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Count Of Nevers
The counts of Nevers were the rulers of the County of Nevers, in France, The territory became a duchy in the peerage of France in 1539 under the dukes of Nevers. History The history of the County of Nevers is closely connected to the Duchy of Burgundy. The counts also held the County of Auxerre in the 11th and 12th centuries, and the county was held by the count of Flanders and then the duke of Burgundy again in the 14th century. In 1539, it became a duchy in the peerage of France. For a time, it was held by a cadet branch of the House of Gonzaga. This branch inherited the Duchy of Mantua from the senior Gonzaga line (when it became extinct in 1627) and ruled Mantua until 1708, when the branch died out in the male line. Charles IV Gonzaga sold the duchies of Nevers and Rethel in 1659 to Cardinal Mazarin. His family held the duchy of Nevers until the French Revolution. Counts of Nevers * Otto-Henry (c.973–987; Duke of Burgundy, 965–1002) * Otto-William (987–992; Duke o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Of Nevers
The County of Nevers () was a county in central France. Its principal town was Nevers. It roughly corresponds to the later Provinces of France, province of Nivernais and the modern of Departments of France, department of Nièvre. at the Grand Larousse encyclopédique, Larousse online encyclopedia The county itself dates from approximately the beginning of the 10th century. The county has frequently been associated with the neighboring Duchy of Burgundy; it was included among the lands and titles held by Duke Henry I of Burgundy. Beginning with Renauld I, Count of Nevers, Renauld I, the county was held jointly with that of the County of Auxerre. Nevers came under the rule of the count of Flanders in the 14th century, and from there, into the possessions of Duke Philip the Bold of Burgundy, briefly reuni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landry, Count Of Nevers
Landry, Count of Nevers (970–1028) was the first hereditary Count of Nevers from 989 to 1028. Biography Landry was the son of Bodon, lord of Monceaux-le-Comte and builder of Monceaux Castle. Around 990, Landry was granted the County of Nevers by his father-in-law Count Otto-William of Burgundy who until then administered Nivernais. This transfer was carried out with the consent of Duke Henry I of Burgundy and King Hugh Capet of France.Jean Lebeuf (abbot) , Memoirs concerning the ecclesiastical and civil history of Auxerre... , vol. 2, Auxerre, Parriquet,1743, 923 pp. Landry was remembered for being generous to the Abbeys of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre, Flavigny, and Cluny, and his castle was open to the pilgrims on the way to Rome, both rich and poor.Ignace-Joseph-Casimir Goube, History of the Duchy of Normandy , vol. 1, Rouen, Mégard,1815 In 993, Landry of Nevers gathered evidence to indict Bishop Ascelin of Laon of plotting treason against the Capetian Kings. The la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matilda I, Countess Of Nevers
Matilda I, Countess of Nevers or Mathilde de Courtenay, or Mahaut de Courtenay, (1188–1257), was a ruling countess of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre. She was the only daughter of Peter II of Courtenay and of Agnes of Nevers, born from the Capetian House of Courtenay, she was married to Hervé IV of Donzy and then to Guigues IV of Forez. Life By his marriage to Agnes of Nevers, Peter II of Courtenay, a cousin of King Philip II Augustus, became Count of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre in 1184. Four years later, the couple became the parents of a daughter, Matilda. In 1198, Matilda's father was caught up in a dispute with Hervé IV of Donzy which concerned the possession of the château de Gien. Hervé succeeded in defeating his opponent at Cosne-sur-Loire and captured him. Through the mediation of Philip II Augustus, the parties came to an agreement in 1199. To recover his freedom, Peter had to give his daughter Matilda in marriage to Hervé de Donzy and cede him the county of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Empire
