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
Died	1227
Spouse(s)	Felicitas of Broyes
Issue Helissende Hugh III Matilda John Walter Manasses V
Father	Manasses IV, Count of Rethel
Mother	Matilda 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