Sir Renaud (Reginald) de Carteret, 8th Seigneur of Saint Ouen (1316–1382) was a
Seigneur of Saint Ouen
The Seigneur of Saint Ouen is a manorial title in Jersey. Their traditional seat is Saint Ouen's Manor. The first was Renaud De Carteret I.
List of Seigneurs
# Sir Renaud De Carteret, Baron of Carteret and Lord of Saint Ouen (1063–1125); Fo ...
in
Jersey
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west F ...
.
He followed his father as Seigneur of St Ouen in 1327. Succeeded to the command of the military forces in
Jersey
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west F ...
when the Governor Dru de Barentin was slain.
Edward III's pursuit of the French Crown brought war with France in its train, and the islands were again drawn into the conflict.
Sir Renaud successfully repelled the attacks of
Nicolas Béhuchet
Nicolas Béhuchet (1288 – 24 June 1340), also known as Colin Béhuchet, was a French admiral and financier. Together with Hugues Quiéret, he commanded the French fleet during the early phases of the Hundred Years' War. At the battle of Arn ...
, Admiral of France in 1338. In 1339 and 1340 more attacks were repulsed again under his command.
The French had captured
Guernsey
Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency.
It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...
and held it for three years. They attempted to capture Jersey, but failed to take
Mont Orgueil.
Sir Renaud led a Jersey fleet, assisted by the English, to regain Guernsey in 1356 and helped to drive out the French from that island. During this battle many notable Jerseymen lost their lives, but because a prominent Guernseyman, William Le Feyvre, was executed for treason by the Jerseymen, a bitter interinsular feud broke out between the islands.
A trial ensued, when the angry widow stated that her husband had been done to death, "out of ancient enmity and their own malice", and the Jerseymen implicated were banished. Sir Renaud de Carteret and Ralph Lempriere, who had been leaders in the siege, challenged the verdict and were imprisoned in
Castle Cornet
Castle Cornet is a large island castle in Guernsey, and former tidal island, also known as Cornet Rock or Castle Rock. Its importance was as a defence not only of the island, but of the roadstead. In 1859 it became part of one of the breakwaters ...
, where they had a hard time at the hands of the Guernseymen until released by the King's pardon.
Ancestry
See also
* Other members of the dynasty:
Renaud de Carteret I Sir Renaud, (Reginald), de Carteret, Seigneur of ., (1063–1125)
is first found in a charter, dated 1125, from the Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel. He went on the First Crusade, 1096-99, with Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy.
In the archives of ...
and
Renaud de Carteret III Sir Reginald de Carteret, Baron of Carteret and 1st Seigneur of Saint Ouen (1140–1214) was the son of Renaud de Carteret, Baron of Carteret and Lord of Saint Ouen, and father of Philippe and Godefroy.
With the separation of Normandy from En ...
References
* {{cite journal , author=Blanche B. Elliott , title=Jersey: An Isle of Romance , year=1923
External links
decarteret.org.uk Person Sheet
Renaud De Carteret V
1316 births
14th-century deaths