Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy
Hugo IV ( born March 9, 1212 Villa Ines -en- Duesmois, † October 27, 1272 ) was Duke of Burgundy ( 1218-1272 ), and titular King of the short-lived Latin Kingdom of Thessaloniki ( 1266-1272 ).
Life
He was the son of the Duke Odo III. of Burgundy and Alix of Vergy.
He divided the existing Duchy of Burgundy, the counties Grignon ( the former Auxois ) and Chalon -in. Further included the Charolais and the Terre d' Auxonne, which was acquired by the Duke in exchange for the 1225 selling rule Salins to Chalon. Together with his son Robert II brought Hugo the left bank of the Saône under Burgundian control and also prepared the incorporation of the Free County of Burgundy.
Between 1239 and 1241 Hugo went for the first time on a Crusade ( Crusade of the barons ). Later, he also took part in the crusade to Egypt ( Sixth Crusade, 1248-1250 ) under the leadership of King Louis IX. in part. Unlike the main army he did not wintered here in Cyprus but in the Principality of Achaia, the prince with his sizeable fleet he could be persuaded to join the crusade. During the fighting at al - Mansura (1249-1250) Hugo held the command of the camp.
In return for his support in his attempt the reconquest of Constantinople Opel admitted Baldwin II, the dethroned last emperor of the Latin Empire, it a 1266 rights to the ( titular ) Kingdom of Thessalonica. 1270 Hugo also took on the crusade against Tunis in part ( Seventh Crusade ).
Marriage and issue
Hugo IV married in 1229 in her first marriage Yolande of Dreux (* 1212, † 1248 ), daughter of Count Robert III. of Dreux (* 1185, † 1234). The known children from this marriage are:
- Margaret (* 1229, † 1277 ), mistress of Molinot
- Odo (* 1230, † 1266 ), Count of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre
- Johann (* 1231, † 1268 ), Lord of Bourbon and Count of Charolais;
- Adelheid ( Alix ) (* 1233, † 1273) ∞ 1251 Duke Henry III. of Brabant
- Robert II (* 1248, † 1306) who began as Duke of Burgundy from his father.
He took as his second wife Beatrice of Champagne ( * 1242, † 1294/95 ) to wife, the daughter of Theobald, Count of Champagne, King of Navarre. With her he had ten children, including
- Isabella of Burgundy ( * 1270, † 1323)