Richard of Harcourt (died before 1242) was
Baron of Harcourt,
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. It is situated in the Cotentin Peninsula near Valognes. Its population was 2,099 in 2018.
History
The Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, a ...
and Auvers, Lord of
Elbeuf
Elbeuf () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A light industrial town situated by the banks of the Seine some south of Rouen at the junction of the D7, D321 and the D313 roads.
Th ...
,
Bourgtheroulde-Infreville
Bourgtheroulde-Infreville () is a former commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. It is the seat of the commune of Grand-Bourgtheroulde.
History
The Battle of Bourgthéroulde was fought between English loyalist and Norma ...
,
La Saussaye
La Saussaye () is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territorie ...
,
Brionne
Brionne () is a commune in the Eure department. Brionne is in the region of Normandy of northern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of oversea ...
,
Beaumont-le-Roger
Beaumont-le-Roger () is a commune in the department of Eure in Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
The commune is located in the valley of the Risle on the edge of the forest with which it shares its name. It is crossed by the Pari ...
,
Angeville, and
Saint-Nicolas-du-Bosc, and others.
Biography
Richard of Harcourt was the son of
Robert II of Harcourt and Jeanne of Meulan, Dame of
Meulan
Meulan-en-Yvelines (; formerly just ''Meulan'') is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It hosted part of the sailing events for the 1900 Summer Olympics held in neighboring Paris, and would ...
and
Brionne
Brionne () is a commune in the Eure department. Brionne is in the region of Normandy of northern France
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.
He was named in 1210 as one of the chevaliers to King
Philip II Augustus of France and was invited to assist the crowning of King
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 ...
at Rheims on 29 November 1226.
In September 1235, he was summoned by King Saint Louis to
Saint-Denis with the thirty principal lords and barons of France to oppose the imposition of royal justice into earthly affairs. They were supported by Pope
Gregory IX
Pope Gregory IX ( la, Gregorius IX; born Ugolino di Conti; c. 1145 or before 1170 – 22 August 1241) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 March 1227 until his death in 1241. He is known for issuing the '' Decre ...
on this subject, as well as the
Duke of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy (french: duc de Bourgogne) was a title used by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, from its establishment in 843 to its annexation by France in 1477, and later by Holy Roman Emperors and Kings of Spain from the House of Habsburg ...
and the Count of Brittany.
He died before 1242.
Descendants
From his marriage to Mathilde Tesson, Dame of Saint-Sauveur, Auvers and Avrilly, he had ten children:
*
Jean I of Harcourt,
Baron of Harcourt
* Raoul of Harcourt, father of the branch of Lords of Avrilly
* Robert of Harcourt, Lord of Beaumesnil, father of the branch of Lords of Beaumesnil
* Amaury of Harcourt, Lord of
Elbeuf
Elbeuf () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A light industrial town situated by the banks of the Seine some south of Rouen at the junction of the D7, D321 and the D313 roads.
Th ...
, killed at the battle of Perpignan in 1285
* André of Harcourt, Lord of
Cailleville
Cailleville () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of ...
* Hugues of Harcourt, Lord of Poligny
* Jeanne of Harcourt, nun at Longchamp Abbey
* Perrette of Harcourt, married Jean II of Hellenvillers
* Alix of Harcourt, married Philippe of Pérusse, Lord of Lavauguyon
* Marguerite of Harcourt
See also
*
House of Harcourt
The House of Harcourt is a Duchy of Normandy, Norman family, and named after its Fief, seigneurie of Harcourt, Eure, Harcourt in Normandy. Its mottos were "Gesta verbis praeveniant" (Olonde branch), "Gesta verbis praevenient" (Beuvron branch), ...
*
Lords and Counts of Harcourt {{Unreferenced, date=June 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot)
When the Viking chieftain Rollo obtained via the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte the territories which would later make up Normandy, he distributed them as estates among his main supporters. Amo ...
*
château d'Harcourt
The Château d'Harcourt, situated in the ''commune'' of Harcourt in the Eure department of France, is the cradle of the Harcourt family. The castle is one of the best preserved castles in the country and contains the oldest arboretum in Franc ...
Notes and references
*
La Chenaye Desbois, ''Dictionnaire de la noblesse de France''
* Gilles-André de La Roque, ''Histoire généalogique de la maison de Harcourt'', 1662
*
Dom Le Noir, ''Preuves généalogiques et historiques de la Maison de Harcourt'', 1907
* Georges Martin, ''Histoire et Généalogie de la Maison d'Harcourt'', 1994
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