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Hugh I, Count Of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
Hugh I, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis (1030–1101), son of Renaud I of Clermont (1010–1088), son-in-law of Baldwin II of Clermont, the second known Count of Clermont. Hugh was an early founder of the House of Clermont. Hugh married Marguerite de Ramerupt, daughter of Hilduin IV, Count of Montdidier, and his wife Alice de Roucy. Hugh and Marguerite had eight children: * Renaud II, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis * Gui, who died imprisoned in Rouen in 1119 * Hugues (d. after 1099) * Ermentrude, married to Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester; many of their offspring and other relatives died in the White Ship disaster of 1120. * Adelise (Alix), married to Gilbert Fitz Richard, Lord of Clare, whose issue were prominent nobles in England * Marguerite, married to Gilbert de Gerberoy * Richilde, married to Dreux II, Sire de Mello * Emme (Béatrice), Dame de Luzarches, married to Mathieu I, Count of Beaumont-sur-Oise. Upon his death, Hugh was succeeded as Count of Clermont-en-Beau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count Of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
The counts of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis first appeared in the early 11th century. Their principal town was Clermont, now in the Oise department but then within the ancient county of Beauvaisis in the province of Île-de-France. Following the death of the childless Theobald VI of Blois, Philip II of France bought the county from his heirs in 1218 and added it to the French crown. It was first granted as an appanage in 1218 to Philip Hurepel; with the extinction of his line, it was granted in 1268 to the House of Bourbon, and was confiscated with the Duchy of Bourbon in 1527. First counts * Baldwin I of Clermont (?–1023) * Baldwin II of Clermont (1023–1042), son of Baldwin I. House of Clermont * Renaud I of Clermont (1042–1088), son-in-law of Baldwin II * Hugh of Clermont (1088–1101), son of Renaud I * Renaud II of Clermont (1101–1161), son of Hugh I * Raoul I of Clermont (1162–1191), son of Renaud II and Constable of France House of Blois *Loui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Clermont
The House of Clermont is a noble family of the French region of Picardy dating from the 10th century and included both the early counts of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis as well as many Constables of France. The house eventually merged with the House of Nesle with the marriage of Raoul II of Clermont and Gertrude of Nesle. The family is the sometimes referred to as the House of Clermont-Nesle (''Maison de Clermont-Nesle''). The founders of the House of Clermont are known by name only and are among the early counts of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis: * Baldwin I of Clermont (through 1023) * Baldwin II of Clermont (1023–1042), son of Baldwin I * Renaud I of Clermont (1042–1088), son-in-law of Baldwin II. The first Clermont for which there is any information is Hugh I, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis (1030–1102), son of Renaud I. Hugh married Marguerite, daughter of Hilduin IV, Count of Montdidier. Among their children were: * Renaud II, Hugh's successor as count (see below) * Ermentrude, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilduin IV, Count Of Montdidier
Hilduin IV (d. 1063), Count of Montdidier and Lord of Ramerupt, son of Hilduin III, Count of Montdidier, member of the House of Montdidier. Hilduin was also Count of Roucy by virtue of his marriage to the daughter of Ebles I, Count of Roucy. Little is known about Hilduin despite his many renowned children and grandchildren. Hériman of Tournai records that Philip I of France appointed Hilduin as an ambassador to Rome (date unknown). Sometime between 1033 and 1054, probably closer to the latter, Hilduin was driven from Montdidier by Count Ralph IV of Valois, who continued to rule it until his death in 1074. Hildiun married Adelaide (Alice) de Roucy, daughter of Ebles I, Count of Roucy, and Beatrix of Hainaut. They had nine children: * Ebles II, Count of Roucy, married Sibylle de Apulia, daughter of Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia and Sichelgaita de Salerno * Andre (d. after 1118), Seigneur de Ramerupt and of Arcis-sur-Aube, married Guisemode, widow of Hugh, Siegneur of Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renaud II, Count Of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
Renaud II of Clermont (''Renaud/Rainald II de Clermont''; 1075–1152) was son of Hugh I, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and Marguerite de Roucy (daughter of Hilduin IV, Count of Montdidier). Renaud became Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis upon his father's death in 1101. First Crusade Renaud, also known as Rainald of Beauvais before he inherited the countship of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis from his father, took the Cross and joined the First Crusade in the army of Hugh the Great, Count of Vermandois, brother of Philip I of France. Hugh led a small army that travelled by ship, in an armada commanded by Arnout II, Count of Aarschot, to the Holy Land. In addition to Ranaud, some of the prominent members of Hugh's army included Stephen of Aumale, Walter of Domart-en-Ponthieu (St.-Valery), Alan IV Fregant, Duke of Brittany, Walo II of Chaumont-en-Vexin, Girard I of Roussillon, and William V, Lord of Montpellier. Among the first battles this contingent fought was the Siege of Nicaea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh D'Avranches, Earl Of Chester
