Hugh of Briel, in older literature Hugh of Bruyères, was a

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knight and the second lord of the Barony of Karytaina in the Principality of Achaea, in Frankish Greece. Hailing from

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in the French province of Champagne, Hugh inherited the Barony of Karytaina sometime around 1222 from his brother,

Renaud of Briel Renaud of Briel, in older literature Renaud of Bruyères, was a French knight and the first lord of the Barony of Karytaina in the Principality of Achaea, in Frankish Greece. Hailing from Briel-sur-Barse in the French province of Champagne, R ...

. Hugh married Alice of Villehardouin, a daughter of the

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, Geoffrey I of Villehardouin. Hugh of Briel died in early 1238, not yet forty years old, and was succeeded by his son Geoffrey.

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* * 1238 deaths Barons of Karytaina Medieval Arcadia People from Aube Year of birth unknown {{France-noble-stub