Hugh IV of Saint-Pol (died March 1205 in

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) from the House of Campdavaine, son of Anselm of Saint-Pol, was count of Saint-Pol from 1174 to his death, and lord of Demotika (Didymoteicho) in

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in 1204–05. He participated in the

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and

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Life

He participated with

Philip I, Count of Flanders Philip I (1143 – 1 August 1191), commonly known as Philip of Alsace, was count of Flanders from 1168 to 1191. During his rule Flanders prospered economically. He took part in two crusades and died of disease in the Holy Land. Count of Flanders ...

, in the

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where he distinguished himself in the

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in 1191. In 1194 he received from

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the lands of

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, Verneuil and Pontpoint, because of his service. In 1200 he enlisted in the

, where his prior service and rank made him among the leading non-Venetian nobles: he came fourth after Boniface of Montferrat, Baldwin of Flanders, and Louis of Blois. He participated in the

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on April 12, 1204. In an attempt to curb the pillaging of the city, he hanged one of his own knights. Hugh received the sword of

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by the new

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, Baldwin of Flanders, who also gave him the fortress of Demotika in

. He died of

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in March 1205. He received a funeral in

and his body was brought to

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where he was buried in the Abbey of Cercamps.

Marriage and issue

Hugh was married to Yolande, daughter of

Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut Baldwin IV (1108 – 8 November 1171) was count of Hainaut from 1120 to his death. Baldwin IV was the son of Count Baldwin III of Hainaut and Yolande de Wassenberg.Gislebertus (of Mons), ''Chronicle of Hainaut'', transl. Laura Napran, (The Boyd ...

. Hugh and Yolande had two daughters: *

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(1179-1240), married first to Walter III, Seigneur de Châtillon-sur-Marne, and second to Jean de Béthune * Eustache (1180-1241), married to John de Nesle, Châtelain of Bruges (see

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