( - )
ChildHugh X of Lusignan (1183 - 1249)
SpouseMathilde of Angoulême (1181 - 1233)
FatherHugh of Lusignan (1141 - 1169)
MotherOrengarde ( - )
FatherHugh of Lusignan (1141 - 1169)
MotherOrengarde ( - )