Hugh the Great (Hugo or Ugo) (c.950 – 21 December 1001) was the margrave of Tuscany from 961 to his death and duke of Spoleto and Camerino from 989 to 996. He was the son and successor of Humbert of Tuscany, who was also briefly Duke of Spoleto, and Willa, a daughter of Boniface I of Spoleto. He himself was married to Judith and had a daughter Willa. Events World Population: 250 Million. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Grand Prince Stephen I of Hungary is named the first King of Hungary by Pope Silvester II. Canonisation of Edward the Martyr, king of England. ... Events Byzantine Empire recaptures Crete from Muslim control Ani made the capital of Armenia by the Bagratid dynasty Haakon I of Norway squashed the rebelling forces of Eric Bloodaxes sons but was killed in the Battle of Fitje. ... The independent Duchy of Spoleto in southern Italy was a Lombard territory founded about 570 by the Lombard dux Faroald. ... Camerino is small town of 7 000 in Marche, Italy and lies on the Apennines between Marche and Umbria, between the valleys of the rivers Potenza and Chienti. ... For the video game developers, see 989 Studios. ... Events March/April - Pope John XV dies before being being able to coronate Otto III, King of Germany as Holy Roman Emperor. ...

In 989, he became duke in Spoleto, but the Emperor Otto III became fearful of his extensive power in central Italy and so dispossessed him of that duchy and granted it to Conrad. Otto III (980 - January 23, 1002) was the fourth ruler of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty. ... Central Italy, encompasses six of the countrys 20 autonomous regions: Abruzzo Lazio Marche Molise Toscana Umbria Although the regions of Abruzzo and Molise are geographically located in Central Italy, the European office for statistics (Eurostat) lists these two regions within Southern Italy. ...

The latter part of Hugh's long reign in Tuscany was spent endowing religious foundations. These donations were confirmed by many other rulers over the century after his death. He died at Pistoia and was buried in Florence. His life became surrounded by legends and he was remembered by Placido Puccinelli in his Istoria delle eroiche azioni di Ugo il Grande as a moral and pious prince. His tomb in the Badia Fiorentina was said to be the site of celestial visions. Pistoia (ancient Pistoria) is a city in the Tuscany region of Italy, the capital of a province of the same name, located about 30 km (18 mi) west and north of Florence. ... Country Italy Region Tuscany Province Florence (FI) Mayor Leonardo Domenici Elevation 50 m Area 102 km² Population  - Total (as of 2006-06-02) 366,488  - Density 3,593/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Fiorentini Dialing code 055 Postal code 50100 Frazioni Galluzzo, Settignano Patron St. ... Padre Placido Puccinelli (Pescia, 1609 – Florence, Badia Fiorentina, 1685) was a Cassinese monk, a historian and scholar. ... The Badìa Fiorentina is an abbey and church of the Fraternity of Jerusalem situated on the Via del Proconsolo in the centre of Florence, Italy. ...

Sources

• Puccinelli, Placido. Istoria delle eroiche azioni di Ugo il Grande, 1664.