Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy
Template:Short description Template:Infobox royalty Hugh IV (9 March 1213 – 27 or 30 October 1272) was Duke of Burgundy from 1218 and titular King of Thessalonica from 1266 until his death in 1272. Hugh was the son of Odo III, Duke of Burgundy,Template:Sfn and Alice de Vergy.Template:Sfn
Issue
Hugh married twice, first to Yolande of Dreux when he was 16 and she 17 years of age.Template:Sfn He then married Beatrice of Navarre, when he was 45.Template:Sfn
Hugh and Yolande had:
- Margaret, Lady of Molinot (1230s–1277), married first to William III, lord of Mont St Jean and then to Guy VI, viscount of Limoges; their daughter was the first wife of Duke Arthur II of BrittanyTemplate:Sfn
- Odo (1230–1266), who married Countess Matilda II of NeversTemplate:Sfn
- John (1231–1268), who married Agnes of DampierreTemplate:Sfn and had Beatrice, heiress of Bourbon
- Adelaide, who married Duke Henry III of BrabantTemplate:Sfn
- Robert II (1248–1306), successor in the Duchy of BurgundyTemplate:Sfn
Hugh and Beatrice had:
- Hugh, viscount of AvallonTemplate:Sfn
- Margaret, lady of Vitteaux, wife of John I of Chalon-ArlayTemplate:Sfn
- Joan, a nun
- Beatrice, lady of Grignon (ca.1260–1329), who married Hugh XIII of LusignanTemplate:Sfn
- Isabella, who married King Rudolf I of GermanyTemplate:Sfn
Early years
His father died during the war of War of the Succession of Champagne in 1218. Hugh was an opponent of the regency of the County of Champagne by Blanche of Castile. With his father's death in 1218, he switched sides and joined the rebels in 1229. This led to blows with Theobald IV, Count of Champagne.
Hugh IV, through a transaction with John l'Antique de Chalon, gave up the barony of Salon for the counties of Chalon and Auxonne in 1237, which expanded the DuchyTemplate:Sfn and the regional economy benefited from the growing wine trade.
Crusades
In 1239, Hugh joined the Barons' Crusade led by King Theobald I of Navarre and supported by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor.Template:Sfn During this crusade, he was one of the nobles who sought battle with the Muslims against the advice of King Theobald and the Military Orders. Realizing that the expedition was disadvantageous, he opted to withdraw to Ascalon with Walter IV, Count of Brienne and a few others, avoiding the disastrous battle of Gaza. Soon after, King Theobald left for France and Richard of Cornwall arrived. He chose to ally with him, aid in rebuilding Ascalon and negotiated a peace with Egypt in 1241.Template:Sfn He returned to Burgundy afterwards.
Hugh arrived at Cyprus by May 1249 and joined Louis IX of France on the Seventh Crusade.Template:Sfn He led one of the two camps of the army that crossed during the siege of Mansurah, the other camp being led by the King of France himself. He was taken prisoner with his king during the retreat of Fariskur, following the betrayal of a treacherous sergeant. He would not be released until March 1252, as such he returned home.
In 1266, he met with Baldwin II, Latin Emperor, who sold Hugh the title of king of Thessalonica in exchange for reconquering lands lost to Epirus more than 40 years earlier. The sale would only remain valid until Hugh aided in Baldwin's reconquest and should he fail to uphold his end, the title would pass to Charles I of Anjou and his heirs. The invasion wouldn't come to pass, as Pope Gregory X, under the false promise of Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos to unite the churches, staved off any attempts.
In 1270, Hugh joined the Eighth Crusade. But after King Louis IX died, he returned home.
Death
Hugh IV died on 27 October 1272 (Aged 60) at Villaines-en-Duismois, France. His burial place is unknown.
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