Hugh IV, Count of Rethel

Hugh IV, Count of Rethel (1244–1285) was a son of Manasses V[1] and his wife, Isabelle of Écry. In 1272, he succeeded his father as Count of Rethel.

Hugh IV, Count of Rethel
Born1244
Died1285
Spouse(s)Agnes of Chiny
Marie of Enghien
Isabella of Grandpré
IssueJeanne, Countess of Rethel
FatherManasses V, Count of Rethel
MotherElisabeth of Écry

Hugues IV was married to:

  • Agnes of Chiny
  • Marie of Enghien
  • Isabelle of Grandpré[1]

With Isabelle, he had a daughter, Jeanne, Countess of Rethel, who succeeded him.[2] In 1290, Jeanne married Louis I, Count of Flanders.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Evergates 2007, p. 252.
  2. ^ a b Vanderkindere 1899, p. 111.

Sources edit

  • Evergates, Theodore (2007). The Aristocracy in the Count of Champagne, 1100-1300. University of Pennsylvania Press.
  • Vanderkindere, Léon (1899). "Histoire de la formation territoriale des principautés belges au moyen âge : La Flandre". Bulletin de la Commission royale d'Histoire (in French). Librairie Kiessling et Cie: 1–195.
Hugh IV, Count of Rethel
Born: 1244 Died: 1285
Preceded by Count of Rethel
1272–1285
Succeeded by