Hugh I, Count of Rethel
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Hugh I (1040–1118) was the count of Rethel from 1065 to 1118. He was the son of Count Manasses III and his wife Judith.
Hugh married Melisende of Crécy, the daughter of Lord Guy I of Montlhéry. They had the following children:
- Manasses (1054–1115)
- Gervais (1056–1124), who became count of Rethel
- Baldwin (1058–1131), who became king of Jerusalem
- Matilda (b. 1060), who became countess of Rethel
- Hodierna, married Héribrand III of Hierges
- Cecilia, who married Roger of Salerno, prince-regent of Antioch
- Béatrice, who married Leo I, lord of Armenian Cilicia
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Sources
- Housley, Norman, ed. (2007). Knighthoods of Christ: Essays on the History of the Crusades and the Knights. Ashgate Publishing Limited.
- La Monte, John L. (1942). "The Lords of Le Puiset on the Crusades". Speculum. 17 (1 January).
- Runciman, Steven (1999). A History of the Crusades. Vol. II. Cambridge University Press.
| Hugh I, Count of RethelBorn: 1040Died: 1118 | ||
| Preceded byManasses III | Count of Rethel 1065–1118 | Succeeded byGervais |