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Hugh I, Count of Rethel

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Hugh I, Count of Rethel
Born1040
Bourg
Died1118
Rethel
Noble familyde Rethel
Spouse(s)Melisende of Crécy
IssueGervais
Baldwin II
Matilda
Hodierna
Cecilia
FatherManasses III, Count of Rethel
MotherJudith of Lorena

Hugh I (1040–1118) was the count of Rethel from 1065 to 1118. He was the son of Count Manasses III and his wife Judith.[1]

Hugh married Melisende of Crécy, the daughter of Lord Guy I of Montlhéry.[2] They had the following children:

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Housley 2007, p. 33.
  2. ^ a b La Monte 1942, p. 100-101.
  3. ^ Runciman 1999, p. 233.

Sources

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  • Housley, Norman, ed. (2007). Knighthoods of Christ: Essays on the History of the Crusades and the Knights. Ashgate Publishing Limited.
  • La Monte, John L. (1942). "The Lords of Le Puiset on the Crusades". Speculum. 17 (1 January).
  • Runciman, Steven (1999). A History of the Crusades. Vol. II. Cambridge University Press.
Hugh I, Count of Rethel
Born: 1040 Died: 1118
Preceded by Count of Rethel
1065–1118
Succeeded by