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Godefroi, Count Of Montaigu
Count Godfried (died 1161) was Count of Montaigu and Clermont by inheritance, and Count of Duras by virtue of his marriage. He was also seigneur (lord) of Rochefort, and advocate of Dinant. He was thus a noble in Lower Lotharingia. His parents were Lambert, Count of Montaigu and Clermont, and his wife Gertrud. Godfried married Juliane, daughter of Otto II, Count of Duras, and his wife Berthe of Valenciennes. They had five children: * Gilles, Count of Montaigu, Clermont and Duras * Pierre de Montaigu (d. 1185 or after), canon at Saint-Lambert, Liège * Conan II, Count of Montaigu, Clermont and Duras * Gerberge de Montaigu (d. after 29 June 1206), married to Wery II de Walcourt * Clarissa de Montaigu. Upon the death of Godfried, his son Gilles inherited all three counties. Pierre is also listed as a Count of Montaigu, but as he died before his older brother, it is not clear that he ever actually held the title. After Conon's death, his brother-in-law Wery II de Walcourt becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counts Of Montaigu
The Counts of Montaigu were 12th century nobles of Lower Lotharingia who were closely associated with the Counts of Hesbaye, Counts of Duras and Clermont. This particular place called Montaigu (''Mons Acutus'', pointy mountain) was a castle located on the river Ourthe, opposite Rendeux, Marcourt near La Roche-en-Ardenne, La Roche in the Ardennes (department), Ardennes. The castle of Montaigu has been mostly destroyed, but a chapel dedicated to Saint Thibaut still exists upon the mountain on which it was built. The Counts of Montaigu were also lords of Rochefort. Rochefort, Belgium, Rochefort is a municipality in Namur, and these holdings passed by inheritance to the Walcourt family, who married into the family of the Counts of Chiny, particularly Louis III, Count of Chiny, Louis III. The Counts of Montaigu were: * Gozelo I, Count of Montaigu, Gozelo I (1038–1064) * Conon, Count of Montaigu, Cono (I), son of the previous (1064–1096) * Gozelo II, Count of Montaigu, Gozelo II, son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Of Duras
The County of Duras was a 12th-century county in the Holy Roman Empire, with its seat at the castle of Duras, in an area where the Prince bishops of Liège contested for power with the counts of Leuven. The 18th century version of this castle still stands, and is within the municipality of modern Sint-Truiden in the province of Belgian Limburg. The county was one of several early counties in the Hesbaye region (''Haspengouw'' in Dutch) which covers parts of several Flemish and Wallonian Provinces of Belgium. As a distinct entity under the name Duras the county ceased to exist when the second male line of counts died out, who were also the Counts of Montaigu, whose other holdings were further south. Duras was subsequently merged into the neighbouring County of Loon, which was at that time ruled by cousins of the original counts of Duras. The history of Duras is entangled with that of its powerful neighbour, Sint-Truiden Abbey. The first certain counts of Duras were under-advoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochefort, Belgium
Rochefort (; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium, close to the Ardennes. On 1 January 2006, Rochefort had a total population of 12,038. The total area is 165.27 km² which gives a population density of 73 inhabitants per km². It was a resort in the 19th century. The municipality consists of the following districts: Ave-et-Auffe, Buissonville, Éprave, Han-sur-Lesse, Jemelle, Lavaux-Sainte-Anne, Lessive, Mont-Gauthier, Rochefort, Villers-sur-Lesse, and Wavreille. Its ancient position at the crossroads where the route to Saint-Hubert crossed that from Liège to Bouillon required fortifying: the ruins of the old castle, which gave the place its name and a title to a long line of counts who had the right of coining their own money, still exist. This castle underwent many sieges and suffered at the hands of Marshal de Châtillon (1636). Near Rochefort are the red marble quarries of St. Remy, and Rochefort Abbey, a Trappist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Advocatus
An , sometimes simply advocate, (German, ), or (French, ), was a type of medieval office holder, particularly important in the Holy Roman Empire, who was delegated some of the powers and functions of a major feudal lord, or for an institution such as an abbey. They typically had responsibility for the "comital" functions which defined the office of early medieval "counts", such as taxation, recruitment of militias, and maintaining law and order. This type of office could apply to specific agricultural lands, villages, castles, and even cities. In some regions, advocates came to be governors of large provinces, sometimes distinguished by terms such as . In different parts of medieval Europe, the term advocate developed different meanings, and other terms were also sometimes used to represent similar offices. For example, Anglo-Norman comital functions for larger districts were executed by vicomtes in Normandy, and sheriffs in England. In contrast, the or advocate as an offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinant
Dinant () is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Namur Province, province of Namur, Belgium. On the shores of river Meuse, in the Ardennes, it lies south-east of Brussels, south-east of Charleroi and south of the city of Namur. Dinant is situated north of the border with France. The municipality consists of the following Deelgemeente#Belgium, districts: Anseremme, Bouvignes-sur-Meuse, Dinant, Dréhance, Falmagne, Falmignoul, Foy-Notre-Dame, Furfooz, Lisogne, Sorinnes and Thynes. Geography Dinant is positioned in the Upper Meuse valley, at a point where the river cuts deeply into the western Condroz, Condroz plateau. Sited in a steep-sided valley, between the rock face and the river, the original settlement had little space in which to grow away from the river, and it therefore expanded into a long, thin town, on a north–south axis, along the river shore. During the 19th century, the former ''Île des Batteu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Lotharingia
