Hugh of Briel, in older literature Hugh of Bruyères, was a French knight and the second lord of the Barony of Karytaina in the Principality of Achaea, in Frankish Greece.
| Hugh of Briel | |
|---|---|
| Baron of Karytaina | |
| Reign | around 1222–1238 |
| Predecessor | Renaud of Briel |
| Successor | Geoffrey of Briel |
| Died | 1238 |
| Spouse | Alice of Villehardouin |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Hailing from Briel-sur-Barse in the French province of Champagne,[1] Hugh inherited the Barony of Karytaina sometime around 1222 from his brother, Renaud of Briel. Hugh married Alice of Villehardouin, a daughter of the Prince of Achaea, Geoffrey I of Villehardouin. Hugh of Briel died in early 1238, not yet forty years old, and was succeeded by his son Geoffrey.[2]
References
edit- ^ Bon 1969, p. 105 note 3.
- ^ Evergates 1994, pp. 104.
Sources
edit- Bon, Antoine (1969). La Morée franque. Recherches historiques, topographiques et archéologiques sur la principauté d'Achaïe [The Frankish Morea. Historical, Topographic and Archaeological Studies on the Principality of Achaea] (in French). Paris: De Boccard. OCLC 869621129.
- Evergates, Theodore (1994). "The Origin of the Lords of Karytaina in the Frankish Morea". Medieval Prosopography. 15 (1): 81–114.
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