Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy

Hugh II of Burgundy (1084 – c. 6 February 1143) was Duke of Burgundy between 1103 and 1143. Hugh was son of Odo I, Duke of Burgundy.^[1] Hugh was selected custos for the monastery of St. Benigne, and this office would be held by his descendants until the end of the twelfth century.^[2]

Hugh II
Seal of Duke Hugh
Duke of Burgundy
Reign	1103 - 1143
Predecessor	Odo I
Successor	Odo II
Born	1084
Died	(1143-02-06)6 February 1143 (Aged 58-59)
Spouse	Matilda of Mayenne
Issue more...	Odo II, Duke of Burgundy Sibylla of Burgundy
House	Burgundy
Father	Odo I, Duke of Burgundy
Mother	Sibylla of Burgundy

Seal of Hugh II of Burgundy

Marriage and issue

He married, c 1115, Matilda of Mayenne, daughter of Walter, Count of Mayenne and Adelina de Presles.^[3]

They had the following:

• Aigeline (b.1116), married Hugh I, Count of Vaudemont
• Clemence (b.1117), married Geoffrey III of Donzy^[1]
• Odo II, Duke of Burgundy, (1118–1162) married Maria of Champagne^[1]
• Gauthier, Archbishop of Besançon (1120–1180)
• Hugh le Roux (1121–1171) married Isabel of Chalon^[1]
• Robert, Bishop of Autun (1122–1140)^[1]
• Henry, Bishop of Autun (1124–1170)^[1]
• Raymond, Count of Grignon (1125–1156) married Agnes of Montpensier^[1]
• Sibylla (1126–1150), married Roger II of Sicily^[4]
• Ducissa (b.1128), married Raymond de Grancy
• Matilda (1130–1159), married William VII of Montpellier^[1]
• Aremburge (b.1132),^[1] Nun

Ancestry

Ancestors of Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy
8. Robert I, Duke of Burgundy 4. Henry, son of Robert I of Burgundy 9. Helie of Semur 2. Odo I, Duke of Burgundy 1. Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy 12. Renaud I, Count of Burgundy 6. William I, Count of Burgundy 13. Alice of Normandy 3. Sibylla of Burgundy, Duchess of Burgundy 7. Stephanie

References

1. Bouchard 1987, p. 256.
2. Bouchard 1987, p. 129.
3. Power 2004, p. 508.
4. Houben 2002, p. 96.

Sources

• Bouchard, Constance Brittain (1987). Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church of Burgundy, 980-1198. Cornell University Press.
• Houben, Hubert (2002). Roger II of Sicily: A Ruler Between East and West. Cambridge University Press.
• Power, Daniel (2004). The Norman Frontier in the Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Centuries. Cambridge University Press.

See also

• Dukes of Burgundy family tree

References

• Bourchard, C.B. Sword, Miter and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy 980-1198, 1987
• Richard, J. Annales de Bourgogne, 1958

Preceded by Odo I	Duke of Burgundy 1103–1143	Succeeded by Odo II