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Guitier, Count Of Rethel
Guitier (Ithier) of Rethel (died 1171), son of Odo of Vitry and Matilda, Countess of Rethel, nephew of Baldwin II of Jerusalem, was Count of Rethel, succeeding his mother. (His father is named as count, but it is not clear that he ever served.) Châtelain de Vitry. In March 1129, Guitier travelled to the Holy Land, although it is not clear if he participated in the Damascus Crusade that year. Guitier married Beatrix of Namur, daughter of Godfrey I, Count of Namur, and Ermesinde of Luxembourg, Countess of Namur, Erminside. Guitier and Beatrix had eleven children: * Beatrice of Rethel, Beatrix de Rethel (1130 – 30 March 1185), married Roger II of Sicily, Roger II, King of Sicily * Jean de Rethel (died after 1144) * Manasses de Rethel (died after 1144) * Hugues de Rethel (died after 1166), monk at Abbey of Saint-Remi, Reims * Manasses IV, Count of Rethel, Manasses IV (died 1199) * Henri de Rethel (died 1191), Châtelain de Vitry * Baudouin de Rethel (died 1198 or after), Seigneur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odo Of Vitry
Odo of Vitry (Eudes) (died 1158) was a French nobleman. Count of Rethel and Châtelain de Vitry. His parenthood is unclear. It is sometimes stated that he was a son of André, castellan of Vitré and of Agnès de Mortain, but this appears to be based on a confusion between Vitré in Brittany and Vitry in Champagne. On the death of his brother-in-law, Gervase, he received the county of Rethel. Odo was married to Matilda (d. 1151), the eldest daughter of Hugh I, Count of Rethel. They had at least four children: * Guitier of Rethel Guitier (Ithier) of Rethel (died 1171), son of Odo of Vitry and Matilda, Countess of Rethel, nephew of Baldwin II of Jerusalem, was Count of Rethel, succeeding his mother. (His father is named as count, but it is not clear that he ever served.) ... * Unnamed daughter who married Etienne Strabo de Neufchâtel-sur Aisne * Unnamed daughter who married a lord of Henalmont * Yvette, who married first a Milo and second Villian d'Arzillières. From 1124 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbey Of Saint-Remi
An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa''), also known as a mother superior, is the female superior of a community of Catholic nuns in an abbey. Description In the Catholic Church (both the Latin Church and Eastern Catholic), Eastern Orthodox, Coptic .... Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christians, Christian monks and nuns. The concept of the abbey has developed over many centuries from the early monastic ways of religious men and women where they would live isolated from the lay community about them. Religious life in an abbey may be monastic. An abbey may be the home of an enclosed religious order or may be open to visitors. The layout of the church and associated buildings of an abbey often follows a set plan determined by the founding religious order. Abbeys are often self-sufficient while using any abu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Châlons-en-Champagne
Châlons-en-Champagne () is a city in the Grand Est region of France. It is the capital of the department of Marne, despite being only a quarter the size of the city of Reims. Formerly called Châlons-sur-Marne, the city was officially renamed in 1998. It should not be confused with the Burgundian town of Chalon-sur-Saône. History Châlons is conjectured to be the site of several battles including the Battle of Châlons fought in 274 between Roman Emperor Aurelian and Emperor Tetricus I of the Gallic Empire. The Catalaunian Fields was the site of the battle of Châlons in 451 which turned back the westward advance of Attila. It is the setting of the last operetta of Johann Strauss II, ''Die Göttin der Vernunft (The Goddess of Reason)'', (1897) and is mentioned in, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” as Snoopy’s crash site after doing battle with the Red Baron. Plan de la cathedrale Châlons-sur-Marne 1859 Archives nationales France.jpg, Châlons en Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Bishops And Prince-bishops Of Liège
This is a list of the bishops and prince-bishops of Liège. It includes the bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Liège and its predecessor see of Tongeren and Maastricht. From 972 to 1795, the bishops of Liège also ruled a lordship (not co-extensive with their diocese) known as the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. Bishops of Tongeren-Maastricht-Liège, 315–971 See in Tongeren (4th-century) * St. Maternus of Tongeren (?) (c. 315) *Saint Servatius (342–384) See in Maastricht (380s? to 718) * Falco (c. 498–c. 512) *Domitian (?–560) * Saint Monulphus (549–588) * Saint Gondulphus (589–614) * Saint Ebregise ? (614–627) * Saint John I Agnus (627–647) *Saint Amand (647–650) *Saint Remaclus (652–662) * Saint Theodard (662–669) * Saint Lambert, patron saint of the diocese (669–705 or later) *Saint Hubert, patron saint of the city (705 or before – 727) See in Maastricht and/or Liège (718 to 810) *Floribert of Liège (727–736 or 738) * (736 or 738–769) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugues De Pierrepont
Hugh de Pierrepont (died 1229) was bishop of Liège from 1200 to 1229. He was French in origin, from the diocese of Laon; he was son of Hugues de Wasnad. He was supported after his election by Baldwin VI of Hainaut. , in French. He married Clemence, daughter of Guitier, Count of Rethel. He was a supporter of Emperor Frederick II. He was victorious at the Battle of Steppes, 1213, leading an alliance against Henry I of Brabant. Notes 1229 deaths 13th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Holy Roman Empire Prince-Bishops of Liège Year of birth unknown Place of birth missing {{bishop-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince-Bishopric Of Liège
