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Gilles, Count Of Montaigu
Gilles (Ægidius) (died before 1193), was Count of Montaigu and Clermont, through his father Count Godefried of Montaigu, and Count of Duras, through his wife Juliane, daughter of Count Otto of Duras. Gilles was also Seigneur of Rochefort, Jodoigne and advocate of the abbey of Saint-Trond. In 1174, Gilles also married Laurette de Looz, daughter of Louis I, Count of Looz, and his wife Agnes von Metz. They divorced childless in 1176. Gilles contracted leprosy, giving up most of his lands to his brothers Conon and Pierre. Gilles was succeeded as Count of Montaigu, Clermont and Duras by his brother Conon, possibly as early as 1175. In a charter dated 1175 donating property to the Knights Hospitaller The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ( la, Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller (), was a medieval and early modern Catholic military order. It was headq ..., Gilles is referred to as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counts Of Montaigu
The Counts of Montaigu were 12th century nobles of Lower Lotharingia who were closely associated with the Counts of Hesbaye, Counts of Duras and Clermont. This particular place called Montaigu (''Mons Acutus'', pointy mountain) was a castle located on the river Ourthe, opposite Rendeux, Marcourt near La Roche-en-Ardenne, La Roche in the Ardennes (department), Ardennes. The castle of Montaigu has been mostly destroyed, but a chapel dedicated to Saint Thibaut still exists upon the mountain on which it was built. The Counts of Montaigu were also lords of Rochefort. Rochefort, Belgium, Rochefort is a municipality in Namur, and these holdings passed by inheritance to the Walcourt family, who married into the family of the Counts of Chiny, particularly Louis III, Count of Chiny, Louis III. The Counts of Montaigu were: * Gozelo I, Count of Montaigu, Gozelo I (1038–1064) * Conon, Count of Montaigu, Cono (I), son of the previous (1064–1096) * Gozelo II, Count of Montaigu, Gozelo II, son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godefroi, Count Of Montaigu
Count Godefried (died 1161) was Count of Montaigu and Clermont by inheritance, and Count of Duras by virtue of his marriage. He was also seigneur (lord) of Rochefort, and burger and advocate of Dinant. His parents were Lambert, Count of Montaigu and Clermont, and his wife Gertrud. Godfried married Juliane, daughter of Otto II, Count of Duras, and his wife Berthe of Valenciennes. They had five children: * Gilles, Count of Montaigu, Clermont and Duras * Pierre de Montaigu (d. 1185 or after), Canon at Saint-Lambert, Liège * Conan II, Count of Montaigu, Clermont and Duras * Gerberge de Montaigu (d. after 29 June 1206), married to Wery II de Walcourt * Clarissa de Montaigu. Upon the death of Godfried, his son Gilles inherited all three counties. Pierre is also listed as a Count of Montaigu, but as he died before his older brother, it is not clear that he ever actually held the title. After Conon's death, his brother-in-law Wery II de Walcourt became Count of Montaigu and Clermont, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counts Of Hesbaye
The ''pagus'' or ''Gau (territory), gau'' of ''Hasbania'' was a large Early Middle Ages, early medieval territory in what is now eastern Belgium. It is now approximated by the modern French- and Dutch-speaking region called Hesbaye in French, or ''Haspengouw'' in Dutch — both being terms derived from the medieval one. Unlike many smaller ''pagi'' of the period, ''Hasbania'' apparently never corresponded to a single county. It already contained several in the 9th century. It is therefore described as a "" (large gau), like the Pagus of Brabant, by modern German historians such as Ulrich Nonn. The Hesbaye region was a core agricultural territory for the early Franks who settled in the Roman ''Civitas Tungrorum'', which was one of the main parts of early Frankish Austrasia, and later Lotharingia. The region was also culturally important, a central part of what is referred to in art history as the Mosan art, Mosan region. It contained a substantial Romanized population and the seat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto II, Count Of Duras
