Enguerrand V, Lord of Coucy (-after 1321) inherited the title of
Lord of Coucy
The Lords of Coucy (french: sires de Coucy or ''seigneurs de Coucy''), also spelt Couci, were a medieval lordship based on the barony of Coucy located in the current commune of Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique, Picardy. The château de Coucy was founde ...
and castle from his maternal uncle,
Enguerrand IV in 1311. He was also lord of Oisy and Montmirail.
Biography
Enguerrand was the second son of
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 ...
and Alix de Coucy, daughter of
Enguerrand III, Lord of Coucy
Enguerrand III de Boves, Lord of Coucy (c. 1182 – 1242) was a medieval French nobleman. The eldest son and successor of Ralph I, Lord of Coucy (c. 1134 – 1191) and Alix de Dreux,M. A. Pollock, ''Scotland, England and France After the Loss ...
. His father, Arnould, sold the county of Guines to King
Louis IX of France
Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), commonly known as Saint Louis or Louis the Saint, was King of France from 1226 to 1270, and the most illustrious of the Direct Capetians. He was crowned in Reims at the age of 12, following the ...
, forcing Enguerrand to find his fortune abroad. After arriving in Scotland, he married Christiana Lindsay in Scotland. Christiana was the daughter of William Lindsay and Ada Balliol, sister of
John Balliol
John Balliol ( – late 1314), known derisively as ''Toom Tabard'' (meaning "empty coat" – coat of arms), was King of Scots from 1292 to 1296. Little is known of his early life. After the death of Margaret, Maid of Norway, Scotland entered an ...
. Their wedding was arranged by their mutual cousin, King
Alexander III of Scotland
Alexander III (Medieval ; Modern Gaelic: ; 4 September 1241 – 19 March 1286) was King of Scots from 1249 until his death. He concluded the Treaty of Perth, by which Scotland acquired sovereignty over the Western Isles and the Isle of Man. His ...
. Enguerrand was present at the recognition of
Margaret as Alexander III's heir and the
Treaty of Birgham
The Treaty of Birgham, also referred to as the Treaty of Salisbury, comprised two treaties in 1289 and 1290 intended to secure the independence of Scotland after the death of Alexander III of Scotland and accession of his three-year-old granddaug ...
in 1290.
On 28 May 1283, Enguerrand pledged his service to King
Edward I of England
Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he ruled the duchies of Aquitaine and Gascony as a vassa ...
.
When Enguerrand's maternal uncle, Enguerrand IV, died without leaving any heirs, the titles and lands of
Coucy were passed to Enguerrand.
Issue
Enguerrand and Christiana had four sons:
*
Guillaume de Coucy, Lord of Coucy, Marle, La Fère, Oisy and Montmirel, married Isabeau de Châtillon-Saint-Pol, had issue.
*Enguerrand de Coucy, Viscount of Meaux, Lord of La Ferté-Ancoul, Tresmes and Belonnes, married firstly Marie de Vianden, Dame de Rumpt and secondly Allemande Flotte de Revel, had issue.
*Baudouin de Coucy
*Robert de Coucy, Lord of La Ferté-Gaucher.
References
Sources
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Lords of Coucy
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