Guitier (Ithier) of Rethel (died 1171), son of
Odo of Vitry
Odo of Vitry (Eudes) (died 1158) was a French nobleman. Count of Rethel and Châtelain de Vitry. His parenthood is unclear. It is sometimes stated that he was a son of André, castellan of Vitré and of Agnès de Mortain, but this appears to be ...
and
Matilda, Countess of Rethel, nephew of
Baldwin II of Jerusalem
Baldwin II, also known as Baldwin of Bourcq or Bourg (; – 21August 1131), was Count of Edessa from 1100 to 1118, and King of Jerusalem from 1118 until his death. He accompanied his cousins Godfrey of Bouillon and Baldwin of Boulogne to th ...
, was
Count of Rethel This is a list of counts and dukes of Rethel. The first counts of Rethel ruled independently, before the county passed first to the Counts of Nevers, then to the Counts of Flanders, and finally to the Dukes of Burgundy. In 1405 the County became pa ...
, succeeding his mother. (His father is named as count, but it is not clear that he ever served.) Châtelain de Vitry. In March 1129, Guitier travelled to the Holy Land, although it is not clear if he participated in the
Damascus Crusade that year.
Guitier married Beatrix of Namur, daughter of
Godfrey I, Count of Namur
Godfrey of Namur (attested in 1080; died 19 August 1139) was a Lotharingian nobleman. He was Count '' jure uxoris'' of Porcéan from 1097 until his death. From 1102, he was also Count of Namur. He was the oldest son of Count Albert III and hi ...
, and
Erminside. Guitier and Beatrix had eleven children:
*
Beatrix de Rethel (1130 – 30 March 1185), married
Roger II, King of Sicily
* Jean de Rethel (died after 1144)
* Manasses de Rethel (died after 1144)
* Hugues de Rethel (died after 1166), monk at
Reims
*
Manasses IV (died 1199)
* Henri de Rethel (died 1191), Châtelain de Vitry
* Baudouin de Rethel (died 1198 or after), Seigneur de Chemery
*
Albert de Rethel
Albert de Rethel (c. 1150 – 1195, in Rome) was provost of St. Lambert's Cathedral in Liège.
Biography
He was son of Guitier, Count of Rethel and Beatrix of Namur and a cousin of Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut. He first served as a priest ...
(died 1195 or after), Archdeacon at
Liège
* Simon de Rethel
* Clemence de Rethel (died after 1190), married
Hugh of Pierrepont,
Bishop of Liège
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 ...
* Unnamed daughter, married Geoffroy, Vidame de
Châlons.
Upon his death, he was succeeded as Count of Rethel by his son
Manasses IV.
References
Sources
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*{{cite book , title=The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: A Dynastic History 1099-1125 , first=Alan V. , last=Murray , publisher=Prosographica et Genealogica , year=2000
Christians of the First Crusade
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