Hugh II, Duke 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]

Hugh II
Seal of Duke Hugh
Duke of Burgundy
Reign	1103 – 1143
Predecessor	Odo I
Successor	Odo II
Born	1084
Died	(1143-02-06)6 February 1143 (Aged 58-59)
Spouse	Matilda of Mayenne
Issue more...	Odo II, Duke of Burgundy Sibylla of Burgundy
House	Burgundy
Father	Odo I, Duke of Burgundy
Mother	Sibylla of Burgundy

Seal of Hugh II of Burgundy

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