Hugh X de Lusignan, Hugh V of La Marche or Hugh I of Angoulême (c. 1183 – c. 5 June 1249, Angoulême) was Seigneur de Lusignan and Count of La Marche in November 1219 and was Count of Angoulême by marriage. He was the son of Hugh IX.
Hugh X | |
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Count of La Marche | |
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Reign | 5 November 1219 – 5 June 1249 |
Predecessor | Hugh IX |
Successor | Hugh XI |
Born | c. 1183 |
Died | c. 5 June 1249 (aged 65-66) |
Noble family | House of Lusignan |
Spouse(s) | Isabel of Angoulême |
Issue | Hugh XI of Lusignan Aymer de Lusignan Agathe de Lusignan Alice de Lusignan, Countess of Surrey Guy de Lusignan Geoffroi de Lusignan William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke Marguerite de Lusignan Isabella of Lusignan |
Father | Hugh IX of Lusignan |
Mother | Agathe de Preuilly |
Hugh's father, Hugh IX of Lusignan, was betrothed to marry 12-year-old Isabel of Angoulême in 1200,[2] but King John of England married her instead. As a result, the entire de Lusignan family rebelled against the English king.[3] Hugh IX married Agathe de Preuilly instead.[citation needed]
Hugh X was born in 1183.[b] He married Isabella, widow of King John of England, on 10 May 1220.[5] By Hugh's marriage to Isabella, he became Count of Angoulême until her death in 1246. Together they founded the abbey of Valence.
Hugh and Isabella had:
Hugh X was succeeded by his eldest son, Hugh XI of Lusignan.
According to explanations in the manuscripts of Gaucelm Faidit's poems, this troubadour was a rival of Hugh X of Lusignan for the love of Marguerite d'Aubusson.
He was buried in Angoulême.