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'''Hugh de Cerdanya Vieja''' (Catalan: ''Hug''; 1176 - 5 December 1232) was an Aragonese nobleman and royal official during the early thirteenth century.
'''Hugh de Cerdanya Vieja''' (Catalan: ''Hug''; 1176 - 5 December 1232) was an Aragonese nobleman and royal official during the early thirteenth century.
===Life===
Hugh was born in 1176, the only surviving son and sixth child of Frederic de Cerdanya Vieja, the eldest son of [[Hugh, tenth count of Albarracin]], and Estefanía de Haro. Hugh's father died in 1178, leaving him as heir to his grandfather. He succeeded to the county of Albarracin in 1187.
On 26 January 1192, King Arnau I visited Albarracin to arrange Hugh's marriage to his mistress Dolça de Barbastro, without success. Hugh instead married Mencía Jimena, the widow of Godfrey, count of Cuenca, in a match that angered the king. The young count seems not to have faced repercussions for this brazen act. In 1193 he rode in the royal tournament held at Alagón. In February 1196, Hugh travelled to Zaragoza to attend the king's great council.

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Hugh
Count of Albarracin
Baron of Loarre
PredecessorHugh
SuccessorFrederic
Born1176
Albarracin, Kingdom of Aragon
Died5 December 1232 (aged 56)
Albarracin, Kingdom of Aragon
BuriedCathedral of Híjar
Noble familyCerdanya Vieja
Spouse(s)Mencía Jimena (d. 1210)
Ermessenda von Babenberg (d. 1213)
Anderquina de Bolea
Issue
Frederic
Dalmau
Violant
Sunyer
FatherFrederic de Cerdanya Vieja
MotherEstefanía de Haro

Hugh de Cerdanya Vieja (Catalan: Hug; 1176 - 5 December 1232) was an Aragonese nobleman and royal official during the early thirteenth century.

Life

Hugh was born in 1176, the only surviving son and sixth child of Frederic de Cerdanya Vieja, the eldest son of Hugh, tenth count of Albarracin, and Estefanía de Haro. Hugh's father died in 1178, leaving him as heir to his grandfather. He succeeded to the county of Albarracin in 1187.

On 26 January 1192, King Arnau I visited Albarracin to arrange Hugh's marriage to his mistress Dolça de Barbastro, without success. Hugh instead married Mencía Jimena, the widow of Godfrey, count of Cuenca, in a match that angered the king. The young count seems not to have faced repercussions for this brazen act. In 1193 he rode in the royal tournament held at Alagón. In February 1196, Hugh travelled to Zaragoza to attend the king's great council.