Hugues XI de Lusignan ★

1220s–1240s

Born around 1221, son of Hugh X of Lusignan and Isabelle of Angoulême, and so half-brother of Henry III of England. Married Yolande of Brittany in January 1236; they had seven children. Became Count of Angoulême in 1246 and of La Marche in 1249.

1250s

Joined Louis IX on the Seventh Crusade and was killed at the Battle of Fariskur in Egypt on 6 April 1250.

Family Background

Hugh XI of Lusignan was born around 1221 into the House of Lusignan, half-brother of King Henry III of England through their shared mother, Isabelle of Angoulême, the former queen consort of England.

Inheritance

Hugh succeeded his mother as Count of Angoulême in 1246 and his father, Hugh X of Lusignan, as Count of La Marche in 1249, uniting the two counties under his rule.

Marriage

In January 1236 Hugh married Yolande of Brittany, daughter of Peter I, Duke of Brittany. The couple had seven children, including Hugh XII, who would inherit his father's titles; Yolande never remarried after Hugh's death.

Crusade and Death

Hugh joined Louis IX of France on the Seventh Crusade in 1249, and was killed on April 6, 1250, at the Battle of Fariskur in Egypt, one of the crusade's final major engagements. His son Hugh XII inherited his French domains.