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.

Hugh X
Seal of Hugh X of Lusignan, showing him in hunting costume holding a small hunting dog behind the croup of his saddle, following the usual imagery in the seals of his family[a]
Count of La Marche
Coat of arms
Arms of Hugh X of Lusignan: Barry argent and azure.[1]
Reign5 November 1219 – 5 June 1249
PredecessorHugh IX
SuccessorHugh XI
Bornc. 1183
Diedc. 5 June 1249 (aged 65-66)
Noble familyHouse of Lusignan
Spouse(s)Isabel of Angoulême
IssueHugh XI of Lusignan
Aymer de Lusignan
Agathe de Lusignan
Alice de Lusignan, Countess of Surrey
Guy de Lusignan
Geoffroi de Lusignan
William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke
Marguerite de Lusignan
Isabella of Lusignan
FatherHugh IX of Lusignan
MotherAgathe de Preuilly
Another seal of Hugh X
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
Isabelle d'Angouleme

Background

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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]

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.

Notes

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  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]

References

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  1. ^ Wagner, Anthony (1972). Historic heraldry of Britain: an illustrated series of British historical arms, with notes, glossary, and an introduction to heraldry. London, Phillimore. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-85033-022-9. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. ^ Vincent 1999, pp. 171, 177.
  3. ^ Painter 1955, pp. 376–377.
  4. ^ Painter 1955, p. 376.
  5. ^ Hallam 1990, p. 136.
  6. ^ Carpenter 2020, p. 30.
  7. ^ Carpenter 2020, p. 43.
  8. ^ Prestwich 1988, p. 46.

Sources

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  • Carpenter, David (2020). Henry III: The Rise to Power and Personal Rule, 1207–1258. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-23835-8.
  • Hallam, Elizabeth M. (1990). Capetian France: 987–1328. Longman.
  • Painter, Sidney (1955). "The Houses of Lusignan and Chatellerault 1150–1250". Speculum. 30 (3 July). The University of Chicago Press: 374–384. doi:10.2307/2848076. JSTOR 2848076. S2CID 162997835.
  • Prestwich, Michael (1988). Edward I. University of California Press.[ISBN missing]
  • Vincent, Nicholas (1999). "Isabella of Angouleme: John's Jezebel". In Church, S.D. (ed.). King John: New Interpretations. The Boydell Press.[ISBN missing]

Further reading

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  • Douet d’Arcq, Collection de Sceaux des Archives de l’Empire 1(1) (1863): 397–398 (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.).


Preceded by Count of La Marche
1219–1249
Succeeded by
Preceded by Count of Angoulême
1220–1246
With: Isabel of Angoulême