Hugh VIII of Lusignan

Hugo VIII of Lusignan (c. 1106, † 1173 in Aleppo ), called " the old man " (le Vieux ), was Lord of Lusignan and Crusaders.

He was the son of Hugo VII of Lusignan and his wife Sarrasine of Lezay.

From the closed about 1140 Marriage with Burgundy († 1169 ), daughter of Godfrey I of Rancon, went seven children were born:

  • Hugh of Lusignan, (* 1141, † 1169 ), 1165 Regent of Lusignan; Father of Hugo IX. of Lusignan, Lord of Lusignan and Count of La Marche
  • Robert de Lusignan († young, around 1150 )
  • Guy of Lusignan († 1194), King of Jerusalem 1186-1192, 1192-1194 King of Cyprus
  • Amalric I ( * 1145, † 1205 ), 1194-1205 King of Cyprus, as Amalric II 1197-1205 King of Jerusalem
  • Geoffrey of Lusignan, (* 1149, † 1224 ) 1191-1193 Count of Jaffa and Ascalon
  • Peter of Lusignan, probably priests
  • William of Lusignan ( * after 1163, † before 1208), Lord of Valence

On a crusade to the Holy Land he fell at the Battle of Artah on August 10, 1164 in captivity Nur ad -Din, of him. Incarcerated in Aleppo He remained in captivity until he died probably in 1173. His son Hugo represented him in the home, but died in 1169 before him his father's death was reported. So in turn was his son Hugo, so a grandson of Hugo VIII whose official successor as Hugo IX. , Lord of Lusignan and Count of La Marche.

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