The Chronicle of Saint-Maixent names "Hugo" as son and successor of "Hugone Lizianici" & his wife. The Chronicle of Saint-Maixent records that twin sons were born to "Hugo Pius de Liziniaco" & his wife.
Seigneur de Lusignan et de Couhé. "Hugonis de Liziniaco" subscribed the charter dated [1058/68] of "Aquitanorum…dux Gaufridus". "Ugo Lezinonensis" renounced rights over lands of Saint-Maixent by charter dated 10 Mar 1069. "Hugo de Leziniaco" recognised himself as vassal of Saint-Maixent for the lands held from the abbey by charter dated 10 Mar 1069. "Hugo vicarius de castro Vicvione et filii mei…Bartholomeus et Giraldus" donated "vicariam…in villa…Condato" to Nouaillé, in memory of "meo…filio Hugoni…defuncto", by charter dated to [1060/78], witnessed by "Hugonis de Liziniaco et fratri suo Iordani, Loni et fratri suo Seguino de Mortemaro castro…". "Ugone de Liziniaco et filiis eius Ugone videlicet Bruno atque Rorgone" consented to the donation of "medietatem terre mee de Spanias…et apud Turgoniacum" made to Nouaillé by "Guido Arembertus et uxor mea Iescenda…" by charter dated to [1077/91].
He fought the Moors in Spain 1087: . "Ugo Liziniacensis…contra Saracenos in Hispaniam iturus" donated "terram de Faiduneino" to Nouaillé, with the consent of "uxore mea Aldearde et filiis meis Ugone Bruno atque Rorgone", by charter dated to [1077/91]. Guillaume III Comte de Poitou restored "ecclesiam beati Georgii...in Oleronis insula" to Vendôme monastery by charter dated 10 Dec 1096, subscribed by "...Hugo de Liziniaco..." (signing first among the lay witnesses, presumably indicating his age or seniority). He fought in the crusade in Palestine 1101/03. William of Tyre records the presence at the second capture of Tortosa in 1102 of "Hugo Lisniacensis domini Raimundi comitis Tolosani frater", the two being uterine half-brothers. Albert of Aix records "…Hugo de Lezenais…" among those who spent Easter in Jerusalem with Baudouin I King of Jerusalem, dated to 1102 from the context. "Vetulus et filius eius Rorgo" recognised themselves as vassals of Saint-Maixent for the lands held from the abbey by charter dated 1106.
The Chronicle of Saint-Maixent records the death in 1110 of "Hugo [de Leziniaco] filius Hugonis Bruni", providing his ancestry "qui fuit Albi, qui fuit Cari, qui fuit Hugonis Venatoris", although this passage appears to omit a generation in the descent. 2
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