Hugh VIII of Lusignan

Hugh VIII of Lusignan
Mail-coated Nur al-Din Zengi, with bare legs and an open helmet, fleeing on horseback from two knights (Geoffrey Martel and Hugh de Lusignan the elder) pursuing him on war horses, at the Battle of Harim. "Histoire d'Outremer" (1232-1261) - BL Yates Thompson MS 12
Born1106–1110 or after 1125
Poitou, France
Died1165 or 1171
SpouseBourgogne or Burgondie de Rancon
ChildrenHugues de Lusignan
Robert de Lusignan
Geoffrey of Lusignan
Pierre de Lusignan
Amalric II of Jerusalem
Guy of Lusignan
Guillaume
Parent(s)Hugh VII
Sarracena de Lezay

Hugh VIII the Old of Lusignan or (French: Hugues le Vieux) was the Seigneur de Lusignan, Couhé, and Château-Larcher on his father's death in 1151. He went on crusade, was captured at battle of Harim, and died in captivity.


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