Hugues (given name)
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Hugues is a given name of French-speaking men.
Notable people bearing this name include:
Notable people bearing this name include:
- Crusader kings of Cyprus:
- Hugues I de LusignanHugh I of CyprusHugh I of Cyprus succeeded to the throne of Cyprus on April 1, 1205 underage upon the death of his elderly father Amalric of Lusignan, King of Cyprus and Jerusalem...
- Hugues II de LusignanHugh II of CyprusHugh II of Cyprus was king of Cyprus and, from the age of 5 years, also Regent of the Kingdom of Jerusalem....
- Hugues I de Lusignan
- Hugues de Payens, co-founder of the Knights TemplarKnights TemplarThe Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon , commonly known as the Knights Templar, the Order of the Temple or simply as Templars, were among the most famous of the Western Christian military orders...
- Hugues IV de BerzéHugues IV de BerzéHugues IV de Berzé was a knight and trouvère from the Mâconnais. He participated in the Fourth Crusade in 1201 and the Fifth Crusade in 1220. He was the lord of Berzé-le-Châtel....
, Crusader - Hugues LegaultHugues LegaultHugues Legault is a male former freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he finished in 39th place in the Men's 50m Freestyle. He is the older brother of swimmer Karine Legault, who competed at the 2000 Summer...
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