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Margaret Of Flanders, Countess Of Guelders
Margaret of Flanders (died 1331) was a consort of Alexander, Prince of Scotland and later wife of Reinauld I, Count of Guelders. She was the daughter of Guy, Count of Flanders and his second wife Isabelle of Luxembourg. In 1281, King Alexander II of Scotland started negotiating with the Count of Flanders, about the marriage of the Count's daughter Margaret to the Prince Alexander. The couple were married on 14 November 1282 at Roxburgh, Scotland and the marriage was celebrated the following day. Prince Alexander died a week after his twentieth birthday, on 28 January 1284. Margaret returned to Flanders early in 1285.Reid, Norman H. (2019). ''Alexander III, 1249 -1286: First Among Equals'', John Donald, Edinburgh, p. 258, On 3 July 1286, Margaret was married to Reinauld I, Count of Guelders, in Namur, Wallonia. They had six children, Reginald II, Margaret, Guy, Philippe, Elisabeth and Philippa. References Bibliography * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Flanders, Margaret of, Counte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Dampierre
The House of Dampierre played an important role during the Middle Ages. Named after Dampierre, Aube, Dampierre, in the Champagne region, where members first became prominent, members of the family were later Count of Flanders, Count of Nevers, Counts and Dukes of Rethel, Count of Rethel, Count of Artois and List of counts of Burgundy, Count of Franche-Comté. Guy II of Dampierre, with his wedding with Mathilde of Bourbon, became also lord of Bourbon and founded the House of Bourbon-Dampierre. The senior line of the House came to an end with the death of Margaret III of Flanders, Margaret III in March 1405. She was succeeded in Flanders, Artois, Nevers and Franche-Comté by her eldest son John the Fearless and in Rethel by her younger son Anthony, Duke of Brabant, Anthony, which marked the start of the House of Valois-Burgundy. The junior line, springing from a younger son of Guy I reigning in Namur, ended in 1429. The earliest known member of the House of Dampierre is Guy I of Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy, Count Of Flanders
Guy of Dampierre (; ) ( – 7 March 1305, Compiègne) was the Count of Flanders (1251–1305) and List of rulers of Namur, Marquis of Namur (1264–1305). He was a prisoner of the French when his Flemings defeated the latter at the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302. Life Guy was the second son of William II of Dampierre and Margaret II of Flanders. The death of his elder brother William III of Dampierre, William in a Tournament (medieval), tournament made him joint Count of Flanders with his mother. (She had made William co-ruler of Flanders in 1246 to ensure that it would go to the Dampierre children of her second marriage, rather than the Avesnes children of her first.) Guy and his mother struggled against the Avesnes (led by John I of Avesnes, John I, Count of Hainaut) in the War of the Succession of Flanders and Hainault, but were defeated in 1253 at the Battle of Walcheren, and Guy was taken prisoner. By the mediation of Louis IX of France, he was ransomed in 1256. So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelle Of Luxembourg
Isabelle of Luxembourg (c. 1247–1298) was a countess consort of Flanders and a marquise 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 of Luxembourg. Isabelle was the third of seven children. Marriage In March 1265, Isabelle married Guy of Dampierre. Her marriage was determined by events that occurred many years before her birth. Indeed, around 1165, her great-grandfather Henry IV the Blind, Count of Namur and Luxembourg, had no children from his first marriage. He named his brother Baldwin IV of Hainaut as his successor, but Baldwin died in 1171, and Henry the Blind then confirmed his nephew Baldwin V of Hainaut. But with one more attempt to have children, Henry married his second wife, Agnes of Gelderland, who bore a daughter, Ermesinde and thus had broken the promise he had made to Baldwin. A war ensued, with the result that Baldwin would be Henry's designated h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander, Prince Of Scotland
Alexander (21 January 1264 – 28 January 1284) was an heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of Scotland who never acceded due to his early death. Early life Alexander was born on 21 January 1264. He was the second child and elder son of King Alexander III of Scotland and Margaret of England, preceded by a daughter named Margaret and followed by a son called David. The Scottish crown was determined that the young Alexander should be adequately established. In 1270, he was made Earl of Fife for the duration of the minority of the heir to the earldom, Duncan III, who was then eight years old. Probably sometime after 1275, Alexander was also made Lord of Mann, which gave him revenue and a "quasi-royal position of dignity" while also assuring the people of the island that the recently established Scottish rule would be efficient. Marriage Alexander's mother, Queen Margaret, died in 1275. It is evident from the letters of Alexander and his sister that the family remained close ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald I Of Guelders
Reginald I of Guelders (1255 – October 9, 1326 in Montfort (Limburg), Monfort) was Count of Guelders and Zutphen from January 10, 1271, until his death. Life He was the son of Otto II, Count of Guelders and Philippe of Dammartin. In 1276 he married Ermengarde of Limburg of Limburg, only daughter and heiress of Waleran IV, Duke of Limburg. In 1279 he became Duke of Limburg ''jure uxoris'' and when Ermengarde died childless in 1283, he ruled alone in the Duchy of Limburg. Reginald was captured by Bouchout Castle, Daniel van Bouchout during the Battle of Woeringen in 1288. He was released after he had renounced all claims to the Duchy of Limburg. In 1286 he remarried Margaret of Flanders, Countess of Guelders, Margaret of Flanders (1272–1331), daughter of Guy, Count of Flanders from his second marriage, with Isabelle of Luxembourg. They had 5 children: * Reginald II, Duke of Guelders, Reginald II (1295–1343) * Margaret, married Dietrich VIII, Count of Cleves * Guy * Elisabe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander II Of Scotland