The Latin Empire, also referred to as the Latin Empire of Constantinople, was a feudal Crusader state founded by the leaders of the Fourth Crusade on lands captured from the Byzantine Empire. The Latin Empire was intended to replace the Byzantine Empire as the Western-recognized Roman Empire in the east, with a Catholic Church, Catholic emperor enthroned in place of the Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox Roman emperors. The main objective to form a Latin Empire was planned over the course of the Fourth Crusade, promoted by crusade leaders such as Boniface I, Marquis of Montferrat, Boniface of Montferrat, as well as the Republic of Venice. The Fourth Crusade had originally been called to retake the Abbasid Caliphate, Muslim-controlled city of Jerusalem, but a sequence of economic and political events culminated in the Crusader army Sack of Constantinople, sacking the city of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. Originally, the plan had been to restore the de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter II Of Courtenay
Peter II of Courtenay (; died 1219), was emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople from 1216 to 1217. Biography Peter II was a son of Peter I of Courtenay (died 1183), a younger son of Louis VI of France and his second wife, Adelaide of Maurienne, Adélaide de Maurienne. His mother was Elisabeth de Courtenay, daughter of Renaud de Courtenay (died 1194) and Hawise du Donjon. Peter first married Agnes I, Countess of Nevers, Agnes I, via whom he obtained the three counties of Count of Nevers, Nevers, County of Auxerre, Auxerre, and Tonnerre, Yonne, Tonnerre. In 1193 he married secondly to Yolanda, Latin Empress, Yolanda, a sister of Baldwin I, Latin Emperor, Baldwin and Henry of Flanders, who were afterwards the first and second emperors of the Latin Empire of Constantinople. Peter accompanied his cousin, King Philip II of France, Philip Augustus, on the third Crusade in 1190, returning to France in 1193. He fought (alongside his brother Robert) in the Albigensian Crusade in 12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnes I, Countess Of Nevers
Agnes I (1170 – in 1192 or 1193 in Mailly), was the reigning Countess of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre between 1185 and 1192. She was the daughter of Guy, Count of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre, and Mathilde de Burgundy, dame of Montpensier. Biography Heiress of the counties of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre at the death of her brother William V in 1181, she was initially married to Olivier "Albus," lord of Grignon († 1181/84). When Olivier died, King Philip Augustus arranged her marriage in 1184 - she was 14 - with Peter II of Courtenay. In 1185, she and her husband Peter confirmed by charter the privileges of the church of Saint-Étienne, and on 10 June 1190 they renounced by charter their hereditary rights in favor of Saint-Cyr. In 1191 they bought Tonnerre of Agnes's mother, Mathilde of Burgundy. She died in 1192 or 1193, while her husband fought in the Holy Land with the Third Crusade The Third Crusade (1189–1192) was an attempt led by King Philip II of France, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William V, Count Of Nevers
William V () was Count of Nevers and Auxerre Auxerre ( , , Burgundian language (Oïl), Burgundian: ''Auchoirre'') is the capital (Prefectures in France, prefecture) of the Yonne Departments of France, department and the fourth-largest city in the Burgundy historical region southeast of Par ... from 1175 through 1181. His parents were Guy of Nevers and Mathilda of Grignon. Following his father's death in 1175, his mother, Mathilda, was regent during his lifetime. He died as a child in 1181. William's sister, Agnes would become heiress of Nevers. Notes References * Counts of Auxerre Counts of Nevers 1181 deaths Monarchs who died as children {{France-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy, Count Of Nevers
Guy (French: ''Guy'' or ''Gui'', died 19 October 1175), was count of Nevers and Auxerre. He was the son of William III, Count of Nevers and Ida of Sponheim. He married Matilda, granddaughter of Duke Hugh II of Burgundy, just prior to his leaving for the holy land. Guy succeeded his brother William IV in 1168. He died in 1175 and was succeeded by his son, William, whilst his wife Mathilde would be regent of Nevers. Children Guy and Matilda had three children: *William V, Count of Nevers *Agnes I, Countess of Nevers Agnes I (1170 – in 1192 or 1193 in Mailly), was the reigning Countess of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre between 1185 and 1192. She was the daughter of Guy, Count of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre, and Mathilde de Burgundy, dame of Montpensier. Bi ... *Ida Notes References * 1175 deaths 12th-century French nobility Counts of Nevers {{France-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William IV, Count Of Nevers
