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The House of Lusignan (/ ˈ l uː z ɪ n. j ɒ n / LOO-zin-yon; French:) was a royal house of French origin, which at various times ruled several principalities in Europe and the Levant, including the kingdoms of Jerusalem, Cyprus, and Armenia, from the 12th through the 15th centuries during the Middle Ages.
Coat of arms of the lords of Lusignan. Hugh X of Lusignan (Hugh I of Angoulême) (1219–1249). [25] His father, Hugh IX of Lusignan, was married to Mathilde of Angoulême, daughter of Wulgrin III Taillefer (see above) Hugh XI of Lusignan (II of Angoulême) (1246–1250) Hugh XII of Lusignan (III of Angoulême) (1250–1270)
But in fact, the Duke arranged for that marriage to fail too, which caused a war between the Viscount of Thouars on one hand and the Sire de Lusignan, and even the duke on the other. The Vicomte Raoul died at the end of 1014 while ravaging the lands of Hugh de Lusignan. 1015-1055: Geoffroy II. Son of Savary III.
Hugh III of Lusignan: 4. Hugh IV of Lusignan: 9. Arsende de Vivonne: 2. Hugh V of Lusignan: 5. Audearde: 1. Hugues VI "Le Diable" de Lusignan, Comte de la Marche: 12. Audebert I Comte de la Marche et du Perigord: 6. Bernard Comte de la Marché: 13. Adalmode de Limoges: 3. Almodis of La Marche: 14. Cadelon IV Vicomte d'Aulnay: 7. Amélie d ...
Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, March: the Château de Lusignan. The Château de Lusignan (in Lusignan, Vienne département, France), of which hardly any traces remain, was the ancestral seat of the House of Lusignan, Poitevin Marcher Lords, who distinguished themselves in the First Crusade and became the royal family of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Kingdom of Cyprus and the Armenian ...
Hugh XI de Lusignan or Hugh VI of La Marche (c. 1221 – 6 April 1250) was a 13th-century French nobleman. He succeeded his mother Isabelle of Angoulême , former queen of England, as Count of Angoulême in 1246.
When Duke William VIII of Aquitaine, Hugh's suzerain, was at war with William IV of Toulouse, Almodis persuaded Hugh to join her son's side. [1] The duke besieged Lusignan and when Hugh tried to sortie for provisions, he was slain at the gate. [1] He was succeeded by his eldest son, also named Hugh.
Geoffrey of Lusignan (before 1150 – May 1216) was the Lord of Vouvant and Soubise, ... In 1173, Geoffrey supported Duke Richard I in the revolt against his father.