Hugh, Count of Burgundy

Hugh III of Châlon
Count of Burgundy, jure uxoris
Seal of Hugh III of Burgundy
Born 1220
Died 1266 (aged 4546)
Noble family House of Ivrea
Spouse(s) Adelaide I of Burgundy
Issue
Father John, Count of Chalon
Mother Mahaud of Burgundy

Hugh III of Chalon, Count of Burgundy (1220–1266), also known as Hugues de Bourgogne, or Hugo of Salins was Count of Burgundy jure uxoris by his marriage to countess Adelaide I of Burgundy, on 1 November 1236, when he was aged 16. He was the son of John, Count of Chalon and his first wife, Mahaud (or Mahaut) of Burgundy.

He and Adelaide had the following children:

Hugh III's wife remarried to Philip I, Count of Savoy a year after his death and she was succeeded as count by Otto, one of her children by Hugh.

References

  1. Guida Myrl Jackson-Laufer, Women Rulers Throughout the Ages: An Illustrated Guide, (ABC-CLIO, 1999), 19.
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