William IV, (French: ''Guillaume IV'', c. 1130 – Acre, 24 October 1168) was count of Nevers, Auxerre, and Tonnerre from 1161 until his death. Family William was a son of William III, Count of Nevers and Ida of Sponheim, and the older brother of his successor Guy, Count of Nevers. In 1164, William married Eleanor of Vermandois. Their marriage was childless. Crusades William was knighted in 1159, only two years prior to the death of his father. He and his brothers, Guy and Reynold, are considered to have been quite young at the time of William III's death; Guy was still mentioned as underage in 1164. William IV resided in the chateaux of Nevers and of Clamecy (present day department of the Nièvre, Burgundy, France). The next nearest town to the east of Clamecy is Vezelay, which, in the early medieval period, was the marshalling point for the start of several crusades to the Holy Land. Vézelay Abbey was often in conflict with the counts of Nevers. William IV had his provos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William III, Count Of Nevers
William III, Count of Nevers (French: ''Guillaume III'', c. 1107 – 21 November 1161) was Count of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre (1148–1161). He was born in Auxerre. Family He was a son of William II of Nevers and his wife Adelaide. The ancestry of his mother is unknown. His brother Renaud of Nevers was Count of Torrene until his death in 1148, while participating in the Second Crusade.Constance Brittain Bouchard, ''Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198'', (Cornell University Press, 1987), 347. Robert of Nevers, another brother, is only mentioned in a charter dating to 1134. Their sister Anne of Nevers was married with William VIII, Count of Auvergne, also known as "William the Old" (reign 1155–1182). They were parents to Robert IV, Count of Auvergne (reign 1182–1194). Life account He is recorded as co-signing legal decisions by his father in charter dating to 1121 and 1134. On 21 September 1137, Orderic Vitalis records him acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William II, Count Of Nevers
William II, Count of Nevers (French: ''Guillaume II'', born prior to 1089, reigned 1098 – 21 August 1148), was a crusader in the Crusade of 1101. Family He was a son of Renauld II, Count of Nevers and his second wife Agnes of Beaugency.Constance Brittain Bourchard, ''Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1188'', (Cornell University Press, 1987), 342. He had an older half-sister, Ermengarde of Nevers, who married into the House of Courtenay. She was a daughter of Renauld II and his first wife Ida of Lyon and Forez. He had at least two younger brothers. The better known of them was Robert of Nevers, Viscount of Ligny-le-Château who joined his brother on the Crusade of 1101. The other was Hugh of Nevers, only mentioned in a charter dating to 1144.Constance Brittain Bourchard, ''Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1188'', 346. Count The ''Origine et Historia Brevi Nivernensium Comitum'' mentions that Renaud II se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renauld II, Count Of Nevers
Renauld II, Count of Nevers and Auxerre (died 1089) was the son of William I of Nevers, Count of Nevers and Ermengarde of Tonnerre.Constance Brittain Bourchard, ''Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1188'', 342. He married Ida, daughter of Artald V, Count of Forez.Hugh of Poitiers, ''The Vézelay Chronicle'', transl. John Scott, John O. Ward, (Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, 1992), 95. They had a child: *Ermengarde of Nevers, who married Miles, Sire of Courtenay, son of Joscelin de Courtenay and Isabel, daughter of Guy I of Montlhéry. Later he married Agnes of Beaugency. They had: * William II, Count of Nevers William II, Count of Nevers (French: ''Guillaume II'', born prior to 1089, reigned 1098 – 21 August 1148), was a crusader in the Crusade of 1101. Family He was a son of Renauld II, Count of Nevers and his second wife Agnes of Beaugency.Const ..., d.1149 * Robert References 1089 deaths Counts of Nevers Year of birth un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