Hugh d'Avranches ( 1047 – 27 July 1101), nicknamed ''le Gros'' (the Large) or ''Lupus'' (the Wolf), was from 1071 the second Norman Earl of Chester and one of the great magnates of early Norman England. Early life and career Hugh d'Avranches was born around 1047 as the son of Richard le Goz, Viscount of Avranches. His mother was traditionally said to have been Emma de Conteville, half-sister of William the Conqueror, but Lewis (2014) states that the identification was made "on the basis of unsatisfactory evidence" and that his mother is unknown. Keats-Rohan (1999), while accepting the poor quality of the evidence for the traditional account, has nonetheless argued in favour of some relationship existing between Hugh and William. Earl of Chester In 1071, Gerbod the Fleming, 1st Earl of Chester was taken prisoner at the Battle of Cassel in France and held in captivity. Taking advantage of the circumstances, the king declared his title vacant. Cheshire, with its strategic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victims Of The White Ship Disaster
The victims of the ''White Ship'' disaster on 25 November 1120 (called 7 kalends of December by Farrer) have been unevenly identified by various sources. The impact of the disaster on the throne of England is well-documented, and this article presents the details of what is known (and/or believed) about the crew and passengers of the ill-fated voyage as well as those who chose not to travel on her. Captain and crew * Thomas FitzStephen, Captain * Helmsman (unnamed), apparently drunk * Approximately 50 oarsmen and sailors (named) Passengers who died Approximately 250, including servants and marines. Of these, 140 were knights or noblemen and 18 were noblewomen. Family of Henry I, King of England * William Adelin, Duke of Normandy, son and heir to the English throne of his father Henry I, youngest son of William the Conqueror. William, rescued in the only skiff available on the ship, had the crew return to get his sister Matilda. The small craft was overwhelmed by drowning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Fitz Richard
Gilbert Fitz Richard (–), 2nd feudal baron of Clare in Suffolk, and styled "de Tonbridge", was a powerful Anglo-Norman baron who was granted the Lordship of Cardigan, in Wales . Life Gilbert, born before 1066, was the second son and an heir of Richard Fitz Gilbert of Clare and Rohese Giffard. He succeeded to his father's possessions in England in 1088 when his father retired to a monastery; his brother, Roger Fitz Richard, inherited his father's lands in Normandy. That same year he, along with his brother Roger, fortified his castle at Tonbridge against the forces of William Rufus. But his castle was stormed, Gilbert was wounded and taken prisoner. However he and his brother were in attendance on king William Rufus at his death in August 1100. He was with Henry I at his Christmas court at Westminster in 1101. It has been hinted, by modern historians, that Gilbert, as a part of a baronial conspiracy, played some part in the suspicious death of William II.Frank Barlow, ''Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaumont-sur-Oise
Beaumont-sur-Oise (, literally ''Beaumont on Oise'') is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. The classical cellist Jean-Henri Levasseur (1764–1823) was born in Beaumont-sur-Oise. Population Notable people * Sébastien Charlier, diatic harmonica player * Boubacari Doucouré, footballer *Lassana Doucouré, footballer * Presnel Kimpembe, footballer * Louis Mafouta, footballer *Michaël Murcy, footballer * Timothée Pembélé, footballer *Pierre Pucheu, industrialist, fascist, and member of the Vichy government * Adama Traoré, Malian-French man who died due to police brutality See also *Communes of the Val-d'Oise department The following is a list of the 184 communes of the Val-d'Oise department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counts Of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
The counts of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis first appeared in the early 11th century. Their principal town was Clermont, now in the Oise department but then within the ancient county of Beauvaisis in the province of Île-de-France. Following the death of the childless Theobald VI of Blois, Philip II of France bought the county from his heirs in 1218 and added it to the French crown. It was first granted as an appanage in 1218 to Philip Hurepel; with the extinction of his line, it was granted in 1268 to the House of Bourbon, and was confiscated with the Duchy of Bourbon in 1527. First counts * Baldwin I of Clermont (?–1023) * Baldwin II of Clermont (1023–1042), son of Baldwin I. House of Clermont * Renaud I of Clermont (1042–1088), son-in-law of Baldwin II * Hugh of Clermont (1088–1101), son of Renaud I * Renaud II of Clermont (1101–1161), son of Hugh I * Raoul I of Clermont (1162–1191), son of Renaud II and Constable of France House of Blois *Loui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
