Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy

Hugh II (1084 – 6 February 1143) was Duke of Burgundy between 1103 and 1143. Hugh was son of Odo I, Duke of Burgundy. Hugh was selected custos for the monastery of St. Benigne, and this office would be held by his descendants until the end of the twelfth century.

In 1124, Hugh and his brother-in-law, William III, Count of Ponthieu, dispatched forces to Reims to support their overlord, King Louis VI of France, in his conflict with Emperor Henry V.

Marriage and issue In c.1115, Hugh married Matilda of Mayenne, daughter of Walter, Count of Mayenne and Adelina de Presles.

They had the following: Aigeline (b.1116), married Hugh I, Count of Vaudemont Clemence (b.1117), married Geoffrey III of Donzy Odo II, Duke of Burgundy, (1118–1162) married Maria of Champagne Gauthier, Archbishop of Besançon (1120–1180) Hugh le Roux (1121–1171) married Isabel of Chalon Robert, Bishop of Autun (1122–1140) Henry, Bishop of Autun (1124–1170) Raymond, Count of Grignon (1125–1156) married Agnes of Montpensier Sibylla (1126–1150), married Roger II of Sicily Ducissa (b.1128), married Raymond de Grancy Matilda (1130–1159), married William VII of Montpellier Aremburge (b.1132), Nun