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Hugh VI (c. 1039/1043 – 1102), called the Devilish, was the Lord of Lusignan and Count of La Marche (as Hugh I), the son and successor of Hugh V of Lusignan and Almodis de la Marche. Despite his piety, Hugh was in constant conflict with the abbey of St. Maixent.
Hugo VI (c. 1039/1043 – 1102), llamado el Diabólico, fue Señor de Lusignan y conde de La Marche (como Hugo I). Sucedió a sus padres Hugo V de Lusignan y Almodis de la Marca. [1]
27 de abr. de 2022 · Hugh VI (c. 1039/1043 – c. 1103/1110), called the Devil, was the Lord of Lusignan and Count of La Marche (as Hugh I), the son and successor of Hugh V of Lusignan and Almodis de la Marche. He participated in the Crusade of 1101. Despite his piety, Hugh was in constant conflict with the abbey of St. Maixent.
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Hugh (Hugues) I, lord of Lusignan, was a vassal of the counts of Poitiers in the 10th century. Early members of the family participated in the Crusades, but it was Hugh VIII’s sons who established the family fortunes. Hugh VIII’s eldest son and successor, Hugh IX the Brown (d. 1219), held the countship of La Marche.
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Origins
The Château de Lusignan, near Poitiers, was the principal seat of the Lusignans. It is shown at its height in the March illumination in the Trés Riches Heures of the Duc de Berry (circa 1412). Louis XIV fortified it and it was used as a prison, a school—and a handy quarry for building materials. It was leveled to the ground in the 18th century in order to create a park for local residents. Only its foundations remain today. According to folklore, the earliest castle was built by Melusine, a w...
In England
Meanwhile, in France, Hugh le Brun de Lusignan ("Hugh the Swarthy"), like most of the lords of Poitou, backed Arthur of Brittany as the better heir to Richard the Lionheart when the latter's brother John Lackland acceded to the throne of England in 1199. John's mother Eleanor of Aquitaine traded English claims for their support of her son. To secure his position in La Marche, the widowed Hugh arranged a betrothal with the heiress Isabella of Angoulême. However John obtained her hand first, an...
Fall of the Templars
At that point, Hugh of Antioch, whose maternal grandfather had been Hugh I of Cyprus, took the name Lusignan, thus founding the second House of Lusignan. He succeeded his deceased cousin as King of Cyprus. In 1268, following the execution of Conradin, he was crowned King of Jerusalem. Hugh was frustrated by dealing with the different factions of Jerusalem nobles, and in 1276 he left for Cyprus. Saint Thomas Aquinas wrote On Kingshipfor Hugh. In 1284 his son John succeeded him as king of Cypru...
Kings of Armenia
In 1342, Amalric's son, Guy de Lusignan, was elected as King of Armenia and took the name Constantine II. He was initially reluctant as the regent, Oshin of Corycos, was rumored to have poisoned the previous king, and killed Guy's mother and two brothers. Under his leadership, the Lusignans tried to impose Western Catholicism and the European way of life on the Armenian people, who had a state religion of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The Armenian leadership largely accepted Catholicism, but...
Golden Age of Lusignan Cyprus
Hugh IV de Lusignan became king at age 29, and unlike previous Lusignan monarchs he was content being just King of Cyprus, refusing his son Peter's requests to lead a crusade for Jerusalem. He instead preferred to focus on issues in his realm and was strict on justice. When Peter and his third son John journeyed to Europe he had the man who helped them tortured and hanged, and sent ships to find and imprison his sons. He had a strong interest in art, literature and philosophy, hosting regular...
Besides the Cypriot branch, through the acts of the Count of Poitiers, Alphonse de Poitiers, by the 18th century the domains of Lusignans were divided among a number of other branches : 1. Lusignan-Lezay 2. Lusignan-Vouvant 3. Lusignan-Cognac 4. Lusignan-Jarnac (the Counts d'Eu) 5. Lusignan-Sidon 6. The principal branch retains Lusignan and the Cou...
France
1. Château de Lusignan in its heyday the largest castle in France 2. Tour Mélusine, built at the end of the 12th century or the beginning of the 13th century to support the fortified town of Vouvant. 3. Château of Saint Jean d'Angle 4. Château de Parthenay 5. Château de La Rochefoucauld
Jerusalem
1. Tower of David 2. Krak des Chevaliers 3. Kerak Castle 4. Sidon Sea Castle 5. Beaufort Castle
Cyprus
1. FamagustaRoyal Palace 2. Kyrenia Castle 3. Saint Hilarion Castle 4. Pafos 5. Buffavento Castle 6. Kantara Castle
Melusine
According to European folklore the House of Lusignan was founded by the faerie Melusine. In the legend Melusine was exiled from Avalon and doomed to turn into a serpent from the waist down every Saturday. One day a prince, Raymondin of Poitou, came across her in the woods. He had just killed his uncle in a hunting accident and was distraught. Melusine helped him with this, and he later returned seeking her out. He proposed marriage, and she agreed on the condition that she be left alone every...
King Peter I of Cyprus is mentioned in The Canterbury Tales.Melusine, the mythological founder of the family, is used as the logo for Starbucks.Kingdom of Heaven centers on the Battle of Hattin and capture of Jerusalem, with Marton Csokas playing Guy de Lusignan.The movie Saladin the Victorious by Egyptian director Youssef Chahine features a female knight Hospitaller by the name of Louisa de Lusignan, played by Nadia LotfiChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lusignan" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 130–131. Endnotes:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hugh VI (c. 1039/1043 – 1102), called the Devilish, was the Lord of Lusignan and Count of La Marche (as Hugh I ), the son and successor of Hugh V of Lusignan and Almodis de la Marche. Despite his piety, Hugh was in constant conflict with the abbey of St. Maixent.
1 Origins. 1.1 Lords of Lusignan. 1.2 Counts of La Marche and Angoulême. 2 Crusader kings. 2.1 First house of Lusignan: Kings of Jerusalem and Cyprus. 3 Second House of Lusignan. 3.1 Second house of Lusignan: Kings of Jerusalem and Cyprus. 4 Kings of Lesser Armenia. 4.1 Lusignan kings of Cilicia (Armenia) 5 Legacy. 6 Notes. 7 References. 8 Credits.
