Hugh VIII of Lusignan

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Hugh VIII of Lusignan was a 12th-century French nobleman and crusader who became the progenitor of the powerful Lusignan family that later ruled territories in France, the Levant, and the eastern Mediterranean.

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Hugh VIII of Lusignan canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Count of La Marche
French nobleman
Lord of Lusignan
crusader
medieval noble
associatedWithTerritory La Marche
Lusignan
linked to: de Lusignan
birthCentury 12th century
child Agnès de Lusignan
linked to: Agnes of Lusignan

Galéran de Lusignan
Guillaume de Lusignan
Hugh IX of Lusignan
Raoul I of Lusignan
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
deathCentury 12th century
era High Middle Ages
familyName de Lusignan
father Hugh VII of Lusignan
feudalStatus vassal of the Duke of Aquitaine
vassal of the King of France
givenName Hugh
heldTitleFrom Hugh VII of Lusignan
knownFor expanding the influence of the Lusignan family in Poitou
laying the foundations for Lusignan rule in the eastern Mediterranean
language Old French
memberOf House of Lusignan
linked to: Lusignan dynasty
militaryRole crusader knight
mother Sarrasine de Lezay
nobleFamily House of Lusignan
linked to: Lusignan dynasty
nobleTitle Count of La Marche
linked to: Counts of La Marche

Lord of Lusignan
linked to: Lords of Lusignan
notableFor being an early prominent member of the House of Lusignan
participation in crusading expeditions to the Holy Land
numeration VIII
participatedIn Second Crusade
placeOfOrigin Lusignan, Poitou
linked to: Lusignan, Vienne
progenitorOf Lusignan dynasty that later ruled in Cyprus
Lusignan dynasty that later ruled in the Kingdom of Armenia (Cilicia)
Lusignan dynasty that later ruled in the Kingdom of Jerusalem
Lusignan dynasty that later ruled in the Levant
realm Kingdom of France
region Poitou
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Bourgogne de Rancon
successor Hugh IX of Lusignan

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Lusignan dynasty foundedBy Hugh VIII of Lusignan
Amalric II of Jerusalem father Hugh VIII of Lusignan
Hugh IX of Lusignan father Hugh VIII of Lusignan