- Hugh VII of Lusignan
Hugh VII the Brown of Lusignan or Hugues II de La Marche or Hugues VII & II le Brun de Lusignan (1065 – 1151), Sire de Lusignan,
Couhé andChâteau-Larcher andCount of La Marche , was the son ofHugh VI of Lusignan . He was one of the many notable Crusaders in theLusignan family. In 1147 he took the Cross and followed KingLouis VII of France on theSecond Crusade .Hugh married before 1109 Sarrasine or Saracena de Lezay (1067 – 1144), whose origins are unknown. She may have been identical to the Saracena who was widow of Robert I, Count of Sanseverino.Their children were:
*Hugh VIII of Lusignan
* William de Lusignan, Seigneur d'Angles
* Rorgon de Lusignan
* Simon I de Lusignan, Seigneur de Lezay, fl. 1144, married before 1173 NN, the parents of:
** Guillaume I de Lusignan, Seigneur de Lezay, who died unmarried and without issue
** Simon II de Lusignan (Deux Sevres, bef. 1180 – 1200), Seigneur de Lezay, married before 1195 NN, the parents of:
*** Hugues I de Lezay, Seigneur de Lezay, married to NN, the parents of:
**** Jean I de Lezay, Seigneur de Lezay, married to NN, the parents of:
***** Claire I de Lezay, Dame de Lezay, married to Pons II d'Aulnay, Vicomte d'Aulnay
* Galeran de Lusignan
* Ænor or Aénor de Lusignan (b. c. 1130), married before 1144 Geoffrey or Geoffroy V de Thouars (c. 1120 – aft. 1176), Vicomte de Thouars, son of Aimery VI de Thouars, Vicomte de Thouars, and wife Agnes=Mathilde de Poitiersources
*Painter, Sidney. "The Lords of Lusignan in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries", 1961
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