Hugh I (1040–1118) was the
count of Rethel
The first rulers of Rethel might have governed under the Abbey of Saint-Remi and later independently, before the county passed first to the counts of Nevers, then to the counts of Flanders, and finally to the dukes of Burgundy. In 1405 the coun ...
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 Guy I (died 1095) was the second lord of Bray-sur-Seine, Bray and the second lord of Montlhéry (Latin: ''Monte Leterico''). He was the son of Milo of Montlhéry.
He married Hodierna of Gometz, sister of William, lord of Gometz-le-Châtel, Gometz. ...
. They had the following children:
* Manasses (1054–1115)
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Gervais (1056–1124), who became count of Rethel
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Baldwin (1058–1131), who became
king of Jerusalem
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Matilda (b. 1060), who became countess of Rethel
* Hodierna, married
Héribrand III of Hierges
*
Cecilia
Cecilia is a personal name originating in the name of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music.
History
The name has been popularly used in Europe (particularly the United Kingdom and Italy, where in 2018 it was the 43rd most popular name for g ...
, who married
Roger of Salerno
Roger of Salerno (or Roger of the Principate) ( 1080 – June 28, 1119) was regent of the Principality of Antioch from 1112 to 1119.
He was the son of Richard of the Principate and the 2nd cousin of Tancred, Prince of Galilee, both participants o ...
, prince-regent of
Antioch
Antioch on the Orontes (; , ) "Antioch on Daphne"; or "Antioch the Great"; ; ; ; ; ; ; . was a Hellenistic Greek city founded by Seleucus I Nicator in 300 BC. One of the most important Greek cities of the Hellenistic period, it served as ...
* Béatrice, who married
Leo I, lord of
Armenian Cilicia
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See also
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Houses of Montlhéry and Le Puiset
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Counts of Rethel
1040 births
1118 deaths
11th-century French nobility
12th-century French nobility
11th-century counts in Europe
12th-century counts in Europe
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