The Houses of Montlhéry and Le Puiset (referred to as the Montlhéry Clan by Riley-Smith) is the name given by two powerful families, joined in marriage, that played a major role in the 11th and 12th centuries in both the Crusades as well as the administration of the Holy Land. The Montlhéry branch consists of the relatives (descendants and in-laws) of

Guy I of Montlhéry Guy I (died 1095) was the second lord of Bray and the second lord of Montlhéry (Latin: ''Monte Leterico''). He was probably the son of Thibaud of Montmorency, but some sources say that his father was named Milo. Thibaud may instead have been his ...

(referred to here as simply Guy) and

Hodierna of Gometz Hodierna (Hodierne) of Gometz (died 1108), sister of William, Lord of Gometz, and wife of Guy I of Montlhéry. She made great donations to the new religious of the order of Saint-Benoît, installed in the Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Garde Basilica of Long ...

. The Le Puiset branch consists of the descendants of

Everard I of Breteuil Everard I of Breteuil (died 12 February 1066), son of Gilduin, Count of Breteuil and Viscount of Chartres, and his wife Emmeline. Everard was the patriarch of the Le Puiset family which produced a large number of participants in the First Crusade. ...

. Everard’s son

Hugh I of Le Puiset Hugh I of Le Puiset (died 23 December 1096), son of Everard I of Breteuil and his wife Humberge. In 1067, taking advantage of the weakness of Philip I of France, he seized the royal castle of Puiset and settled there. In 1073, Theobald III, Count ...

(or simply Hugh) married Guy’s daughter Alice, bringing the families together. Prominent members of the families are as follows.

Knights who Took the Cross (First Crusade unless otherwise noted)

Milo I of Montlhéry Milo I the Great (died 1102) was lord of Montlhéry from 1095 until his death. He was the son of Guy I of Montlhéry and Hodierna of Gometz. The identify of his first wife is unknown. His second wife was Lithuise de Blois, Vicomtesse de Troyes, dau ...

(d. 1102), son of Guy * Guy III Trousseau (d. 1109), son of the previous *

Guy I of Dampierre Guy I of Dampierre (died 1151), son of Thibaut of Dampierre-sur-l’Aube and Elizabeth of Montlhéry, daughter of Milo I of Montlhéry, Viscount of Troyes. Seigneur of Dampierre, Saint-Dizier, and Moëlain. Guy travelled with Hugh I of Troyes on ...

(d. 1151), grandson of Milo I *

Guy II of Dampierre {{Infobox noble , name = Guy II of Dampierre , title = Lord of Dampierre , image = Coat of arms of the House of Welf-Brunswick (Braunschweig).svg , caption = The arms borne , alt = ...

(d. 1216), grandson of the previous (Third Crusade) * Hugh II Bardoul of Broyes (d. before 1121), son-in-law of Milo I *

Hugh III of Broyes Hugh III, Lord of Broyes ( 1120 – c. 1199) was Lord of Broyes at the end of the 11th century. He was the son of Simon I of Broyes and his wife Félicité de Brienne, daughter of Erard I, Count of Brienne. Simon, Hugh's father, had three castle ...

(d. 1199), grandson of the previous (Second Crusade) *

Guy II the Red of Rochefort Guy or GUY may refer to: Personal names * Guy (given name) * Guy (surname) * That Guy (...), the New Zealand street performer Leigh Hart Places * Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet * Guy, Arkansas, US, a city * Guy, Indiana, US, an unin ...

(d. 1108), son of Guy * Hugh I of Rethel (d. 1108), son-in-law of Guy *

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.) ...

(d. 1171), grandson of the previous *

Walter of Saint-Valéry Walter of Saint-Valéry (d. after 1098), son of Bernard I of Saint-Valéry. Lord of Isleworth and Hampton in Middlesex, Creeting in Suffolk. Walter was a participant in the First Crusade, accompanying Robert of Normandy as a member of Robert's ...

