Hugh VI of Lusignan , said the devil, born about 1039, died in 1102, lord of Lusignan (1060 - 1102) and Count of La Marche (1091-1102), son of Hugh V of Lusignan and Almodis Walk.
Despite his piety, Hugh was in constant conflict with the Abbey of Saint-Maixent. One of the many disputes became so violent that the Duke of Aquitaine, the bishops of Poitiers and Saintes and the Pope Paschal II had to intervene. Because of these many conflicts, Hughes was nicknamed the devil, by the monks of Saint-Maixent.
In 1086, the Castilian army was defeated by the Almoravids. Raymond Berenger II Count of Barcelona, half-brother Hugh was in turn threatened by the Almoravids. Hugh VI organized an expedition to Spain with another half-brother, Raymond IV of Toulouse, to help the Count of Barcelona.
Hughes took the cross for the first crusade, with his brothers Raymond and Raymond Berenger; He also participated in the crusade of relief in 1101
He married to 1065 Ildégarde Thouars, daughter of Aimee IV, Viscount of Thouars and 'Aurengarde Mauleon, and had:
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Hugues VII de Lusignan (1065 † 1151)
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Yolande de Lusignan (1080 † 1134)
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Melisende de Lusignan (1100 †?)
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