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Hugh X of Lusignan

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Hugh X of Lusignan
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Hugh X de Lusignan or Hugh V of La Marche (c. 1183 – c. 5 June 1249, Angoulême) was Seigneur de Lusignan and Count of La Marche in November 1219 and was Count of Angoulême by marriage. He was the son of Hugh IX.

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Seal of Hugh X of Lusignan. Legend: "SIGILL(UM) HUGONIS DE LEZINIACO COMITIS ENGOLISM" (Seal of Hugh of Lusignan Count of Angoulême). On the reverse is added "COMITIS MARCHIE" (Count of La Marche). The hunting horn is clearly seen hanging from his neck. National Archives, Paris
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Isabelle d'Angouleme
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Background

Hugh's father, Hugh IX of Lusignan, was betrothed to marry 12-year-old Isabel of Angoulême in 1200,[2] but King John of England married her instead. As a result, the entire de Lusignan family rebelled against the English king.[3] Hugh IX married Agathe de Preuilly instead.[citation needed]

Hugh was born in 1183.[b] He married Isabella, widow of King John of England, on 10 May 1220.[5] By Hugh's marriage to Isabella, he became Count of Angoulême until her death in 1246. Together they founded the abbey of Valence.

In 1224, Hugh joined with King Louis VIII of France against the Angevins, being promised the city of Bordeaux.[6] By 1226, he had become embittered against Louis' lack of support in conquering Gascony.[7]

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Marriage and issue

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Hugh and Isabella had:

Hugh X was succeeded by his eldest son, Hugh XI of Lusignan.

According to explanations in the manuscripts of Gaucelm Faidit's poems, this troubadour was a rival of Hugh X of Lusignan for the love of Marguerite d'Aubusson.

He was buried in Angoulême.

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Notes

  1. Seal of Hugues X de Lusignan dated 1224. Sceau équestre: le comte à cheval, en costume de chasse, le cor au cou et tenant à la main un petit chien posé sur la croupe du cheval. Legend: * SIGILL' : HVGONIS : DE : LEZINIACO : COMITIS : ENGOLISME; Revers. Écu burelé. Le champ à arabesques. Legend: + SIGILL' “ HVGONIS : DE : LEZINIACO : COMITIS : MARCHIE.). Douet d’Arcq, Collection de Sceaux des Archives de l’Empire 1, 1 (1863), 397–398.
  2. Sidney Painter indicates Hugh IX's first wife as unknown.[4]
  3. Prestwich states he fled after the Battle of Lewes[8]

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