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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Count of La Marche
French nobleman
Lord of Lusignan
crusader
medieval noble
associatedWithTerritory La Marche NERFINISHED
Lusignan NERFINISHED
birthCentury 12th century
child Agnès de Lusignan NERFINISHED
Galéran de Lusignan NERFINISHED
Guillaume de Lusignan NERFINISHED
Hugh IX of Lusignan NERFINISHED
Raoul I of Lusignan NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
deathCentury 12th century
era High Middle Ages
familyName de Lusignan NERFINISHED
father Hugh VII of Lusignan NERFINISHED
feudalStatus vassal of the Duke of Aquitaine
vassal of the King of France
givenName Hugh NERFINISHED
heldTitleFrom Hugh VII of Lusignan NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
militaryRole crusader knight
mother Sarrasine de Lezay NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Lusignan NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Count of La Marche NERFINISHED
Lord of Lusignan NERFINISHED
notableFor being an early prominent member of the House of Lusignan
participation in crusading expeditions to the Holy Land
numeration VIII
participatedIn Second Crusade NERFINISHED
placeOfOrigin Lusignan, Poitou NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
region Poitou NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Bourgogne de Rancon NERFINISHED
successor Hugh IX of Lusignan NERFINISHED

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Lusignan dynasty foundedBy Hugh VIII of Lusignan