Hugh V, Count of Maine
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| reign = 1069-1093
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Hugh V (c. 1055/1062 – 1131) was the count of Maine from 1069 until c. 1093.
Life
He was the son of Margrave Albert Azzo II of Milan and Gersenda, a sister of Count Hugh IV of Maine.{{sfn|Douglas|1964|p=424}} In 1070, the citizens of Le Mans and some of the Manceaux barons revolted against Norman control.Ordericus Vitalis, The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy, Trans. Thomas Forester, Volume II (Henry G. Bohn, London, 1854), pp. 481–2 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."Ordericus Vitalis, The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy, Trans. Thomas Forester, Volume II (Henry G. Bohn, London, 1854), p 482 After a short time holding the countship, his cousin Elias convinced Hugh to sell him the county, which he did.{{sfn|Barton|2004|p=126}}
In 1077 Hugh married Heria, daughter of Robert Guiscard,{{Cite book |last=Vitalis |first=Orderic |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5533336m/f297.item.r=Orderic%20Vital.langFR |title=Historia Ecclesiatica}} but after discovering he could not manage her either he repudiated her, was promptly excommunicated by Pope Urban II and died childless.
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Sources
- {{cite book |title=Lordship in the County of Maine, C. 890-1160 |first=Richard Ewing |last=Barton |publisher=The Boydell Press |year=2004 }}
- {{cite book |title=William the Conqueror: The Norman Impact Upon England |first=David C. |last=Douglas |publisher=University of California Press |year=1964 }}
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