Hugh II of Rodez
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Hugh II of the House of Millau
, was the Count of Rodez and Viscount
of Carlat
and Creyssels from around 1156 until his death. He was the son of Hugh I of Rodez and Carlat and Ermengard of Creyssels. Hugh was himself a vassal of the Counts of Toulouse
.
In May 1195 Hugh associated his son Hugh III
with him as count, but Hugh died the next year (1196). The elder Hugh, now an old man, appointed his fifth son, William, co-ruler in 1196. Hugh II and William made a donation to the abbey of Bonnecombe, the text of which, in Occitan, still survives. William predeceased his father in 1208 and Hugh II was succeeded by his only son by his second wife, Henry I
.
Hugh had been a great patron of troubadours, most famously Uc Brunenc, who composed a planh
(lament) on his death. Bernart de Venzac
was also at his court from 1195 until 1208.
In 1172 Hugh remarried to Bertrande d'Amalon. They had two children:
Millau
Millau is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. It is located at the confluence of the Tarn and Dourbie rivers.-History:...
, was the Count of Rodez and Viscount
Viscount
A viscount or viscountess is a member of the European nobility whose comital title ranks usually, as in the British peerage, above a baron, below an earl or a count .-Etymology:...
of Carlat
Carlat
Carlat is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.The "Rocher de Carlat" or rock of Carlat situated above the picturesque commune was once the site of one of the most powerful and impenetrable chateaux in all of France. It was the seat of Jacques d'Armagnac, duke of Nemours, and...
and Creyssels from around 1156 until his death. He was the son of Hugh I of Rodez and Carlat and Ermengard of Creyssels. Hugh was himself a vassal of the Counts of Toulouse
Counts of Toulouse
The first Counts of Toulouse were the administrators of the city and its environs under the Merovingians. No succession of such royal appointees is known, though a few names survive to the present...
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In May 1195 Hugh associated his son Hugh III
Hugh III of Rodez
Hugh III , of the House of Millau, was briefly Count of Rodez in association with his father, Hugh II, from 1195 to his death a year later. He was also the viscount of Bénavent....
with him as count, but Hugh died the next year (1196). The elder Hugh, now an old man, appointed his fifth son, William, co-ruler in 1196. Hugh II and William made a donation to the abbey of Bonnecombe, the text of which, in Occitan, still survives. William predeceased his father in 1208 and Hugh II was succeeded by his only son by his second wife, Henry I
Henry I of Rodez
Henry I , of the house of Millau, was the Count of Rodez and Viscount of Carlat from 1208 until his death. He was the son and successor of Hugh II...
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Hugh had been a great patron of troubadours, most famously Uc Brunenc, who composed a planh
Planh
The planh or plaing is a funeral lament used by the troubadours, modeled on the medieval Latin planctus. It differed from the planctus in that it was intended for a secular audience...
(lament) on his death. Bernart de Venzac
Bernart de Venzac
Bernart de Venzac was an obscure troubadour from Venzac near Rodez in the Rouergue. He wrote in the Marcabrunian style, leaving behind five moralising pieces and one religious alba...
was also at his court from 1195 until 1208.
Marriages and children
His first wife (1154) was Agnes, daughter of William VIII of Auvergne. She gave him six known children:- Hugh III (died 1196), associate count
- Gilbert
- Renaud
- Bernard
- William (died 1208), associate count
- a daughter, married (1175) Guigues-Meschin du Tournel (1145–1200), lord of VillefortVillefortVillefort is the name of two communes in France:* Villefort, in the Aude département* Villefort, in the Lozère département...
In 1172 Hugh remarried to Bertrande d'Amalon. They had two children:
- Henry I (1175–1221), successor
- Mary, married Astorg V d'Aurillac, lord of Tenières