Hugh of Briel explained

Hugh of Briel
Baron of Karytaina
Reign:around 1222–1238
Predecessor:Renaud of Briel
Successor:Geoffrey of Briel
Spouse:Alice of Villehardouin
Death Date:1238
Religion:Roman Catholic

Hugh of Briel, in older literature Hugh of Bruyères, was a French knight and the second lord of the Barony of Karytaina in the Principality of Achaea, in Frankish Greece.

Hailing from Briel-sur-Barse in the French province of Champagne, Hugh inherited the Barony of Karytaina sometime around 1222 from his brother, Renaud of Briel. Hugh married Alice of Villehardouin, a daughter of the Prince of Achaea, Geoffrey I of Villehardouin. Hugh of Briel died in early 1238, not yet forty years old, and was succeeded by his son Geoffrey.

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