Seal of Hugh II of Burgundy

Hugh II (1084 – c. 6 February 1143) was Duke of Burgundy between 1103 and 1143. Hugh was son of Odo I, Duke of Burgundy.[1] Hugh was selected custos for the monastery of St. Benigne, and this office would be held by his descendants until the end of the twelfth century.[2]

In 1124, Hugh and his brother-in-law, William III, Count of Ponthieu, dispatched forces to Reims to support their overlord, King Louis VI of France, in his conflict with Emperor Henry V.[3]

Marriage and issue

In c.1115, Hugh married Matilda of Mayenne, daughter of Walter, Count of Mayenne and Adelina de Presles.[4]

They had the following:

  • Aigeline (b.1116), married Hugh I, Count of Vaudemont
  • Clemence (b.1117), married Geoffrey III of Donzy[1]
  • Odo II, Duke of Burgundy, (1118–1162) married Maria of Champagne[1]
  • Gauthier, Archbishop of Besançon (1120–1180)
  • Hugh le Roux (1121–1171) married Isabel of Chalon[1]
  • Robert, Bishop of Autun (1122–1140)[1]
  • Henry, Bishop of Autun (1124–1170)[1]
  • Raymond, Count of Grignon (1125–1156) married Agnes of Montpensier[1]
  • Sibylla (1126–1150), married Roger II of Sicily[5]
  • Ducissa (b.1128), married Raymond de Grancy
  • Matilda (1130–1159), married William VII of Montpellier[1]
  • Aremburge (b.1132),[1] Nun

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Bouchard 1987, p. 256.
  2. ^ Bouchard 1987, p. 129.
  3. ^ Thompson 1994, p. 173.
  4. ^ Power 2004, p. 508.
  5. ^ Houben 2002, p. 96.

Sources

  • Bouchard, Constance Brittain (1987). Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church of Burgundy, 980-1198. Cornell University Press.
  • Houben, Hubert (2002). Roger II of Sicily: A Ruler Between East and West. Cambridge University Press.
  • Power, Daniel (2004). The Norman Frontier in the Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Centuries. Cambridge University Press.
  • Thompson, Kathleen (1994). "William Talvas, Count of Ponthieu, and the Politics of the Anglo-Norman Realm". In Bates, David; Curry, Ann (eds.). England and Normandy in the Middle Ages. Hambledon Press.

See also


Preceded by Duke of Burgundy
1103–1143
Succeeded by
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