Robert de Fiennes, named ''Moreau'' (1308–1385) was the 28th
Constable of France
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His father was Jean de Fiennes, Lord of Tingry and Chatelain of Bourbourg. His mother was Isabella of Flanders, daughter of
Guy, Count of Flanders
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and
Isabelle of Luxembourg
Isabelle of Luxembourg (1247–1298) was a countess consort of Flanders and a marquis consort of Namur by marriage to Guy of Dampierre.
Life
She was the daughter of Henry V of Luxembourg and Margaret of Bar. Isabelle was a member of the House o ...
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In 1356, he succeeded
Walter VI, Count of Brienne
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as Constable of France. In 1358, he prevented the English of occupying
Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...
. Between 1360 and 1361, he was
Governor of Languedoc
This is the list of governors of Languedoc :
Languedoc was a former province of France, which existed until 1789.
* 1339–1345 : Jean de Marigny
* 1352–1357 : John I, Count of Armagnac
* 1357–1361 : Jean de Valois
* 1361–1361 : Robert ...
. After the
Treaty of Brétigny
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, his castle at
Fiennes, Pas-de-Calais
Fiennes () is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village located south of Calais, at the junction of the D250, D232 and D151 roads.
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came into the English sphere of influence. Robert de Fiennes refused to pledge allegiance to the English King, which led to a siege of his castle by 25.000 English soldiers. In 1370, he resigned as Constable because of his age, and he was succeeded by
Bertrand du Guesclin
Bertrand du Guesclin ( br, Beltram Gwesklin; 1320 – 13 July 1380), nicknamed "The Eagle of Brittany" or "The Black Dog of Brocéliande", was a Breton knight and an important military commander on the French side during the Hundred Years' Wa ...
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He married firstly to Béatrice Dame de Gavre, and then to Marguerite de Melun. He had no known children.
Sources
* Jean-Michel Dousseau: ''Dictionnaire des Connétables et Maréchaux de France''. Société Généalogique de l'Yonne, Auxerre, 1996, , S. 19.
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Constables of France
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