Hugh IV of Maine
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Hugh IV (died 26 March 1051) was Count of Maine from 1036 to 1051. He was son of Herbert I of Maine, one of the Hugonides.
He was a minor on the death of his father (1032/5). Herbert Baco, his great-uncle and a supporter of the Angevins, 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.
[edit] Family
Hugh married c. 1046 Berthe de Blois, who was the widow of Alain III of Brittany, and daughter of Eudes II of Blois and Ermengarde of Auvergne.
Their children were :
- Herbert II of Maine († 1062)
- Marguerite (c. 1045 † 1063), betrothed to Robert Curthose.
