Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy
| Hugh I | |
|---|---|
| prior of the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny | |
 | |
| Duke of Burgundy | |
| Reign | 1076 - 1079 |
| Predecessor | Robert I |
| Successor | Odo I |
| Born | 1057 |
| Died | 29 August 1093 |
| Spouse | Sybil of Nevers |
| House | House of Burgundy |
| Father | Henry of Burgundy |
Hugh I (1057 – August 29, 1093) was duke of Burgundy between 1076 and 1079. Hugh was son of Henry of Burgundy and grandson of Duke Robert I. He inherited Burgundy from his grandfather,[1] following the premature death of Henry, but abdicated shortly afterwards to his brother Eudes I, in order to become a monk at Cluny. He briefly fought the Moors in the Iberian Peninsula with Sancho of Aragón.[citation needed]
His entry to Cluny in 1079, after sustaining injuries in battle, and at the same time than and , drew criticism from the pope Gregory VII. Gregory thought he had not made sure the duchy was at peace, and was thus endangering the lives of many christians.[2] He took vows as a monk and later became prior of the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny.[3] He married Sybil of Nevers, who died in 1078, but had no known descendants.
See also[]
- Dukes of Burgundy family tree
References[]
- ^ Elizabeth Hallam, Capetian France:987-1328, (Longman Group Ltd., 1980), 30.
- ^ H.E.J. Cowdrey , Pope Gregory VII 1073-1085, Clarendon Press, 418.
- ^ Constance Brittain Bouchard, Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980–1198, (Cornell University Press, 1987), 128-129, 154.
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