The County of Guînes, was a Flemish fief and later French fief 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 ...

. The county was split from the

County of Boulogne The County of Boulogne was a county within the Kingdom of France during the 9th to 15th centuries, centred on the city of Boulogne-sur-Mer. It was ruled by the counts of Flanders in the 10th century, but a separate Count of Boulogne, House of Boul ...

in about 988. Though dominated by the larger

county of Flanders The County of Flanders was one of the most powerful political entities in the medieval Low Countries, located on the North Sea coast of modern-day Belgium and north-eastern France. Unlike the neighbouring states of Duchy of Brabant, Brabant and ...

, it often acted independently. In 1180, Guînes was passed, together with Ardres, Arras and Saint-Omer, to the French crown as part of the dowry of Isabel of Hainaut when she married

Philip II of France Philip II (21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223), also known as Philip Augustus (), was King of France from 1180 to 1223. His predecessors had been known as kings of the Franks (Latin: ''rex Francorum''), but from 1190 onward, Philip became the firs ...

Counts

*?-c.965 - Siegfried, Count of Guînes **Although he never seemed to be formally designated as Count, he is historically referred to as such. *c.965-? - Ardolf, Count of Guînes * Raoul, Count of Guînes (son of Ardolf), also known as Ralph or Rodolphe * Eustace, Count of Guînes (son of Raoul) *1065-1091 - Baldwin I, Count of Guînes (son of Eustace), also known as Baudouin *1091-1137 - Robert Manasses, Count of Guînes (son of Baldwin I) *1138-1141 - Aubrey de Vere -

jure uxoris ''Jure uxoris'' (a Latin phrase meaning "by right of (his) wife"), citing . describes a title of nobility used by a man because his wife holds the office or title '' suo jure'' ("in her own right"). Similarly, the husband of an heiress could beco ...

*1141-1169 - Arnoul I, Count de Guînes (son of Gisela of Guînes, daughter of Baldwin I) *1169-1205 - Baldwin II, Count of Guînes *1205-1220 - Arnold II of Guînes *1220-1244 - Baldwin III, Count of Guînes *1244-? - Arnould III, Count of Guînes * Baldwin IV, Count of Guînes *1294–1302 - John II of Brienne, Count of Guînes *1302–1344 - Raoul I of Brienne, Count of Guînes, Constable of France. *1344–1350 - Raoul II of Brienne, Count of Guînes, forfeited. **The county was confiscated by King John II of France in 1350 and later granted to Georges de La Trémoille in 1398. *1398–1446 -

Georges de La Trémoille Georges de la Trémoille (c. 1382 –6 May 1446) was Count of Guînes from 1398 to 1446 and Grand Chamberlain of France to King Charles VII of France. He sought reconciliation between Philip, Duke of Burgundy and Charles VII during their ...

*1446–1483 - Louis I de La Trémoille *1483–1525 - Louis II de la Trémoille *1525–1541 - François II de La Trémoille *1541–1577 - Louis III de La Trémoille *1577–1604 - Claude de La Trémoille *1604–1674 -

Henri de La Trémoille Henri is the French form of the masculine given name Henry, also in Estonian, Finnish, German and Luxembourgish. Bearers of the given name include: People French nobles * Henri I de Montmorency (1534–1614), Marshal and Constable of France * ...

Citations

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guînes, County of States and territories established in the 980s States and territories disestablished in 1350 Lists of counts Medieval history of France Counties of France