Person:Hugh V of Maine (1)
Hugh V _____, Count de Maine
b.Bef 1069
d.Abt 1131
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  1. Hugh V _____, Count de MaineBef 1069 - Abt 1131
  2. Folco _____, d'Este - 1128
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  1. Herberge du Maine1072 -
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Facts and Events
Name Hugh V _____, Count de Maine
Alt Name Hugues _____
Gender Male
Birth[1] Bef 1069 House of Obertenghi
Marriage to Heria de Hauteville
Death[1] Abt 1131
Reference Number? Q1385641?


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Hugh V was the count of Maine from 1069 until c. 1093.

He was the son of Margrave Albert Azzo II of Milan and Gersendis, a sister of Count Hugh IV of Maine. In 1070, the citizens of Le Mans and some of the Manceaux barons revolted against Norman control. After securing the southern border of Normandy and expelling the Normans, they invited young Hugh V to rule them as count of Maine. They soon realized, however, he was incapable of ruling Maine and began to detest him. Orderic Vitalis said of him "he was, indeed, an imbecile, a coward, and an idler, and totally unfit to hold the reins of government in so high a station." After a short time holding the countship, his cousin Elias convinced Hugh to sell him the county, which he did.

In 1077 Hugh married Gersent, the daughter of Robert Guiscard, but after discovering he could not manage her either he repudiated her, was promptly excommunicated by Pope Urban II and died childless.[1]

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hugh V of Maine, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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