Hugo IV de Saint Pol (died in 1205 in Didimoteico), son of Anselmo de Saint-Pol, was count of Saint-Pol from 1165 to 1205, and then lord of Didimoteico in Thrace. Participated in the Third and Fourth Crusades. Biography
He participated with Felipe de Alsacia, Count of Flanders, in the Third Crusade where he distinguished himself in the capture of San Juan de Acre in 1191.
Received in 1194 from Philip Augustus, the lands of Pont-Sainte-Maxence, Verneuil and Pontpoint, due to their services rendered.
In 1202, he enlisted in the Fourth Crusade, where he participated in the taking of Constantinople, on April 12, 1204. He received the sword of Constable by the new Emperor Baldwin who also gave him the fortress of Didymotus in Thrace. < / p>
He died of gout in 1205. He received a splendid funeral in Constantinople and his body was taken to France where he was buried in the Abbey of Cercamps. Marriage and offspring
He married Yolanda, daughter of Baldwin IV of Henao, widow of Yves III, Count of Soissons, with whom he had two daughters:
Isabel, married to Gutierre, son of Guido II of Châtillon-sur-Marne. Eustaquia, married to Juan, Lord of Bruges, after having been engaged to Arnoldo, Count of Guînes. Sources
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