- Hugh IV of Maine
Hugh IV (died
26 March 1051 ) wasCount of Maine from 1036 to 1051. He was son ofHerbert I of Maine , one of theHugonide s.He was a minor on the death of his father (1032/5).
Herbert Baco , his great-uncle and a supporter of theAngevins , acted as regent.The
Bishop of Le Mans ,Gervais du Château du Loir , was a partisan of the opposing Blois family. The bishop and regent clashed, with the outcome being the expulsion of Herbert by means of a popular council. Gervais then proclaimed Hugh to have reached his majority, and arranged a marriage for him, with Berthe de Blois.Geoffrey Martel ,Count of Anjou , struck back by invading Maine. From this point, the domain of Maine became a disordered place, with the Anjou and Blois parties joined by Norman interests in a struggle for control.Family
Hugh married c. 1046 Berthe de Blois, who was the widow of
Alain III of Brittany , and daughter ofEudes II of Blois and Ermengarde of Auvergne.Their children were :
*Herbert II of Maine († 1062)
* Marguerite (c. 1045 † 1063), betrothed toRobert Curthose .
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