Bouchard II (died ), known as ''Bouchard le Barbu'' (Bouchard the Bearded) was a French aristocrat, holding the position of Lord of
Montmorency.
Bouchard was one of the most significant lords of France under the first reign of
Robert
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, son of
King Hugh Capet
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He had a dispute with the Abbot of S. Denis about Basset Castle in
L'Île-Saint-Denis
L'Île-Saint-Denis (, ; ) is a French commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the center of Paris.
The commune is entirely contained on an island of the Seine River, hence its name.
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. From this stronghold Bouchard ransomed the boats that passed within reach, including those of the monks of the abbey of Saint-Denis. Abbot Vivien complained to King Robert II the Pious. A royal trial took place, opposing Bouchard to Vivien. By a judgment of his peer barons and the king, on January 25, 997, he was forced to respect the royal protection granted to the monks of Saint-Denis, to demolish the Basset Castle, and to accept the exchange of his island of Saint-Denis against the castle and the fief of
Montmorency.
He married the widow of Hugues Basset, a knight of Château-Basset.
References
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Viton de Saint-Allais, Nicolas. "Nobiliaire universel de France, ou Recueil général des généalogies historiques des maisons nobles de ce royaume". 1773-184
Retrieved 10 September 2012.
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975 births
1020 deaths
10th-century French nobility
11th-century French nobility