(d. after 1098), son-in-law of Guy * Bernard II of Saint-Valéry (d. unknown), son of the previous * Eudon of Saint-Valéry (d. unknown), brother of the previous * Éverard III (d. 1099), son of Hugh and grandson of Guy *

Hugh III of Le Puiset Hugh III, Seigneur of Le Puiset ( French: ''Hugues III du Puiset'') (d. 1132 in Palestine), son of Éverard III, Seigneur of Puiset and Viscount of Chartres, and Adelaide, Countess of Corbeil. Count of Corbel. Hugh's father took part in the First ...

(d. 1132), son of the previous *

Ralph the Red of Pont-Echanfray Ralph the Red (Ralph le Roux, Raoul II Rufus) of Pont-Echnfrey (1070 – 25 November 1120), son of either Guillaume de Pont-Echanfrey or his brother Raoul I. Ralph was a knight who first served Robert Guiscard and then participated both in the Fir ...

(d. 1120 in the White Ship disaster), grandson-in-law of Hugh * Guy of Puiset (d. 1127), son of Hugh *

Walo II of Chaumont-en-Vexin Walo II (Galon II de Beaumont) (*1060; † 1098) was a viscount of Chaumont-en-Vexin and a constable of King Philip I of France. He was son of Odo (Eudes) de Beaumont, viscount of Chaumont-en-Vexin. He took a part at the First Crusade as part of th ...

(d. 1098), son-in-law of Hugh * Drogo de Chaumont (d. 1099), son of the previous *

Waleran of Le Puiset Waleran (Galéran) of Le Puiset (d. in prison 1126), son of Hugh I of Le Puiset and Alice de Montlhéry (daughter of Guy I of Montlhéry). Seigneur of Birejik. He is quoted in a donation made ''circa'' 1102 by his brother Hugh to the abbey of ...

(d. 1126), son of Hugh * Joscelin IV of Lèves (d. unknown), son-in-law of Hugh and father-in-law of Ralph the Red *

Héribrand III of Hierges Héribrand III of Hierges (Héribrand of Bouillon) (died 1117) was lord of Hierges and Castellan of Bouillon. He was the son of Héribrand II of Saussure, lord of Hierges and of Hedwige d'Orchimont. He was a knight in the First Crusade in the a ...

, son-in-law of Hugh I of Rethel.

Kings of Jerusalem

* Baldwin II (d. 1131), son of Hugh I of Rethel *

Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem Melisende (1105 – 11 September 1161) was Queen of Jerusalem from 1131 to 1153, and regent for her son between 1153 and 1161, while he was on campaign. She was the eldest daughter of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem, and the Armenian princess M ...

(d. 1153), daughter of the previous * Subsequent kings.

Princes of Galilee

William I of Bures William of Bures (died before the spring of 1144, or around 1157) was Prince of Galilee from 1119 or 1120 to his death. He was descended from a French noble family which held estates near Paris. William and his brother, Godfrey, were listed among ...

(d. 1142), son of

Hugh of Crécy Hugh of Crécy (died 31 July 1147), son of Guy II the Red of Rochefort and his wife Adelais de Crécy. Seigneur de Gournay. Seneschal of France under Robert the Pious, 1106-1107. Very little is known about Hugh other than he assassinated his co ...

, and grandson of Guy *

William II of Bures William II of Bures (died 1158) was a Crusader lord of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. He was Prince of Galilee from 1148 to his death as successor of his brother Elinand. In late 1157, William was sent with Humphrey of Toron and Joscelin Pisellus, a ...

(d. 1158), brother of the previous.

Counts of Edessa

* Joscelin I (d. 1131), grandson of Guy *

Joscelin II Joscelin II of Edessa (died 1159) was the fourth and last ruling count of Edessa. He was son of his predecessor Joscelin I of Edessa and Beatrice, daughter of Constantine I of Armenia. Biography In 1122, Joscelin I was captured by Belek Ghazi. ...

(d. 1159), son of the previous.

