Hugh II of Lusignan
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Hugh II called Carus (Latin
for the Kind), was the second Lord of Lusignan, the son and successor of Hugh I Venator
. According to the Chronicle of Saint-Maixent, he built the castle
at Lusignan. Hugh III Albus
, who emerges from historical obscurity in the next generation, was probably his son.
Latin
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for the Kind), was the second Lord of Lusignan, the son and successor of Hugh I Venator
Hugh I of Lusignan
Hugh I , called Venator , was the first Lord of Lusignan. He is mentioned in the Chronicle of Saint-Maixent. It has been hypothesised that he was the huntsman, , of the Count of Poitou or the Bishop of Poitiers on the basis of his epithet...
. According to the Chronicle of Saint-Maixent, he built the castle
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
at Lusignan. Hugh III Albus
Hugh III of Lusignan
Hugh III , called Albus, was the third Lord of Lusignan, probably the son and successor of Hugh II. He confirmed the donation by one of his vassals of the church of Mezeaux to the abbey of Saint-Cyprien and himself granted the abbey the woodland and the public road between Lusignan and Poitiers...
, who emerges from historical obscurity in the next generation, was probably his son.
Sources
- Painter, SidneySidney PainterSidney Painter was a twentieth-century American medievalist at Johns Hopkins University.Painter was born in New York City; after the Taft School he attended Yale University . He wrote many influential books...
. "The Lords of Lusignan in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries." Speculum, Vol. 32, No. 1. (Jan., 1957), pp 27–47.