Biography of Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême 1221-1250

On 24th August 1200 King John of England [aged 33] and [his mother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 12] were married. She had been engaged to [his grandfather] Hugh IX of Lusignan IV Count of La Marche [aged 37] who subsequently appealed to King Philip II of France [aged 35], their feudal overlord, who used the position to justify a war against John. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Aymer Angoulême I Count Angoulême [aged 40] and Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême. He the son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 78]. They were fourth cousin once removed.

On 10th May 1220 [his father] Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche [aged 37] and [his mother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 32] were married. She by marriage Seigneur of Lusignan, Countess La Marche. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Aymer Angoulême I Count Angoulême and [his grandmother] Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême.

In 1221 Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême was born to [his father] Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche [aged 38] and [his mother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 33].

On 21st June 1221 [his brother-in-law] King Alexander II of Scotland [aged 22] and [his half-sister] Joan Plantagenet Queen of Scotland [aged 10] were married at York Minster [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. She the daughter of King John of England and [his mother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 33]. He the son of King William I of Scotland and Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland [aged 51]. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 23rd April 1224 [his brother-in-law] William "The Younger" Marshal 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 34] and [his half-sister] Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Pembroke and Leicester [aged 9] were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of King John of England and [his mother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 36]. He the son of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. They were fifth cousins.

In 1225 [his half-brother] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall [aged 15] was created 1st Earl Cornwall.

On 30th March 1231 [his half-brother] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall [aged 22] and [his sister-in-law] Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford [aged 30] were married at Fawley, Lambourn. She by marriage Countess Cornwall. She the daughter of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. He the son of King John of England and [his mother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 43]. They were fifth cousins.

In April 1231 Hawise Gernon 2nd Countess Lincoln [aged 51] succeeded 2nd Countess Lincoln. Robert Quincy Earl Lincoln by marriage Earl Lincoln. She was gifted the title by her childless brother Ranulf de Blondeville Gernon 6th Earl Chester 1st Earl Lincoln [aged 61] by agreement with [his half-brother] King Henry III of England [aged 23].

Before 1235 Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême [aged 13] and Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême [aged 15] were married. She the daughter of Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany [aged 47] and Alix Thouars Duchess of Brittany. He the son of Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche [aged 51] and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 46]. They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Around 1235 [his son] Hugh XII of Lusignan VII Count of La Marche III Count Angoulême was born to Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême [aged 14] and [his wife] Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême [aged 16]. He married 29th January 1254 Jeanne Fougères Countess Lusignan Countess La Marche and Angoulême and had issue.

On 20th July 1235 [his brother-in-law] Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor [aged 40] and [his half-sister] Isabella Plantagenet Holy Roman Empress [aged 21] were married at Worms Cathedral [Map]. She the daughter of King John of England and [his mother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 47]. He the son of Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor. They were fourth cousin once removed.

In 1236 [his brother-in-law] John "The Red" Capet I Duke Brittany [aged 18] and Blanche "Navarre" Blois Duchess Brittany [aged 10] were married. She the daughter of Theobald IV King Navarre [aged 34] and Agnes of Beaujeu Countess Savoy. He the son of [his father-in-law] Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany [aged 49] and Alix Thouars Duchess of Brittany. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

After 1236 [his daughter] Alice or Alix Lusignan Countess Gloucester and Hertford was born to Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême [aged 15] and [his wife] Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême [aged 17]. She married 1253 her half fifth cousin Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford, son of Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford and Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford, and had issue.

In 1238 [his brother-in-law] Simon de Montfort 6th Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Chester [aged 30] and [his half-sister] Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Pembroke and Leicester [aged 23] were married at Westminster Palace [Map]. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. She the daughter of King John of England and [his mother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 50]. He the son of Simon "Elder" Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester and Alix Montmorency. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 4th March 1238 [his half-sister] Joan Plantagenet Queen of Scotland [aged 27] died at Havering atte Bower, Essex [Map]. She was buried at Tarrant Abbey, Dorset [Map].

In 1240 [his brother] Bishop Aymer de Valence [aged 18] was appointed Bishop of Winchester.

On 27th June 1241 Gilbert Marshal 4th Earl Pembroke [aged 44] was killed in a tournament at Ware, Hertfordshire [Map]. He was buried at Temple Church, London [Map] next to his father. His brother Walter [aged 42] succeeded 5th Earl Pembroke; he had also attended the tournament. The King [his half-brother] King Henry III of England [aged 33] had expressly forbidden the tournament leading to anger at his disobeying the King's orders.

In 1242 [his daughter] Mary or Marie Lusignan Countess Derby was born to Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême [aged 21] and [his wife] Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême [aged 23]. She married 1249 her fourth cousin Robert Ferrers 6th Earl of Derby, son of William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby and Margaret Quincy Countess Derby.

In 1243 [his brother-in-law] Raymond Rouerge VII Count Toulouse [aged 45] and [his sister] Margaret Lusignan Countess Toulouse [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess Toulouse. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of [his father] Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche [aged 60] and [his mother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 55]. He the son of Raymond Count of Toulouse and Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily. They were second cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 23rd November 1243 [his half-brother] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall [aged 34] and [his sister-in-law] Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany [aged 15] were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She by marriage Countess Cornwall. She the daughter of Raymond IV Count Provence [aged 45] and Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence [aged 45]. He the son of King John of England and [his mother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 55]. They were fourth cousins.

On 4th June 1246 [his mother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 58] died at Fontevraud Abbey [Map]. Her son Hugh [aged 25] succeeded II Count Angoulême. [his wife] Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême [aged 27] by marriage Countess Angoulême.

In 1247 [his brother] William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke was created 1st Earl Pembroke. [his sister-in-law] Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke [aged 17] by marriage Countess Pembroke.

In 1247 [his brother-in-law] John Warenne 6th Earl of Surrey [aged 16] and [his sister] Alice Lusignan Countess of Surrey [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Countess Surrey. She the daughter of [his father] Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche [aged 64] and [his mother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England. He the son of William Warenne 5th Earl of Surrey and Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 53]. They were fifth cousins.

In 1247 [his brother] William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke and [his sister-in-law] Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke [aged 17] were married. He the son of [his father] Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche [aged 64] and [his mother] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England.

In 1248 [his daughter] Isabelle Lusignan was born to Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême [aged 27] and [his wife] Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême [aged 29].

In 1249 [his son-in-law] Robert Ferrers 6th Earl of Derby [aged 10] and Mary or Marie Lusignan Countess Derby [aged 7] were married. She the daughter of Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême [aged 28] and Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême [aged 30]. He the son of William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby [aged 56] and Margaret Quincy Countess Derby. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 5th June 1249 [his father] Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche [aged 66] died. His son Hugh [aged 28] succeeded XI Seigneur of Lusignan, VI Count La Marche. [his wife] Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême [aged 30] by marriage Seigneur of Lusignan, Countess La Marche.

On 6th April 1250 Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême [aged 29] died. His son Hugh [aged 15] succeeded XII Seigneur of Lusignan, VII Count La Marche, III Count Angoulême.

In 1272 [his former wife] Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême [aged 53] died.

[his daughter] Yolande Lusignan was born to Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême and Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême.

[his son] Guy Lusignan was born to Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême and Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême.

[his son] Geoffrey Lusignan was born to Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême and Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême.