Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy explained
Hugh II of Burgundy (1084 - c. 6 February 1143) was Duke of Burgundy between 1103 and 1143. Hugh was son of Odo I, Duke of Burgundy. Hugh was selected custos for the monastery of St. Benigne, and this office would be held by his descendants until the end of the twelfth century.
Marriage and issue
He married, c 1115, Matilda of Mayenne, daughter of Walter, Count of Mayenne and Adelina de Presles.
They had the following:
- Aigeline (b.1116), married Hugh I, Count of Vaudemont
- Clemence (b.1117), married Geoffrey III of Donzy
- Odo II, Duke of Burgundy, (1118–1162) married Maria of Champagne
- Gauthier, Archbishop of Besançon (1120–1180)
- Hugh le Roux (1121–1171) married Isabel of Chalon
- Robert, Bishop of Autun (1122–1140)
- Henry, Bishop of Autun (1124–1170)
- Raymond, Count of Grignon (1125–1156) married Agnes of Montpensier
- Sibylla (1126–1150), married Roger II of Sicily
- Ducissa (b.1128), married Raymond de Grancy
- Matilda (1130–1159), married William VII of Montpellier
- Aremburge (b.1132), Nun
Sources
- Book: Bouchard, Constance Brittain . Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church of Burgundy, 980-1198 . Cornell University Press . 1987 .
- Book: Houben, Hubert . Roger II of Sicily: A Ruler Between East and West . Cambridge University Press . 2002 .
- Book: Power, Daniel . The Norman Frontier in the Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Centuries . Cambridge University Press . 2004 .
See also
- Dukes of Burgundy family tree
References
- Bourchard, C.B. Sword, Miter and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy 980-1198, 1987
- Richard, J. Annales de Bourgogne, 1958
