The County of Guînes, was a Flemish fief and later French fief in the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

. The county was split from the

County of Boulogne The County of Boulogne was a county within the Kingdom of France during the 9th to 15th centuries, centred on the city of Boulogne-sur-Mer. It was ruled by the counts of Flanders in the 10th century, but a separate House of Boulogne emerged duri ...

in about 988. Map of County of Guines

Counts

*?-c.965 - Siegfried, Count of Guînes **Although he never seemed to be formally designated as Count, he is historically referred to as such. *c.965-? - Ardolf, Count of Guînes * Raoul, Count of Guînes (son of Ardolf), also known as Ralph or Rodolphe * Eustace, Count of Guînes (son of Raoul) * Baldwin I, Count of Guînes (son of Eustace), also known as Baudouin * Robert Manasses, Count of Guînes (son of Baldwin I) *1138-1146 - Aubrey de Vere - jure exoris *?-1169 - Arnoul I, Count de Guînes (son of Gisela of Guînes, daughter of Baldwin I) *1169-1205 -

Baldwin II, Count of Guînes Sir Baldwin II, Count of Guînes (died 2 January 1205), was a French nobleman. Biography Baldwin was a son of Arnoul I, Count de Guînes and Mathilde de Saint-Omer. He succeeded as Count of Guînes from 1169. He received Thomas Becket, Archbish ...

*1205-1220 - Arnold II of Guînes *1220-1244 -

Baldwin III, Count of Guînes Baldwin III, Count of Guînes (1198–1244) was a Flemish nobleman. He inherited the war-torn County of Guînes, now in northern France, while Philip II of France was still on the throne, and suffered the repercussions of Philip's expansion of the F ...

*1244-? -

Arnould III, Count of Guînes Arnould III, Count of Guînes (c.1222-1283) was a French nobleman. He was castellan of Bourbourg, lord of Ardres, Tourcoing and Aalst. Biography Arnould was the eldest son of Baldwin III, Count of Guînes and Mahaut de Fiennes. He succeeded h ...

* Baldwin IV, Count of Guînes *1294–1302 - John II of Brienne, Count of Guînes *1302–1344 - Raoul I of Brienne, Count of Guînes, Constable of France. *1344–1350 - Raoul II of Brienne, Count of Guînes, forfeited. **The county was confiscated by King John II of France in 1350 and later granted to Georges de La Trémoille in 1398. *1398–1446 -

Georges de La Trémoille Georges may refer to: Places *Georges River, New South Wales, Australia *Georges Quay (Dublin) * Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses * Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 19 ...

*1446–1483 - Louis I de La Trémoille *1483–1525 - Louis II de la Trémoille *1525–1541 -

François II de La Trémoille François de La Trémoille (1505–1541) was a French nobleman of the La Tremoille family. He was the son of Charles I de la Trémoille (killed in 1515 at the battle of Marignano) and of Louise de Coëtivy. Titles François held the title of 36t ...

*1541–1577 -

Louis III de La Trémoille Louis III de La Trémoille (1521 – 25 March 1577), 1st Duke of Thouars, was a sixteenth-century French nobleman of the La Tremoille family. He was the son of François II de La Trémoille and his wife, Anne de Laval. Louis accompanied the d ...

*1577–1604 -

Claude de La Trémoille Claude de La Trémoille, 2nd Duke of Thouars (1566 – 25 October 1604) was a sixteenth-century French nobleman of the La Tremoille family. He was the son of Louis III de La Trémoille and his wife, Jeanne de Montmorency. King Henry IV of Fra ...

*1604–1674 -

Henri de La Trémoille Henri de La Trémoille (22 December 1598 – 21 January 1674) was the 3rd Duke of Thouars, 2nd Duke of La Tremoille, and Prince of Talmond and Taranto. He was the son of Claude de La Trémoille and his wife, Charlotte Brabantina of Nassau, and ...

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