Amanieu VI (? — after April 1272) was a French nobleman, the Lord of

Albret The House of Albret, which derives its name from the lordship (''seigneurie'') of Albret (Labrit), situated in the Landes of Gascony, Landes, was one of the most powerful feudal families of Kingdom of France, France and Kingdom of Navarre, Navarr ...

(French: ''Seigneur d’Albret''). The lordship (''seigneurie'') of Albret, in the Landes, gave its name to one of the most powerful feudal families of France in the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...

. One of Amanieu’s descendants became

king of Navarre This is a list of the kings and queens of kingdom of Pamplona, Pamplona, later kingdom of Navarre, Navarre. Pamplona was the primary name of the kingdom until its union with Kingdom of Aragon, Aragon (1076–1134). However, the territorial desig ...

; a later descendant was Henry IV, king of France. Amanieu’s reign was dominated by conflict over the English kings’ control of Gascony. His father, also named Amanieu, was one of the leaders of the revolt against English rule. After his father's death in 1255, Amanieu surrendered Milhau and its surrounding region to Prince Edward, newly arrived to assert English control over the province. His son,

Amanieu VII Amanieu VII (died 1326) was the Lord of Albret from 1298 until his death; the son of Amanieu VI. He was an ally of the English and sat on the King's Council during the reigns of Edward I and Edward II of England. As a relative of the Plantagene ...

, became a staunch ally of the English and was a member of the Curia Regis during the reigns of both

Edward I Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots (Latin: Malleus Scotorum), was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 125 ...

and

Edward II of England Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne follo ...

Family

Lord Amanieu VI was a son of Lord Amanieu V and his first wife, Lady Assalide of Tartas (daughter of the nobleman Arnaud Raymond of Tartas). The first spouse of Amanieu VI was Lady Viane of Gontaud, who later divorced him; however, according to an ecclesiastical judgment in 1272, Viane was later ordered to return to her husband Amanieu. Amanieu’s second spouse was Lady Mathe of Bordeaux. Amanieu VI and Viane had at least two children, whilst he and Mathe had more children: *Lord Bernard Ezi I, father of the daughters: Mathe of Albret and Isabella of Albret *Assalide *Lord

Lodge, Eleanor C. ''Gascony under English Rule''. Kennikat Press: 1926. *Arnaud Amanieu *Mathe

References

{{EB1911, wstitle=Albret, first=Léon Jacques Maxime, last=Prinet House of Albret 1272 deaths