Hugh II, Count of Rethel

Hugh II, Count of Rethel (died 1227) was a son of Manasses IV and his wife, Matilda of Kyrburg. In 1199, he succeeded his father as Count of Rethel.

Hugh II, Count of Rethel
Died1227
Spouse(s)Felicitas of Broyes
Issue
  • Helissende
  • Hugh III
  • Matilda
  • John
  • Walter
  • Manasses V
FatherManasses IV, Count of Rethel
MotherMatilda of Kyrburg

In 1191, he married Felicitas (d. 1257), the daughter of Simon of Broyes.[1] They had the following children:

  • Helissende (d. 1234),[1] married Thomas, the son of Geoffroy III, Count of Perche
  • Hugh III (d. 1243)[1]
  • Matilda, married Thomas II of Coucy-Vervins (1184–1253),[1] the son of Ralph I, Lord of Coucy
  • John (d. 1251), married Marie of Thourotte[1]
  • Walter (d. 1262)[1]
  • Manasses V (d. 1273)[1]

References

  1. Theodore Evergates, Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100-1300, (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007), 252.


Hugh II, Count of Rethel
 Died: 1227
Preceded by
Manasses IV
Count of Rethel
1199–1227
Succeeded by
Hugh III


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