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From: "Todd A. Farmerie" <>
Subject: Re: Muslim/Christian descents in Early-Medieval Spain
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 01:27:00 -0600
References: <200106211510_MC3-D672-6708@compuserve.com>


A Channing wrote:
>
> taf wrote:
>
> > 3. Hugh VII of Lusignan married Saracina, a muslim
> >
> > This argument is similar to that of Fruela Gonzalez, only it does
> > not have the same onomastic objections. Hugh was a crusader, but
> > insufficient information survives about Saracina to allow any
> > conclusion to be drawn.
>
> This may explain why so many of his descendants, including his son Hugh
> VIII had the soubriquet "le Brun", although there has been a message here
> which described his ancestor Hugh IV as le Brun

Also Hugh VI, IIRC. It looks like simple coincidence (plus they
may have been dark from the time their ancestor mated with the
she-devil :).

taf

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