Name Hugh of Role Count of La Marche | Died 1270, Tunis, Tunisia | |
Spouse Jeanne de Fougeres, Countess of La Marche and of Angouleme (m. 1254) Children Joan of Lusignan, Hugh XIII of Lusignan, Guy of Lusignan, Count of Angouleme, Yolanda of Lusignan Parents Hugh XI of Lusignan, Yolande of Brittany Grandchildren Joan de Geneville, 2nd Baroness Geneville Similar People Hugh X of Lusignan, Isabella of Angouleme, Henry III of England | ||
Hugh XII de Lusignan, Hugh VII of La Marche or Hugh III of Angoulême (c. 1235/1240 – after August 25, 1270). He succeeded his father Hugh XI as seigneur of Lusignan, Couhe, and Peyrat, Count of La Marche and Count of Angoulême in 1250.
He married at Fougères 29 January 1253/4 Jeanne de Fougères (d. aft.1273), daughter of Raoul III, seigneur of Fougères, and Isabelle de Craon. They had six children:
Death
Hugh XII de Lusignan died in 1270 while on Crusade with King Louis IX of France in an early battle of the Eighth Crusade. His eldest son Hugh XIII de Lusignan succeeded him.
References
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