Hervé IV of Donzy (1173– 22 January 1222) was a French nobleman and participant in the
Fifth Crusade
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Peter II of Courtenay
Peter, also Peter II of Courtenay (french: Pierre de Courtenay; died 1219), was emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople from 1216 to 1217.
Biography
Peter II was a son of Peter I of Courtenay (died 1183), a younger son of Louis VI of Franc ...
, he became
Count of Nevers
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History
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.
In a dispute over the
château de Gien
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History
It was built in the 15th century for Anne of France. Guests included King Francis I of France, King Henry II of France, Queen consort ...
with Peter of Courtenay, Hervé came to a settlement in 1199, having defeated and captured his overlord Peter at
Cosne-sur-Loire
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nièvre Departments of France, department in central France. The commune was formed in 1973 by the merger of the former communes Cosne-sur-Loire and Cours.
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Cosne-Cours- ...
Liernais
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*Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
*Mancini family
*Parc naturel régional du Morvan
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also, in 1210.
Hervé and his countess were active in developing the
Nivernais
Nivernais (, ) was a province of France, around the city of Nevers, which forms the modern department of Nièvre. It roughly coincides with the former Duchy of Nevers.Donzy
Donzy is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. It is notable for having mirrored the national voting pattern at every election since 1981.
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*Communes of the Nièvre department
The following is a list o ...
adjoining the Nivernais and
Burgundy
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. In 1209 they founded a
Carthusian
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Billy-sur-Oisy
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, around 1212–5. The priory at Beaulieu was founded in 1214.There are several places in France called Beaulieu, and it is uncertain which this one was. The
County of Nevers
The County of Nevers () was a county in central France. Its principal town was Nevers. It roughly corresponds to the later province of Nivernais and the modern of department of Nièvre.Nièvre
Nièvre () is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, central-east France. Named after the river Nièvre, it had a population of 204,452 in 2019.Beaulieu, Nièvre. Alternatively, Beaulieu may have been the name of the priory itself; for example, French Wikipedia lists several Abbayes de Beaulieu, most of which are not associated with a settlement of that name.
In 1204–05 Hervé supported the French side against the English in fighting in
Normandy
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,
Poitou
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The main historical cities are Poitiers (historical c ...
and
Touraine
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, and in 1209 would take part in the
Albigensian Crusade
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. In 1214 he took part in the
Battle of Bouvines
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, on the side of
King John of England
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, later with John's intervention Hervé would obtain King Philip's pardon. In 1217 he would be involved in the French invasion of England.
He died at Saint-Aignan. His death has been attributed to poison.
Family
The daughter of Hervé and Mahaut,
*
Agnès de Donzy
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(1205–1225), married in 1217 Philippe de France, eldest son of the future
Louis VIII of France
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. Philippe died the following year. Agnès then married Count
Guy II of Saint-Pol Guy IV (c. 1197 – 1226) of the House of Châtillon was the ''de facto'' count of Saint-Pol as Guy II''L'Art de vérifier les dates'', vol. 3 (Paris, 1818)pp. 309–310 from 1219/1223 until his death.
Born around 1197, Guy w ...
(died 1226), with three children, including Yolande I.
Following Hervé's death in 1222, Mahaut married
Guigues IV of Forez
Guigues IV or Guy IV (died 10 August. or 29 October. 1241) was the count of Forez, Auxerre and Tonnerre from 1203 and the count of Nevers from 1226. He was still a child when his father, Guigues III, died on the Fourth Crusade and he inherited Fo ...