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Hugh IX the Brown of Lusignan or Hugh IV of La Marche or Hugues IX & IV le Brun de Lusignan (1163 or 1168 – 5 November, 1219) was the grandson of Hugh VIII
Hugh VIII of Lusignan

Hugh VIII the Old of Lusignan or Hugh III of La Marche or Hugues VIII le Vieux de Lusignan was the eldest son of Hugh VII of Lusignan and of Sarrasine or Saracena de Lezay....
. His father, Hugues de Lusignan, b. c. 1141, Co-Seigneur de Lusignan in 1164, married Orengarde N before 1162 or about 1167 and died in 1169 leaving a six or one-year-old son. Hugh IX became Seigneur de Lusignan in 1172, Seigneur de Couhe et de Chateau-Larcher 1190/1200, and Count of La Marche by marriage in 1203 and died on the Fifth Crusade
Fifth Crusade

The Fifth Crusade was an attempt to take back Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land by first conquering the powerful Ayyubid state in Egypt....
 at Damietta
Damietta

Damietta, Damiata, or Domyat is a harbor and the capital of the governorate of Domyat Governorate, Egypt. It is located at the intersection between the Mediterranean Sea and the Nile, about north of Cairo....
 on 5 November, 1219.

Hugh IX is mentioned under the pseudonym Maracdes ("Emerald") in two poems by the troubadour Gaucelm Faidit
Gaucelm Faidit

Gaucelm Faidit was a troubadour, born in Uzerche, in the Limousin , from a family of knights in service of the count of Turenne. He travelled widely in France, Spain, and Hungary....
, according to the Occitan
Occitan language

Occitan , known also as Lenga d'?c or Langue d'oc is a Romance languages spoken in Occitania, that is, Southern France, the Occitan Valleys of Italy, Monaco and in the Aran Valley of Spain....
 razó
Razó (Occitan literary form)

A raz? or razo was a short piece of Occitan language prose detailing the circumstances of a troubadour composition. A razo normally introduced an individual poem, acting as a prose preface and explanation; it might, however, share some of the characteristics of a Vida and the boundary between the two genres was never c...
s to these poems.

first wife was Agathe de Preuilly, daughter of Peter (Pierre) II de Preuilly and Aenor de Mauleon.






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Hugh IX the Brown of Lusignan or Hugh IV of La Marche or Hugues IX & IV le Brun de Lusignan (1163 or 1168 – 5 November, 1219) was the grandson of Hugh VIII
Hugh VIII of Lusignan

Hugh VIII the Old of Lusignan or Hugh III of La Marche or Hugues VIII le Vieux de Lusignan was the eldest son of Hugh VII of Lusignan and of Sarrasine or Saracena de Lezay....
. His father, Hugues de Lusignan, b. c. 1141, Co-Seigneur de Lusignan in 1164, married Orengarde N before 1162 or about 1167 and died in 1169 leaving a six or one-year-old son. Hugh IX became Seigneur de Lusignan in 1172, Seigneur de Couhe et de Chateau-Larcher 1190/1200, and Count of La Marche by marriage in 1203 and died on the Fifth Crusade
Fifth Crusade

The Fifth Crusade was an attempt to take back Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land by first conquering the powerful Ayyubid state in Egypt....
 at Damietta
Damietta

Damietta, Damiata, or Domyat is a harbor and the capital of the governorate of Domyat Governorate, Egypt. It is located at the intersection between the Mediterranean Sea and the Nile, about north of Cairo....
 on 5 November, 1219.

Hugh IX is mentioned under the pseudonym Maracdes ("Emerald") in two poems by the troubadour Gaucelm Faidit
Gaucelm Faidit

Gaucelm Faidit was a troubadour, born in Uzerche, in the Limousin , from a family of knights in service of the count of Turenne. He travelled widely in France, Spain, and Hungary....
, according to the Occitan
Occitan language

Occitan , known also as Lenga d'?c or Langue d'oc is a Romance languages spoken in Occitania, that is, Southern France, the Occitan Valleys of Italy, Monaco and in the Aran Valley of Spain....
 razó
Razó (Occitan literary form)

A raz? or razo was a short piece of Occitan language prose detailing the circumstances of a troubadour composition. A razo normally introduced an individual poem, acting as a prose preface and explanation; it might, however, share some of the characteristics of a Vida and the boundary between the two genres was never c...
s to these poems.

Marriage and issue

His first wife was Agathe de Preuilly, daughter of Peter (Pierre) II de Preuilly and Aenor de Mauleon. Their marriage was annulled in 1189. According to the below reference, Agathe was the mother of:

  • Hugues X de Lusignan
    Hugh X of Lusignan

    Hugh X of Lusignan, Hugh V of La Marche or Hugh I of Angoul?me or Hugues X & V & I de Lusignan succeeded his father Hugh IX of Lusignan as Seigneur de Lusignan and Count of La Marche in November, 1219 and was Count of Angoul?me by marriage....


His second wife, married c. 1189, was Mahaut or Mathilde Taillifer (Mahaut or Mathilde d'Angoulęme) (1181 – 1233), daughter of Wulgrin or Vulgrin III Taillifer, Count of Angouleme and Count of La Marche (brother of Aymer/Adhemar Taillifer). According to this reference's chronology, Mahaut or Mathilde (which seems more likely since she was the actual Countess of La Marche and so was Hugh X) was the mother of:

  • Hugues X de Lusignan
    Hugh X of Lusignan

    Hugh X of Lusignan, Hugh V of La Marche or Hugh I of Angoul?me or Hugues X & V & I de Lusignan succeeded his father Hugh IX of Lusignan as Seigneur de Lusignan and Count of La Marche in November, 1219 and was Count of Angoul?me by marriage....
  • Agathe d'Angoulęme-Lusignan, married c. 1220 Geoffroi V Seigneur de Pons


Sources

  • Biographies des troubadours ed. J. Boutičre, A.-H. Schutz (Paris: Nizet, 1964) pp. 187-191.