Raoul II († 1282), called Sores or d'Estrée, was the
marshal of France
Marshal of France (french: Maréchal de France, plural ') is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, that is awarded to generals for exceptional achievements. The title has been awarded since 1185, though briefly abolished (1 ...
briefly in 1270 following the death of
Héric de Beaujeu and before being replaced or joined by
Lancelot de Saint-Maard
Lancelot de Saint-Maard (died 1278) was the fourteenth marshal of France at the time of the Eighth Crusade in 1270.
Eighth Crusade
Lancelot followed Louis IX to Africa with five knights in that year. He distinguished himself in the assault on Ca ...
.
He accompanied
Louis IX
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 d ...
on the
Eighth Crusade
The Eighth Crusade was the second Crusade launched by Louis IX of France, this one against the Hafsid dynasty in Tunisia in 1270. It is also known as the Crusade of Louis IX against Tunis or the Second Crusade of Louis. The Crusade did not see ...
to
Africa
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in 1270, bringing six knights. After Héric died at the Siege of Tunis, Raoul was elevated to the dignity.
The register of the
Parlement
A ''parlement'' (), under the French Ancien Régime, was a provincial appellate court of the Kingdom of France. In 1789, France had 13 parlements, the oldest and most important of which was the Parlement of Paris. While both the modern Fre ...
records his death in 1282.
1282 deaths
Marshals of France
Christians of the Eighth Crusade
13th-century military history of France
Year of birth unknown
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