The Duchy of Lower Lotharingia, also called Northern Lotharingia, Lower Lorraine or Northern Lorraine (and also referred to as '' Lothier'' or '' Lottier'' . In Davenport, Frances G. ''European Treaties Bearing on the History of the United States and Its Dependencies''. The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2004. in titles), was a of the medieval established in 959, which encompassed almost all of modern , |
Lambert, Count Of Montaigu
Lambert (died 1140 or after), Counts of Montaigu, Count of Montaigu and , son of Conon, Count of Montaigu. Lambert was also Seigneur de Rochefort, Advocate (office), Advocate of Dinant, and Advocate of Saint-Symphorien-des-Bois. As reported by both Albert of Aix and William of Tyre, Lambert and his brother Gozelo II, Count of Montaigu, Gozelo took a major role in the First Crusade, participating in the Siege of Nicaea (1097), Siege of Nicaea in 1097. Lambert was present at the Acre, Israel#First Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, siege of Acre in 1098, which finally fell after four years. He commanded one of the corps of the army of Godfrey of Bouillon, resulting in the Siege of Antioch, capture of Antioch in 1098. Along with his father and Peter the Hermit, he founded Neufmoustier Abbey. Lambert was married although there is some confusion as to his wife. Europäische Stammtafeln lists two possibilities. First is Gertrud de Louvain, daughter of Henry III, Count of Louvain, and Gert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto II, Count Of Duras
Count Otto of Duras (d. 1147) was a count of Duras, and ''advocatus'' of the nearby abbey of St Truiden. Duras and St Truiden are in the modern province of Belgian Limburg. His parents were Count Giselbert of Duras and his wife Gertrud. Otto married Berthe of Valenciennes, daughter of Yolande of Guelders, daughter of Gerard I, Count of Guelders. Yolande was first married to Baldwin III, Count of Hainaut, and was mother to Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut. Otto and Berthe are thought to have had one child who survived to adulthood, Otto's successor: * Juliane (d. 1164), married first Godfried, Count of Montaigu, Duras and Clermont, and second Enguerrand, possibly the count of Orbais. In Sint-Truiden charter 51 (Piot Vol.2) Countess Juliane was described as Otto's ''filia'', and her Juliane's husband Count Godfried was described as his '' gener''. This could mean "son-in-law" or "brother-in-law". (In the 19th century Wolters for example identified Juliane as Otto's sister, but thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles, Count Of Montaigu
Gilles (Ægidius) (died before 1193), was Count of Montaigu and Clermont, through his father Count Godefried of Montaigu, and Count of Duras, through his wife Juliane, daughter of Count Otto of Duras. Gilles was also Seigneur of Rochefort, Jodoigne and advocate of the abbey of Saint-Trond. He was thus an important noble in Lower Lotharingia. In 1174, Gilles also married Laurette de Looz, daughter of Louis I, Count of Looz, and his wife Agnes von Metz. They divorced childless in 1176. Gilles contracted leprosy, giving up most of his lands to his brothers Conon and Pierre. Gilles was succeeded as Count of Montaigu, Clermont and Duras by his brother Conon, possibly as early as 1175. In a charter dated 1175 donating property to the Knights Hospitaller, Gilles is referred to as former count and his brothers Pierre and Conon as Counts of Montaigu and Duras, respectively. He kept the lordship of Jodoigne and was then at least once referred to as count of Jodoigne. (His mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conon II, Count Of Montaigu
Conon () (before 443 BC – ) was an Athenian general at the end of the Peloponnesian War, who led the Athenian naval forces when they were defeated by a Peloponnesian fleet in the crucial Battle of Aegospotami; later he contributed significantly to the restoration of Athens' political and military power. Commanding the Athenian fleet Shortly after the Battle of Notium, Conon took over command of the Athenian fleet from Alcibiades, who had fled to Thrace. When the new Spartan navarch (commander-in-chief of the fleet) Callicratidas took over command from Lysander, he started an aggressive campaign against the Athenians in the Aegean. After taking Methymna in Lesbos, he sent a message to Conon, declaring that he would put an end to Conon's command of the sea. Soon thereafter, Callicratidas caught Conon's fleet of seventy ships at sea and pursued him towards Mytilene Harbor on Lesbos, where in the ensuing battle, Conon lost thirty ships. Conon drew the remaining forty ships up ont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gérard II, Count Of Looz
Gérard ( French: ) is a French masculine given name and surname of Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this case, those constituents are ''gari'' > ''ger-'' (meaning 'spear') and -''hard'' (meaning 'hard/strong/brave'). The English cognate of Gérard is Gerard. As a given name * Gérard Adanhoumé (born 1986), Beninese footballer * Gérard Araud (born 1953), Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations * Gérard Asselin (1950–2013), Canadian politician * Gérard Audran (1640-1703), French engraver * Gérard Bailly (born 1940), French politician * Gérard Balanche (born 1968), Swiss ski jumper and Olympian * Gérard Banide (born 1936), French football coach * Gérard Bapt (born 1946), French politician * Gérard Barray (1931–2024), French film and television actor * Gérard Barreaux (1948–2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1161 Deaths
Year 1161 ( MCLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * December 24 – The widowed Emperor Manuel I Komnenos marries Maria of Antioch, aged 16, at Hagia Sophia. Europe * February 3 – Battle of Oslo: King Inge I of Norway ("the Hunchback") is defeated and killed while fighting the forces of Haakon II ("the Broadshouldered") who succeeds Inge, with 5-year-old Magnus V as co-ruler, but not without challenges to his sovereignty. * late summer/early autumn – Géza II of Hungary and the envoys of Pope Alexander III conclude the Concordat of 1161, by which Géza agrees to support the Pope in exchange for concessions. * Magnus Henriksson, pretender to the throne of Sweden, is murdered by Charles VII, who becomes king of Sweden until 1167. * An Almoravid offensive against the Kingdom of Portugal reaches the city of Almada, located on the Tagus river. Asia * Jin–Song Wars: The Battle of Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