Counts of Jaffa

Hugh I of Jaffa Hugh I (died between 1112 and 1118) was the Lord of Le Puiset (as Hugh II) from 1097 and Count of Jaffa from 1106. He was the son of Hugh I of Le Puiset and Alice of Montlhéry.''The Lords of Le Puiset on the Crusades'', John L. La Monte, ''Speculum ...

(d. between 1112 and 1118), son of Hugh *

Hugh II of Jaffa Hugh II ( 1106 – 1134), also called Hugh du Puiset, was a Crusader and the Count of Jaffa. He revolted against King Fulk of Jerusalem in 1134. Arrival in the kingdom Hugh was the son of Hugh I of Jaffa and his wife Mamilia (or Mabilla). According ...

(d. 1134), son of the previous.

Others

Gilduin of Le Puiset Gilduin of Le Puiset (d. between 1130 and 1135) was the son of Hugh I of Le Puiset and Alice of Montlhéry, daughter of Guy I of Montlhéry. Monk at St. Martin-des-Champs, prior at Cluny Abbey, prior at Lurey-le-Bourg, abbot of St. Mary of the V ...

(d. 1135), Abbot of St. Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat, son of Hugh * Cecilia of Le Bourcq, Lady of Tarsus, sister of King Baldwin II *

Manasses of Hierges Manasses of Hierges was an important crusader and constable of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. He was lord of Ramla from 1150 to 1152. Biography Early years He was the son of Hodierna of Rethel and Héribrand II of Hierges; Hodierna was daughter of ...

, Constable of Jerusalem, grandson of Hugh I of Rethel * Renaud of Montlhéry,

Bishop of Troyes The Diocese of Troyes (Latin: ''Dioecesis Trecensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Troyes'') is a Latin Church , native_name_lang = la , image = San Giovanni in Laterano - Rome.jpg , imagewidth = 250px , alt ...

, son of Milo I * Guy of Dampierre,

Bishop of Chalon A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

, son of Guy I of Dampierre *

Hugh de Puiset Hugh de Puiset ( c. 1125 – 3 March 1195) was a medieval Bishop of Durham and Chief Justiciar of England under King Richard I. He was the nephew of King Stephen of England and Henry of Blois, who both assisted Hugh's ecclesiastical ca ...

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(d. 1195), son of Hugh III of Le Puiset *

(d. 1147), seneschal, son of Guy II the Red of Rochefort.

Related Houses

House of Dampierre The House of Dampierre played an important role during the Middle Ages. Named after Dampierre, in the Champagne region, where members first became prominent, members of the family were later Count of Flanders, Count of Nevers, Counts and Dukes ...

(Guy I of Dampierre) *

House of Courtenay The House of Courtenay is a medieval noble house, with branches in France, England and the Holy Land. One branch of the Courtenays became a Royal House of the Capetian Dynasty, cousins of the Bourbons and the Valois, and achieved the title o ...

(

Joscelin I, Lord of Courtenay Jocelyn I de Courtenay (1034-after 1069), son of Athon, Châtelain de Châteaurenard, Seigneur de Courtenay. Very little is known about his life other than his two marriages. He first married Hildegarde de Château-Landon, daughter of Geoffrey I ...

, son-in-law of Guy) *

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(Drogo de Chaumont) *

House of Châteaudun The House of Anjou-Châteaudun was a medieval house that once possessed the County of Anjou, the Viscounty of Châteaudun and the significant, wealthy Kingdom of Jerusalem. Origin of the House of Châteaudun The House of Châteaudun descended ...

(descendants of Melisende and her husband Fulk the Younger, King of Jerusalem). The family trees of the Montlhéry and Le Puiset houses can be found in Riley-Smith.

Sources

* Riley-Smith, Johathan, ''The First Crusaders, 1095-1131'', Cambridge University Press, London, 1997 * La Monte, John L.,''The Lords of Le Puiset on the Crusades'', Speculum, 1942 * Runciman, Steven, ''A History of the Crusades, Volume I: The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem'', Cambridge University Press, London, 1951 * Riley-Smith, Jonathan, ''The Atlas of the Crusades'', Facts On File, New York, 1990, pg 14

References

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