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Renaud II, Count Of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
Renaud II of Clermont (''Renaud/Rainald II de Clermont''; 1075–1152) was son of Hugh I, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and Marguerite de Roucy (daughter of Hilduin IV, Count of Montdidier). Renaud became Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis upon his father's death in 1101. First Crusade Renaud, also known as Rainald of Beauvais before he inherited the countship of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis from his father, took the Cross and joined the First Crusade in the army of Hugh the Great, Count of Vermandois, brother of Philip I of France. Hugh led a small army that travelled by ship, in an armada commanded by Arnout II, Count of Aarschot, to the Holy Land. In addition to Ranaud, some of the prominent members of Hugh's army included Stephen of Aumale, Walter of Domart-en-Ponthieu (St.-Valery), Alan IV Fregant, Duke of Brittany, Walo II of Chaumont-en-Vexin, Girard I of Roussillon, and William V, Lord of Montpellier. Among the first battles this contingent fought was the Siege of Nicaea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh I, Count Of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
Hugh I, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis (1030–1101), son of Renaud I of Clermont (1010–1088), son-in-law of Baldwin II of Clermont, the second known Count of Clermont. Hugh was an early founder of the House of Clermont. Hugh married Marguerite de Ramerupt, daughter of Hilduin IV, Count of Montdidier, and his wife Alice de Roucy. Hugh and Marguerite had eight children: * Renaud II, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis * Gui, who died imprisoned in Rouen in 1119 * Hugues (d. after 1099) * Ermentrude, married to Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester; many of their offspring and other relatives died in the White Ship disaster of 1120. * Adelise (Alix), married to Gilbert Fitz Richard, Lord of Clare, whose issue were prominent nobles in England * Marguerite, married to Gilbert de Gerberoy * Richilde, married to Dreux II, Sire de Mello * Emme (Béatrice), Dame de Luzarches, married to Mathieu I, Count of Beaumont-sur-Oise. Upon his death, Hugh was succeeded as Count of Clermont-en-Beau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert IV, Count Of Vermandois
Herbert IV of Vermandois (1028–1080), Count of Vermandois, was the son of Otto of Vermandois and Parvie (Pavia or Patia). Family and children Herbert married Adele of Valois, daughter of Ralph IV of Valois and Adele of Bar-sur-Aube. They had: * Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois, (b. Circa 1062 - d. September 23, 1120) - married first to Hugh Magnus, son of Henry I of France and younger brother of Philip I of France, and second to Renaud II, Count of Clermont-Beauvaisis. * Odo I, Count of Vermandois Odo I (Eudes I), called “the Insane”, was Count of Vermandois and Valois from 1080 to 1085 and ruler of Saint-Simon from 1085. The last Carolingian male (from its branch Herbertines), he was the only son of Herbert IV, Count of Vermandois an ... (b. circa 1064 - d. after 1085) * Gerard (b. 1066 - d. ?) Adelaide's husband, Hugh, inherited the countships of Vermandois and Valois upon Herbert's death. Notes References Sources * * * * External linksMedieval Lands Project on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ailly-sur-Noye
Ailly-sur-Noye (, literally ''Ailly on Noye''; pcd, Ailly-su-Noée) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune lies about south of Amiens and about from the border with the Oise départment, situated at the junction of the departmental roads D7 and the D26, in the valley of the river Noye. Ailly-sur-Noye station has rail connections to Amiens and Creil. Population Places and monuments Image:Ailly-sur-Noye église.jpg, The church, built in 1898 Image:Ailly-sur-Noye église et rue principale.jpg, Town centre (rue St-Martin) Image:Ailly-sur-Noye hôtel-de-ville.jpg, Town hall Cultural and sports activities * Annual Son et Lumière ''Le Souffle de la terre'' narrates the story of the people of Picardy from Gaulish times up to the Second World War. More than 450,000 have been to see the spectacle. * Water sports on the lake area. * Motocross club on two different courses. * 45 separate clubs and societies participate in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesle
