Hugh III (died 1196), of the House of
Millau
Millau (; oc, Milhau ) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region in Southern France. One of two subprefectures in Aveyron alongside Villefranche-de-Rouergue, it is located to the southeast of the prefecture, Rodez. With a ...
, was briefly
Count of Rodez
The County of Rodez was a fief of the County of Toulouse formed out of part of the old County of Rouergue in what is today Aveyron, France. Its capital was Rodez. At its height, it was a centre of troubadour culture.
On the death of Hugh of Ro ...
in association with his father,
Hugh II, from 1195 to his death a year later. He was also the
viscount
A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status.
In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicia ...
of
Bénavent.
In 1178 Hugh married Adelaide de La Garde de Vallon. He was associated with his father in May 1195, when his father was already an old man. He only survived a year and was replaced as co-count by his younger brother
William
William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conq ...
. At his death his own sons—Bernard, John, Hugh, and Richard—were too young to inherit. In 1230 Hugh eventually succeeded to Bénavent and Richard to the viscounty of
Carlat.
1196 deaths
Counts of Rodez
Year of birth unknown
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