Hugh the Black
Hugh the Black | |
|---|---|
| Duke of Burgundy | |
| Reign | 923–952 |
| Died | 952 |
Adelaide of Auxerre | |
Hugh the Black (died 952) was
Bosonid through his father, who was the younger brother of Boso of Provence
.
Hugh was the son of
Raoul, in 923.[1]
Following Raoul's death in 936, Hugh may have had aspirations to follow his brother onto the throne and refused to recognize Louis IV as king of West Francia. As a result, Louis sent Hugh the Great who captured Auxerre and Sens.[2] The Duchy of Burgundy was divided between Hugh the Great and Hugh the Black.[1]
It is unknown whether Hugh married. He probably died without living offspring, as he was succeeded[3] by Gilbert of Chalon, who became the ruler of the Duchy of Burgundy de facto (he was not Duke de jure).[4]
See also
- Dukes of Burgundy family tree
References
- ^ ISBN 0521364477. Retrieved 28 Feb 2013.
- ^ Jean Dunbabin, France in the making: 843-1180, (Oxford University Press, 2000), 65.
- ^ Constance B. Bourchard, Those of my Blood: Constructing Noble Families in Medieval Francia, (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001), 146-147.
- ^ Raphaël Bijard. "La construction de la Bourgogne Robertienne (936 - 1031)". Academia.
| Preceded by Rudolph
|
Duke of Burgundy
923 – 952 |
Succeeded by Gilbert |
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