Nesle () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Nesle is situated at the junction of the D930 and D337 roads, some southwest of Saint-Quentin. The Ingon, a small stream, passes through the commune. Nesle (Somme) station has rail connections to Amiens and Laon. Population Personalities * Amaury de Nesle (c.1180), a Patriarch of Jerusalem. * Blondel de Nesle (c. 1155 - 1202), French trouvère. * Simon II of Clermont-Nesle (bishop) (d.c. 1313), Bishop of Noyon and Beauvais. Nesle family of lords Nesle gave its name to an old feudal family. This family became extinct at the beginning of the 13th century, and the heiress brought the lordship to the family of Clermont in the Beauvaisis,. One of the first lords ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raoul I, Count Of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
Raoul I the Red of Clermont (before 1140 — killed 15 October 1191) was a French nobleman, and Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis from 1161 until his death. He was the eldest son of Renaud II, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis, and his second wife (Clemencia de Bar?) and thus a younger half-brother of Marguerite of Clermont. He was Constable of France from 1174 under Phillip II, King of France. During the Jacquerie of 1181, he followed the orders of the regent and led the soldiers to secure the abbey of Saint-Leu. He accompanied Phillip in the Third Crusade and died during the Siege of Acre (1189–91). Raoul married Alix de Breteuil (d. 1196), daughter of Valerian III, Seigneur de Breteuil, and his wife Haldeburge, lady of Tartigny. Raoul and Alix had: * Catherine of Clermont (d. 1223), married in 1184 to Louis de Blois, Count of Blois and Chartres. * Aelis (d. before 1182) * Mathilde, married to William I, Seigneur of Vierzon * Philippe de Clermont (d. between 1182 and 1192). Upon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberic III Of Dammartin
Alberic III of Dammartin (Aubry de Dammartin) ( – 19 September 1200) was a French count and son of Alberic II, Count of Dammartin, and Clémence de Bar, daughter of Reginald I, Count of Bar. He married Mathilde, heiress to the county of Clermont and daughter of Renaud II, Count of Clermont. They had: * Renaud I, Count of Dammartin (c. 1165–1227), married 1) Marie de Châtillon and 2) Ide de Lorraine with whom he had Matilda II, Countess of Boulogne, Queen of Portugal * Alix de Dammartin (1170–1237), married Jean, Châtelain de Trie * Simon of Dammartin (1180 – 21 September 1239), married Marie, Countess of Ponthieu father of Joan, Countess of Ponthieu, Queen of Castile and Leon. * Julia of Dammartin, married Hugh de Gournay Hugh may refer to: *Hugh (given name) Noblemen and clergy French * Hugh the Great (died 956), Duke of the Franks * Hugh Magnus of France (1007–1025), co-King of France under his father, Robert II * Hugh, Duke of Alsace (died 895), modern- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Butler Of France
The Grand Butler of France (french: Grand bouteiller de France) was one of the great offices of state in France, existing between the Middle Ages and the Revolution of 1789. Originally responsible for the maintenance of the Royal vineyards, and provisioning the court with wine, the Grand Butler's role became less and less important and more ceremonial over time. List of Grand Butlers of France * Hervé de Montmorency : circa 1080 * Louis de Senlis : before 1128 * Guillaume de Senlis : 1129–1147 * Guy III de Senlis : 1147 * Guy IV de Senlis : 1223 * Robert de Courtenay : took the cross during the Barons' Crusade of 1239–1241 * Étienne de Sancerre : before 1248 * John II of Brienne : before 1258 * Guy de Châtillon : 25 May 1296 * Henri IV de Sully : April 1317 captured by the Scots at the Battle of Old Byland * Miles des Noyers : before 1336 – after 1346 * Jean de Chalon : before 1350–1361 * Jean de Sarrebruche : circa 1370 * Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy : circa 1384 * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ligny
