Hugh X de Lusignan 
Hugh X was born in 1183 in Lusignan.1 Hugh X's father was Hugh IX de Lusignan. His paternal grandparents were Hugh VIIIa de Lusignan and Orengarde. He was an only child. He died at the age of 63 in 1246 in Surrey, England.1 General Notes
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Hugh X le Brun, count of la Marche. In 1242 Hugh and his wife we re defeated by the French, but Louis forgave them and restored t heir lands. Hugh m. Apr. 1220 in England Isabella Taillefeur (c1 188 or c1185 in Angoulme France-31 May 1246 at Fontevraud conve nt, France) daughter of Aymer Count of Angoulme and widow of Ki ng John (-1216) and mother of Henry III and first cousin of Hug h IX's wife Matilda; in 1244 she may have attempted to have Loui s assassinated. She fled to Fontevraud convent where she took th e veil. Hugh X and Isabella had nine children of whom five wer e granted large estates in England by Henry III. By 1256 they we re forced into exile by jealous barons, but were allowed to retu rn.
Details of Hugh X's family with Isabelle of Angoulme
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