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Paul Matisz at 15:46, 29 July 2008

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	'''Hugh of Vermandois''' (1053-1101[[CE]]) was a younger son of [[Henry I of France]] by [[Anne of Kiev]]. He was [[Count]] of [[Vermandois]] by his own right and a leader of the [[First Crusade]]. A notable braggart, even by [[Capetian]] standards, he was sometimes ironically called '''Hugh Magnus''' ("Hugh the Great") by his contemporaries, notably his brother [[Phillip I]].		'''Hugh of Vermandois''' (1053-1101[[CE]]) was a younger son of [[Henry I of France]] by [[Anne of Kiev]]. He was [[Count]] of [[Vermandois]] by his own right and a leader of the [[First Crusade]]. A notable braggart, even by [[Capetian]] standards, he was sometimes ironically called '''Hugh Magnus''' ("Hugh the Great") by his contemporaries, notably his brother [[Phillip I]].

	When [[Urban II]] preached the [[Crusade]] in 1096, Hugh was one of the first [[France\|French]] [[nobility\|nobleman]] to take up the [[cross]] and the first to arrive in [[Constantinople]], traveling by sea rather than overland as his contemporaries did. His arrival, therefore, outstripped his contemporaries by months, which was fortunate -- he lost all his baggage in a [[shipwreck]] of the [[Byzantine]] port of [[Dyrrhachium]]. Upon his arrival in Constantinople, his arrogance and boastfulness quickly alienated him from [[Emperor]] [[Alexius I]], who eventually compelled him to swear an oath of allegiance.		When [[Urban II]] preached the [[Crusade]] in 1096, Hugh was one of the first [[France\|French]] [[nobility\|nobleman]] to take up the [[cross]] and the first to arrive in [[Constantinople]], traveling by sea rather than overland as his contemporaries did. His arrival, therefore, outstripped his contemporaries by months, which was fortunate -- he lost all his baggage in a [[shipwreck]] off the [[Byzantine]] port of [[Dyrrhachium]]. Upon his arrival in Constantinople, his arrogance and boastfulness quickly alienated him from [[Emperor]] [[Alexius I]], who eventually compelled him to swear an oath of allegiance.

	Hugh fought during the [[First Crusade]] and participated in the [[siege]] of [[Antioch]] in 1098. After the siege, he was sent to [[Constantinople]] to petition Alexius for aid, and rather than return to the [[Holy Land]] to assist in the conquest of [[Jerusalem]], he returned to France.		Hugh fought during the [[First Crusade]] and participated in the [[siege]] of [[Antioch]] in 1098. After the siege, he was sent to [[Constantinople]] to petition Alexius for aid, and rather than return to the [[Holy Land]] to assist in the conquest of [[Jerusalem]], he returned to France.

Cian at 23:41, 22 July 2008

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	'''Hugh of Vermandois''' (1053-~~1101CE~~) was a younger son of [[Henry I of France]]] by [[Anne of Kiev]]. He was [[Count]] of [[Vermandois]] by his own right and a leader of the [[First Crusade]]. A notable braggart, even by [[~~Capet\|Capetan~~]] standards, he was sometimes ironically called '''Hugh Magnus''' ("Hugh the Great") by his contemporaries, notably his brother [[Phillip I]].		'''Hugh of Vermandois''' (1053-1101[[CE]]) was a younger son of [[Henry I of France]] by [[Anne of Kiev]]. He was [[Count]] of [[Vermandois]] by his own right and a leader of the [[First Crusade]]. A notable braggart, even by [[Capetian]] standards, he was sometimes ironically called '''Hugh Magnus''' ("Hugh the Great") by his contemporaries, notably his brother [[Phillip I]].

	When [[Urban II]] preached the [[Crusade]] in 1096, Hugh was one of the first [[French]] nobleman to take up the [[cross]] and the first to arrive in [[Constantinople]], traveling by sea rather than overland as his contemporaries did. His arrival, therefore, outstripped his contemporaries by months, which was fortunate -- he lost all his baggage in a [[shipwreck]] of the Byzantine port of [[Dyrrhachium]]. Upon his arrival in Constantinople, his arrogance and boastfulness quickly alienated him from Emperor [[Alexius I]], who eventually compelled him to swear an oath of allegiance.		When [[Urban II]] preached the [[Crusade]] in 1096, Hugh was one of the first [[France\|French]] [[nobility\|nobleman]] to take up the [[cross]] and the first to arrive in [[Constantinople]], traveling by sea rather than overland as his contemporaries did. His arrival, therefore, outstripped his contemporaries by months, which was fortunate -- he lost all his baggage in a [[shipwreck]] of the [[Byzantine]] port of [[Dyrrhachium]]. Upon his arrival in Constantinople, his arrogance and boastfulness quickly alienated him from [[Emperor]] [[Alexius I]], who eventually compelled him to swear an oath of allegiance.

	Hugh fought during the [[First Crusade]] and participated in the [[siege]] of [{Antioch]] in 1098. After the siege, he was sent to [[Constantinople]] to petition Alexius for aid, and rather than return to the [[Holy Land]] to assist in the conquest of [[Jerusalem]], he returned to France.		Hugh fought during the [[First Crusade]] and participated in the [[siege]] of [[Antioch]] in 1098. After the siege, he was sent to [[Constantinople]] to petition Alexius for aid, and rather than return to the [[Holy Land]] to assist in the conquest of [[Jerusalem]], he returned to France.

	There he was publicly scorned for failing to complete his vows to free Jerusalem, and in 1101 he joined the [[Crusade of the Faint-Hearted]] in an attempt to redeem them. He was wounded in battle with the [[Turk]]s, and died in 1101 in [[Tarsus]].		There he was publicly scorned for failing to complete his vows to free Jerusalem, and in 1101 he joined the [[Crusade of the Faint-Hearted]] in an attempt to redeem them. He was wounded in [[battle]] with the [[Turkey\|Turk]]s, and died in 1101 in [[Tarsus]].

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Paul Matisz at 20:23, 22 July 2008

2008-07-22T20:23:59Z

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'''Hugh of Vermandois''' (1053-1101CE) was a younger son of [[Henry I of France]]] by [[Anne of Kiev]]. He was [[Count]] of [[Vermandois]] by his own right and a leader of the [[First Crusade]]. A notable braggart, even by [[Capet|Capetan]] standards, he was sometimes ironically called '''Hugh Magnus''' ("Hugh the Great") by his contemporaries, notably his brother [[Phillip I]].

When [[Urban II]] preached the [[Crusade]] in 1096, Hugh was one of the first [[French]] nobleman to take up the [[cross]] and the first to arrive in [[Constantinople]], traveling by sea rather than overland as his contemporaries did. His arrival, therefore, outstripped his contemporaries by months, which was fortunate -- he lost all his baggage in a [[shipwreck]] of the Byzantine port of [[Dyrrhachium]]. Upon his arrival in Constantinople, his arrogance and boastfulness quickly alienated him from Emperor [[Alexius I]], who eventually compelled him to swear an oath of allegiance.

Hugh fought during the [[First Crusade]] and participated in the [[siege]] of [{Antioch]] in 1098. After the siege, he was sent to [[Constantinople]] to petition Alexius for aid, and rather than return to the [[Holy Land]] to assist in the conquest of [[Jerusalem]], he returned to France.

There he was publicly scorned for failing to complete his vows to free Jerusalem, and in 1101 he joined the [[Crusade of the Faint-Hearted]] in an attempt to redeem them. He was wounded in battle with the [[Turk]]s, and died in 1101 in [[Tarsus]].

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