Hugh IX of Lusignan
Hugh IX of Lusignan (
1168-
1219) was the grandson of
Hugh VIII. His father, Hugh, married Orengarde about 1167 and died in 1169 leaving a one-year-old son. Hugh [IX] became
Count of La Marche in 1203 and died on the
Fifth Crusade at
Damietta on 5 November 1219.
His first wife was Mathilde of Angoulême. They had a son,
Hugh, born about 1190 to 1195, died 1249.
His second wife was Agathe de Preuilly.
According to explanations in the manuscripts, Hugh IX is mentioned under the pseudonym
Maracdes ("Emerald") in two poems by the troubadour
Gaucelm Faidit.
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Biographies des troubadours ed. J. Boutière, A.-H. Schutz (Paris: Nizet, 1964) pp. 187-191.