Alexander II ( Medieval Gaelic: '; Modern Gaelic: '; nicknamed "the Peaceful" by modern historians; 24 August 1198 – 6 July 1249) was King of Alba (Scotland) from 1214 until his death. He concluded the Treaty of York (1237) which defined the boundary between England and Scotland, largely unchanged today. Early life Alexander was born at Haddington, East Lothian, the only son of the Scottish king William the Lion and Ermengarde de Beaumont. He was forced to spend time in England under the terms of the Treaty of Falaise, and (John of England knighted him at Clerkenwell Priory in 1213) before he returned home. He succeeded to the kingdom on the death of his father on 4 December 1214, being crowned at Scone on 6 December the same year. At the time of his accession, his sisters Isabella and Margaret had been sent to England as hostages to King John. He appealed to John through the Magna Carta, which promised to deal with the rights of Alexander and his family. King of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxburgh
Roxburgh () is a civil parish and formerly a royal burgh, in the historic county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was an important trading burgh in High Medieval to early modern Scotland. In the Middle Ages it had at least as much importance as Edinburgh, Stirling, Perth, or Berwick-upon-Tweed, for a time acting as ''de facto'' capital (as royal residence of David I). History Its significance lay in its position in the centre of some of Lowland Scotland's most agriculturally fertile areas, and its position upon the River Tweed, which allowed river transport of goods via the main seaport of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Its position also acted as a barrier to English invasion. Standing on a defensible peninsula between the rivers Tweed and Teviot, with Roxburgh Castle guarding the narrow neck of the peninsula, it was a settlement of some importance during the reign of David I who conferred Royal Burgh status upon the town. At its zenith, between the reigns of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flanders
Flanders ( or ; ) is the Dutch language, Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, language, politics, and history, and sometimes involving neighbouring countries. The demonym associated with Flanders is Flemings, Fleming, while the corresponding adjective is Flemish people, Flemish, which can also refer to the collective of Dutch dialects spoken in that area, or more generally the Belgian variant of Standard Dutch. Most Flemings live within the Flemish Region, which is a federal state within Belgium with its own elected government. However, like Belgium itself, the official capital of Flanders is the City of Brussels, which lies within the Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, not the Flemish Region, and the majority of residents there are French speaking. The powers of the Flemish Government in Brussels are limited mainly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namur
Namur (; ; ) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is the capital both of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration. Namur stands at the confluence of the rivers Sambre and Meuse and straddles three different regions – Hesbaye to the north, Condroz to the south-east, and Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse to the south-west. The city of Charleroi is located to the west. The language spoken is French. The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Beez, Belgrade, Boninne, Bouge, Champion, Cognelée, Daussoulx, Dave, Erpent, Flawinne, Gelbressée, Jambes, Lives-sur-Meuse, Loyers, Malonne, Marche-les-Dames, Namur proper, Naninne, Saint-Servais, Saint-Marc, Suarlée, Temploux, Vedrin, Wépion, and Wierde. History Early history The town began as an important trading settlement in Celtic times, straddling east–west and north–south trade rout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallonia
Wallonia ( ; ; or ), officially the Walloon Region ( ; ), is one of the three communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, regions of Belgium—along with Flemish Region, Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the country, Wallonia is primarily Geographical distribution of French speakers, French-speaking. It accounts for 55% of Belgium's territory, but only a third of its population. The Walloon Region and the French Community of Belgium, which is the political entity responsible for matters related mainly to culture and education, are independent concepts, because the French Community of Belgium encompasses both Wallonia and the bilingual Brussels-Capital Region but not the German-speaking Community of Belgium, which administers nine municipalities in Eastern Wallonia. During the Industrial Revolution, Wallonia was second only to the United Kingdom in industrialization, capitalizing on its extensive deposits of coal and iron. This brought the regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald II, Duke Of Guelders
Reginald II of Guelders (), called "the Black" (c. 1295 – 12 October 1343), was Count of Guelders, and from 1339 onwards Duke of Guelders, and Zutphen, in the Low Countries, from 1326 to 1343. He was the son of Reginald I of Guelders and Marguerite of Flanders. Biography From 1316, he acted as regent in the county, imprisoned his father in 1318, and governed as "son of the Count". When in 1326 his father died, he styled himself Count of Guelders and Count of Zutphen. In 1339 Guelders was raised to a duchy. He was a law giver, in 1321 on customary law, and in 1335 on dykes and canals. He allied himself against the French with Edward III of England, his brother-in-law, warning the English in 1338 of a French fleet gathering in the mouth of the Zwin. He remained Edward's closest ally among the German princes in the first phase of the Hundred Years War. Family Reginald's first marriage (Roermond, 11 January 1311) was to Sophia Berthout (died 1329), Lady of Mechelen. Their children ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scottish Historical Review
''The Scottish Historical Review'' is an academic journal in the field of Scottish historical studies. It covers Scottish history from the early to the modern period, encouraging a variety of historical approaches. It superseded ''The Scottish Antiquary, Or, Northern Notes & Queries''. In addition to its original articles and book reviews, the ''Scottish Historical Review'' also includes lists of articles in Scottish history and essays on Scottish history in books published in the preceding year. It is published three times a year, in April, August and December, with the August issue typically forming a special edition. It is published by Edinburgh University Press for the Scottish Historical Review Trust. See also * Historiography of Scotland The historiography of Scotland refers to the sources, critical methods and interpretive models used by scholars to come to an understanding of the history of Scotland. Middle Ages and Renaissance Scottish historiography begins with Chr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
