Hugues de Coligny

Seigniories of Hugues prince de Coligny

The seigniories of Hugues, Prince de Coligny, extended on all Revermont, in particular on Coligny-le-Neuf, Marboz, Treffort, Saint-Andre-on-Suran, Châtillon-of-Crow, Varey, Saint-Sorlin etc It is him which made build the castle of Coligny-le-Neuf.

The title of “prince” carried by Hugues wanted to mean that it had sovereignty on these grounds. This sovereignty was several times recognized with its descendants.

In the charter of donation that Hugues made in favor of the Chartreuse de Portes (in the Bugey), vers1190-1200 (perhaps before leaving for the Croisade), it is known as: “Dominus Hugo de Coloniaco, miles, magnificus princeps Coloniensis , denied Deo and fratribus Portarum pro remedio animæ suæ ac parentum suorum, quicquid habebat in eremo Portarum, and quicquid of feudatariis illius dono vel emptione acquirere potuerunt. ” What results in: “The lord Hugues de Coligny, knight, splendid prince de Coligny , gives to God and the brothers Doors, for the safety of his heart and that of his parents, all that it has in the desert of Doors, and all that the brothers will be able to acquire, by gift or purchase, of its feudatories”.

Donation with the abbeys

In 1189, it granted the gift that Hugues of Dramelay made with chartreuse of Rosières, of a manse located with Vescles.
About the year 1200, it confirmed to the Carthusian monks Portes the donations made by its ancestors, and a right of pasture conceded to them.
It gave some goods the year 1201, with the abbey of Saint-Sulpice.

The crusade

prince de Coligny was knight. He crossed in 1201 with the bishop of Autun, Guigues count de Forez, Hugues de Berzé father and wire, and grinds other lords, to accompany Boniface marquis de Montferrat with the voyage by Ground-Holy. Before to leave, it gave to the Carthusian monks of Wooden tub all that it had in Sélignat, so that there chartreuse was built, and made other gifts with the Benedictines of Montmerle and the abbey of Ambronay (1202).

Left the year 1202 by Venice for the Fourth crusade, Hugues de Coligny was with the catch of Constantinople on the usurper Alexis Murzuphle, and was put then in shift to help the Alexis emperor to complete the conquest of its empire. Baudoin de Flandres having been elected emperor, Hugues made party of the council of the marquis de Montferrat.

on September 2nd, 1205, by defending the city of the Greenhouse (Tight) besieged by Joannitza king de Valachie and out of Bulgaria, Hugues was killed out of a blow in the eye, him “which was best them all”. It is quoted by the chronicles of time, as being best knights.

Sources

historical Genealogy of the house of Coligny , by Roch de Coligny.

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