Ligny ( wa, Lignè) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Sombreffe, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Previously its own municipality, a 1977 fusion of the Belgian municipalities made it an '' ancienne commune'' of Sombreffe. History It is known as the site of the 1815 Battle of Ligny, where Napoleon achieved his last ever victory, defeating Blücher, while the forces of Wellington and Marshal Ney were engaging each other at the Battle of Quatre Bras. Two days later, the combined forces of both opponents met at the Battle of Waterloo The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo, Belgium, Waterloo (at that time in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium). A French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by two of the armie .... References Former municipalities of Namur (province) Battle of Ligny locations {{Namur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toul
Toul () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Geography Toul is between Commercy and Nancy, and the river Moselle and Canal de la Marne au Rhin. Climate Toul has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Toul is . The average annual rainfall is with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Toul was on 11 August 1998; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 9 January 1985. History Toul was known to the Romans as , and was the capital of the Gaulish tribe of the Leuci. In 550, King Theudebald convoked a synod at Toul. In 612, King Theudebert II of Austrasia was defeated by King Theuderic II of Burgundy near Toul. By the Treaty of Meerssen of 870, Toul became part of East Francia, the later Holy Roman Empire. Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creil
Creil is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. The Creil station is an important railway junction. History Archaeological remains in the area include a Neolithic site as well as a late Iron Age necropolis, perhaps belonging to a Gaulish fortress or protected camp. The city itself is mentioned for the first time in a 633 AD document. The Château de Creil is recorded from the 7th century. There are some traces of a castle in which Charles VI resided during the period of his madness, 1390. Creil played a part of some importance in the wars of the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. Population International relations Creil is twinned with: * Marl, Germany * Pendle, England, United Kingdom * Chorzów, Poland * Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories * Nabadji Civol, Senegal * Ouro Sogui, Senegal * Nefta, Tunisia * Dakhla, Western Sahara Personalities * Houssen Abderrahmane, footballer * Simon Banza, footballer * Jean-François Christophe, footballer * Fabé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald I, Count Of Bar
Reginald I (also called "the One-eyed", Reinald I, Renaud I; – 10 March 1149) was Count of Bar (1105–1149). Barrois, during the Middle Ages, was the territory of the counts and dukes of Bar, in the eastern part of present-day France, bordering Lorraine. He was the son of Theodoric I, Count of Montbéliard and Ermentrude of Bourgogne, the daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy. Reginald's first wife is unknown. He later married Gisele de Vaudémont, widow of Rainard III, Count of Toul, and daughter of Gérard I, Count of Vaudémont, and his wife Heilwig von Egisheim. Reginald and Gisele had eight children: * Hugh de Bar (d. 29 September 1141) * Reginald II, Count of Bar * Drogo de Bar * Dietrich III de Bar (d. 8 August 1171), Bishop of Metz * Agnes de Bar (d. after 1185), married Albert. Count of Chiny * Clemence de Bar (1123–1183), married first Alberic II, Count of Dammartin, second Renaud, Count of Clermont, and third Thibaut III de Crépy * Mathilde de Bar, mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh II, Count Of Saint-Pol
Hugh II ( French, ''Hugues'') (died 1130) was the count of St. Pol in Artois, after having succeeded his brother Guy I who died without issue. He was the son of Hugh I. He participated in the First Crusade (1096–99) with his son Enguerrand, where they both won fame as military leaders. Being vassals of Eustace III of Boulogne, they probably travelled east in his company, among the retinue of Godfrey of Bouillon. Hugh and Enguerrand participated in the Siege of Antioch in 1098, where they were central in raiding the Turkish forces. Hugues is last mentioned in the east during the Siege of Jerusalem in 1099. Upon returning, he took up arms for the Count of Hainaut against Robert II, Count of Flanders, and then his successor, Baldwin VII. In 1115, he lost the castle of Encre (now in Albert) to Baldwin, and in 1117 lost Saint-Pol itself; however, St. Pol was returned to him shortly after at the request of the Count of Boulogne. After Baldwin's death, he entered the coalition fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