Count Otto of Duras (d. 1147) was a Count of Duras, and ''advocatus'' of the Abbey of St Truiden. Duras and St Truiden are in the modern province of Belgian Limburg. His parents were Count Giselbert of Duras and his wife Gertrud. Otto married Berthe of Valenciennes, daughter of Yolande of Guelders, daughter of Gerard I, Count of Guelders. Yolande was first married to Baldwin III, Count of Hainaut, and was mother to Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut. Yolande was granddaughter of Albert III, Count of Namur, a family with strong relations with Otto’s father. Otto and Berthe are thought to have had one child who survived to adulthood, Otto's successor: * Juliane (d. 1164), married first Godfried, Count of Montaigu, Duras and Clermont, and second Enguerrand, possibly the count of Orbais. In Sint-Truiden charter 51 (Piot Vol.2) Countess Juliane was described as Otto's ''filia'', and her Juliane's husband Count Godfried was described as his '' gener''. This could mean "son-in-law" o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochefort, Belgium
Rochefort (; wa, Rotchfoirt) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium, close to the Ardennes. On 1 January 2006, Rochefort had a total population of 12,038. The total area is 165.27 km² which gives a population density of 73 inhabitants per km². It was a resort in the 19th century. The municipality consists of the following districts: Ave-et-Auffe, Buissonville, Éprave, Han-sur-Lesse, Jemelle, Lavaux-Sainte-Anne, Lessive, Mont-Gauthier, Rochefort, Villers-sur-Lesse, and Wavreille. Its ancient position at the crossroads where the route to Saint-Hubert crossed that from Liège to Bouillon required fortifying: the ruins of the old castle, which gave the place its name and a title to a long line of counts who had the right of coining their own money, still exist. This castle underwent many sieges and suffered at the hands of Marshal de Châtillon (1636). Near Rochefort are the red marble quarries of St. Remy, and Rochefort Abbey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jodoigne
Jodoigne (,As if it were spelled ''Jodogne''; is considered erroneous. nl, Geldenaken ; wa, Djodogne) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Jodoigne had a total population of 12,440. The total area is which gives a population density of . The municipality consists of the following districts: Dongelberg, Jauchelette, Jodoigne, Jodoigne-Souveraine, Lathuy, Piétrain, Saint-Jean-Geest (including the hamlet of Sainte-Marie-Geest), Saint-Remy-Geest, and Zétrud-Lumay. In the 1568 Battle of Jodoigne, one of the early battles of the Eighty Years' War, the Spanish Duke of Alba defeated a Dutch rebel force under William the Silent. The previous mayor of Jodoigne, Louis Michel, a liberal politician was the Belgian foreign minister from 1999 until 2004 and was the Belgian European commissioner from 2004 until 2009. The current mayor is Jean-Paul Wahl. The asteroid 1199 Geldonia was named in its honour (fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avoué (legal Office)
In France and Belgium, an avoué was formerly a jurist and a ministerial officer charged with performing the preparation (''postulation'') of cases in front of courts. Their functions were roughly equivalent to that of solicitors in common law systems, but only in the context of litigation. The office was abolished in Belgium in 1970 and in France in 2012. Traditionally in France, there existed a distinction between the oral pleading of a case, which was the function of the ''avocat'', and the preparation of a case, which was considered a ministerial function. Avoués were charged with the latter. Their tasks included the drafting of the statement of claim and of other documents, the distribution of the judgment, and other matters of procedure. Avoués were ministerial officers, appointed by the ''Garde des sceaux'' in France, and were remunerated according to an official fee schedule. There existed two types of avoués: ''avoués de première instance'' and the ''avoués d'appel''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbey Of Saint-Trond
Sint-Truiden Abbey or St Trudo's Abbey ( nl, Abdij van Sint-Truiden, Abdij van Sint-Trudo; french: Abbaye de Saint-Trond) is a former Benedictine monastery in Sint-Truiden (named after Saint Trudo) in the province of Limburg Belgium. The abbey was founded in the 7th century and was one of the oldest and most powerful in the Low Countries. The town of Sint-Truiden grew up around it. The great Romanesque abbey church, dedicated to Saint Remaclus and Saint Quintin, was demolished in 1798, four years after the suppression of the abbey. History Foundation and early years The monastery was founded by Saint Trudo in about 655, on a spot known as ''Sarchinium'' (Zerkingen). After his death and canonisation the monastery became a place of pilgrimage (the dedication of the abbey to Saint Trudo did not however take place until the 12th century). Other early members of the community were also declared saints, among them Eucherius of Orléans and Libert of Saint-Trond. In the 9th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis I, Count Of Loon
