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Hugh (c. 1074 – c. 1130) was a French noble who was the first Count of Champagne. He was known for donating the valley that was used as the site for the Clairvaux Abbey and going on several pilgrimages to the Holy Land.
Feb 11, 1993 · Birthplace: Grand Est, France. Death: 1125 (46-56) Immediate Family: Son of Thibaut, Count of Blois & Champagne and Alix (Adela) de Valois. Husband of Élisabeth de Bourgogne. Ex-husband of Constance of France, regent of Antioch. Father of Eudes I de Champlitte, vicomte de Dijon.
- Grand Est
- Grand Est, France
- circa 1074
- 1125 (46-56)
The Count of Champagne was the ruler of the County of Champagne from 950 to 1316. Champagne evolved from the County of Troyes in the late eleventh century and Hugh I was the first to officially use the title count of Champagne.
Count Hugh of Champagne himself joined the Knights Templar on his third visit to the Holy Land in 1125. In the late 1120s, Hugues, along with several other Templars, went on a diplomatic mission to western Europe on behalf of Baldwin II.
Hugh was a French noble who was the first Count of Champagne. He was known for donating the valley that was used as the site for the Clairvaux Abbey and going on several pilgrimages to the Holy Land.
Hugh (c. 1074 - c.1125) was the Count of Champagne from 1093 until his death. Hugh was the third son of Theobald III, Count of Blois and Adele of Valois,[1] bearing the title Count of Bar-sur-Aube. His older brother Odo IV, Count of Troyes, died in 1093,[2] leaving him master of Troyes, where he centred his court, and Vitry-le-François.
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