The Prince-Bishopric of Liège or Principality of Liège was an Hochstift, ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire that was situated for the most part in present-day Belgium. It was an Imperial State, Imperial Estate, so the List of bishops and prince-bishops of Liège, bishop of Liège, as its prince, had a seat and a vote in the Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire), Imperial Diet. The Prince-Bishopric of Liège should not be confused with the Diocese of Liège, which was larger and over which the prince-bishop exercised only the usual responsibilities of a bishop. The bishops of Liège acquired their status as prince-bishops between 980 and 985 when Bishop Notker of Liège, who had been the bishop since 972, received secular control of the County of Huy from Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor. From 1500, the prince-bishopric belonged to the Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle. Its territory included most of the present Belgian provinces of Liège (province), Liège and Limbu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert De Rethel
Albert de Rethel (c. 1150 – 1195, in Rome) was provost of St. Lambert's Cathedral in Liège. Biography He was son of Guitier, Count of Rethel and Beatrix of Namur and a cousin of Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut. He first served as a priest in St. Lambert and became its provost in 1180. He was also provost of St. Martin and St. Denis. His maternal cousin Rudolf of Zähringen, the prince-bishop of Liège, entrusted Albert the administration of the diocese under the title of vice-Bishop before going on Crusade. In 1191, while on the way of returning, Rudolf died. At the election on his successor on September 8 five or six canons voted Albert under the support of Count Baldwin V, but the other candidate Albert of Louvain Archdeacon of Brabant gained more support. Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor favoured Albert because he was a maternal-uncle of Empress Constance, while both Henry and Constance had planned to support Albert to be the bishop of Liège given the post was vacant. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manasses IV, Count Of Rethel
Manasses IV, Count of Rethel (died 1199) was a son of Guitier of Rethel and Beatrice of Namur. He succeeded his father as Count of Rethel in 1171. He is probably the Count of Rethel who was responsible for despoiling churches in the early reign of Philip II of France. Manasses IV was married to Matilda of Upper Lorraine The Duchy of Lorraine (french: Lorraine ; german: Lothringen ), originally Upper Lorraine, was a duchy now included in the larger present-day region of Lorraine in northeastern France. Its capital was Nancy. It was founded in 959 following th ... and was the father of Hugh II. References Counts of Rethel 12th-century births Year of birth unknown 1199 deaths 12th-century French people {{France-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger II Of Sicily
Roger II ( it, Ruggero II; 22 December 1095 – 26 February 1154) was King of Sicily and Africa, son of Roger I of Sicily Roger I ( it, Ruggero I, Arabic: ''رُجار'', ''Rujār''; Maltese: ''Ruġġieru'', – 22 June 1101), nicknamed Roger Bosso and The Great, was a Norman nobleman who became the first Count of Sicily from 1071 to 1101. He was a member of the H ... and successor to his brother Simon, Count of Sicily, Simon. He began his rule as Count of Sicily in 1105, became Duke of Apulia and Calabria in 1127, then King of Sicily in 1130 and Ifriqiya#Norman kings of the Kingdom of Africa (Ifriqiya), King of Africa in 1148. By the time of his death at the age of 58, Roger had succeeded in uniting all the Italo-Normans, Norman conquests in Italy into one kingdom with a strong centralized government. Background By 999, Normans, Norman adventurers had arrived in southern Italy. By 1016, they were involved in the complex local politics, where Lombards were fighting agains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matilda, Countess Of Rethel
Matilda (1091 in Rethel – 1151) was the countess of Rethel from 1124 until 1151. She was a daughter of Count Hugh I and Melisende of Crécy. In 1124, she succeeded her brother Gervais as countess. She ruled jointly with her husband, Odo of Vitry Odo of Vitry (Eudes) (died 1158) was a French nobleman. Count of Rethel and Châtelain de Vitry. His parenthood is unclear. It is sometimes stated that he was a son of André, castellan of Vitré and of Agnès de Mortain, but this appears to be .... Matilda and Odo had a son, Ithier (1115-1171), who succeeded Odo as count. References Sources * 1091 births 1151 deaths People from Rethel 12th-century French people Counts of Rethel 12th-century women rulers {{France-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatrice Of Rethel
Beatrice of Rethel (1130/35 – 30 March 1185) was a French noblewoman and Queen of Sicily as the third wife of Roger II. Family Beatrice was born in 1130 or 1135, the eldest daughter and one of the nine children of Guitier of Rethel and Beatrix of Namur. Her father was Count of Rethel This is a list of counts and dukes of Rethel. The first counts of Rethel ruled independently, before the county passed first to the Counts of Nevers, then to the Counts of Flanders, and finally to the Dukes of Burgundy. In 1405 the County became pa ... from 1158 to 1171. Marriage, issue and widowhood In 1151, Beatrice married Roger II of Sicily. She was queen for three years, until Roger's death on 26 February 1154. Beatrice was a little over three weeks pregnant at the time of his death, and their only child, Constance, was born the following November. Beatrice survived her husband by thirty-one years but there is no record of her having married again. Her daughter Constance was confined to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ermesinde Of Luxembourg, Countess Of Namur
Ermesinde is a civil parish in the municipality (''concelho'') of Valongo, in continental Portugal, northeast of Porto. The population in 2011 was 38940,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 7.65 km². It is the smallest by area, and the densest by population (approximately 5000 inhabitants per kilometer square). History 
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