Louis I (Latin ''Ludovicus'', German ''Ludwig'', Dutch ''Lodewijk''; died 11 August 1171) was the Count of Loon, now in modern Belgium, and Burgrave of Mainz, in Germany. He inherited these offices from his father. He also established the County of Rieneck apparently based upon the Burgrave's lands. Life He was the son of Arnold II, Count of Looz, and his wife whose name may have been Adeleide or Agnes. He first appears in a record as an adult together with his father in 1135. Arnold II died in 1139, and Louis was his heir, appearing that year as count of Rieneck. In 1141 he appeared in his role as advocate of Saint James abbey in Liège. He was also advocate of Averbode Abbey, which his family had founded. In 1154, he donated Laethof Manor in Heusden-Zolder to the abbey. Louis married Agnes of Metz, the daughter of Folmar V, Count of Metz, and Matilda of Dagsburg. Based upon her ancestry, Louis was able to successfully lay claim to Kolmont and Bilzen. Agnes commissioned He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conon II, Count Of Montaigu
Conon II (Cono) (died 1189 or after), Count of Montaigu and Count of Duras, son of Godefroi, Count of Montaigu, and his wife Julienne, daughter of Otto II, Count of Duras. Conon replaced his elder brother Gilles, who had leprosy, but the precise dates of Conon’s rule are unclear. In a charter dated 1175 donating property to the Knights Hospitaller, Gilles is referred to as former count and his brothers Pierre and Conon as Counts of Montaigu and Duras respectively. That same charter refers to their uncle Bruno the archdeacon, presumably their great-uncle Bruno, brother to Otto II, Count of Duras. A later charter dated 1182 witnessed by Henri of Esch (a relative of Goffrey of Esch, compatriot of Conon I, Count of Montaigu), identifies Conon as Count of Montaigu and Duras. In 1185, Conon and his brother Pierre donated all his properties to Sainte-Marie and Saint-Lambert in Liege. These properties were not kept by the Bishop of Liege, who sold them to Gérard of Looz and Wéry o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knights Hospitaller
The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ( la, Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller (), was a medieval and early modern Catholic Church, Catholic Military order (religious society), military order. It was headquartered in the Kingdom of Jerusalem until 1291, on the island of Hospitaller Rhodes, Rhodes from 1310 until 1522, in Hospitaller Malta, Malta from 1530 until 1798 and at Saint Petersburg from 1799 until 1801. Today several organizations continue the Hospitaller tradition, specifically the mutually recognized orders of St. John, which are the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, the Order of Saint John (chartered 1888), Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John, the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg), Bailiwick of Brandenburg of the Chivalric Order of Saint John, the Order of Saint John in the Netherlands, and the Order of Saint John in Sweden. The Hospitallers arose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gislebert Of Mons
Gislebert (or Gilbert) of Mons ( 1150 – 1225) was a clergyman in the administration of the County of Hainaut and a chronicler whose ''Chronicon Hanoniense'' (''Chronicle of Hainaut'') is an essential eyewitness source for events affecting his patron Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut. Biography Gislebert was appointed chaplain to Count Baldwin in 1169, notary at some point thereafter, and chancellor from 1178 to the count's death in 1195. From 1192, when Baldwin became margrave of Namur, he was also chancellor of Namur. He obtained the positions of provost of the churches of St. Germanus at Mons and St. Alban at Namur, in addition to several other ecclesiastical appointments. Gislebert was a confidant of the count and was also entrusted with several political missions. Among other things he took part in the Diet of Pentecost in Mainz in 1184. During the years 1195 and 1196,Book in English''Chronicle of Hainaut'' by Gilbert of Mons translation from Latin to English by Laura Napran, year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
