Hugh XII of Lusignan


Hugh XII de Lusignan, Hugh VII of La Marche or Hugh III of Angoulême. He was the son of Hugh XI of Lusignan and Yolande of Brittany. He succeeded his father as seigneur of Lusignan, Couhé, and Peyrat, Count of La Marche and Count of Angoulême in 1250.
He married at Fougères 29 January 1253/4 Jeanne de Fougères, daughter of Raoul III, seigneur of Fougères, and Isabelle de Craon. They had six children:
Hugh XII de Lusignan died in 1270 while on Crusade with King Louis IX of France in an early battle of the Eighth Crusade. His eldest son Hugh XIII de Lusignan succeeded him.