Hugo the Black ( fr. Hugues le Noir , c. 898 - December 17, 952 ) - Duke of Burgundy from 923/936 , 2nd son of Richard I the Intercessor and Adelaide, daughter of Conrad II , Count of Auxerre
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| Birth | OK. 898 | |||
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| Kind | Bosonides | |||
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Marriage
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
- 5 Links
Biography
It is first mentioned in sources in 914 as the Count of Portois ( Fr. Portois ) and Vare ( Fr. Varais ) in Burgundy [1] . After the death of the Duke of Aquitaine, Guillaume I (919) was succeeded by Lyon . Since 921, the archgraph of Burgundy. When his older brother Raoul was elected king of France (923), Hugo took control of the duchy of Burgundy. [2] Built the castles of Clefmon and Wignori.
After the death of Raul in 936, Hugo refused to be recognized as king of Louis IV . Louis and Hugo the Great seized Langre and Northern Burgundy. In the late autumn of that year, Hugo the Black made peace with the king, according to which a number of counties in Northern Burgundy (Auxerre, Troyes, Sens) were transferred to Hugo the Great, and South Burgundy with Langre, Dijon and Saint Germain Abbey remained with Hugo the Black. [3]
In 937, Hugo the Black supported the king in campaigns in Lorraine, as well as in the invasion of possessions on the other side of the Sona (future county of Franche-Comté ), taking advantage of the infancy of King Conrad of Burgundy . But after the invasion of King Otto I of Germany in 940, Hugo was forced to surrender and promise Otton to stay away from the fight. After 942, Hugo controlled only the counties of Autun and Macon , as well as the lands east of Sona .
After the death of Hugo the Black in 952, Burgundy passed to his brother-in-law Gilbert de Vergie , Count of Chalon [4] . He was buried in Besancon .
Marriage
The name of the wife of Hugo Black is not called in the documents. It is assumed that her name was Irmengard and she was a relative of Hugo Arlesky . Some sources attribute to him two daughters who were married to Gilbert de Vergie , Count of Chalon , and Summer II , Count of Macon . But it is more likely that they were not daughters, but sisters of Hugo.
Notes
- ↑ M. Chaume, Origines du duche de Bourgogne, I, 1927 - W. Kienast, Der Herzogstitel in Frankreich und Deutschland, 1968, 91f. - HEG I, 731-783
- ↑ Theis L. Carolingian Legacy. Although it is possible that formally he became a duke only after Raoul’s death, in fact he ruled the duchy since 923.
- ↑ Schwager, Helmut: Graf Heribert II. von Soissons. Verlag Michael Lassleben Kallmünz / Opf. 1994
- ↑ In 943, Hugo the Great began to use the title “Duke of Burgundy”. But the Duchy of Burgundy completely passed to the Robertines only in 956
Literature
- Theis L. Heritage Carolinges: IX — X centuries. - M., Scarab, 1993. - 272 s (A new history of medieval France. V.2.)
Links
- Die Genealogie der Franken und Frankreichs - Die fränkischen Adelsgeschlechter des Mittelalters
- Histoire du Comté de Bourgogne ou Franche-Comté du IXème au XIVème siècle
| Predecessor: Raul I | Duke of Burgundy 923 - 952 | Successor: Gilbert de Vergy |