The Houses of Montlhéry and Le Puiset (referred to as the Montlhéry Clan by Riley-Smith) is the name given by two powerful families, joined in marriage, that played a major role in the 11th and 12th centuries in both the Crusades as well as the administration of the

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. The Montlhéry branch consists of the relatives (descendants and in-laws) of

Guy I of Montlhéry Guy I (died 1095) was the second lord of Bray-sur-Seine, Bray and the second lord of Montlhéry (Latin: ''Monte Leterico''). He was the son of Milo of Montlhéry. He married Hodierna of Gometz, sister of William, lord of Gometz-le-Châtel, Gometz. ...

(referred to here as simply Guy) and

Hodierna of Gometz Hodierna (Hodierne) of Gometz (died 1108), sister of William, Lord of Gometz, and wife of Guy I of Montlhéry. She made great donations to the new religious of the order of Saint-Benoît, installed in the Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Garde Basilica of Long ...

. The Le Puiset branch consists of the descendants of Everard I of Breteuil. Everard’s son Hugh I of Le Puiset (or simply Hugh) married Guy’s daughter Alice, bringing the families together. Prominent members of the families are as follows.

Knights who Took the Cross (First Crusade unless otherwise noted)

* Milo I of Montlhéry (d. 1102), son of Guy * Guy III Trousseau (d. 1109), son of the previous * Guy I of Dampierre (d. 1151), grandson of Milo I * Guy II of Dampierre (d. 1216), grandson of the previous (

Third Crusade The Third Crusade (1189–1192) was an attempt led by King Philip II of France, King Richard I of England and Emperor Frederick Barbarossa to reconquer the Holy Land following the capture of Jerusalem by the Ayyubid sultan Saladin in 1187. F ...

) * Hugh II Bardoul of Broyes (d. before 1121), son-in-law of Milo I *

Hugh III of Broyes Hugh III, Lord of Broyes () was Lord of Broyes at the end of the 11th century. He was the son of Simon I of Broyes and his wife Félicité de Brienne, daughter of Erard I, Count of Brienne. Simon, Hugh's father, had three castles: at Broye ...

(d. 1199), grandson of the previous (

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) * Guy II the Red of Rochefort (d. 1108), son of Guy * Hugh I of Rethel (d. 1108), son-in-law of Guy * Guitier of Rethel (d. 1171), grandson of the previous * Walter of Saint-Valéry (d. after 1098), son-in-law of Guy * Bernard II of Saint-Valéry (d. unknown), son of the previous * Eudon of Saint-Valéry (d. unknown), brother of the previous * Éverard III (d. 1099), son of Hugh and grandson of Guy *

Hugh III of Le Puiset Hugh III, Seigneur of Le Puiset ( French: ''Hugues III du Puiset'') (d. 1132 in Palestine), son of Éverard III, Seigneur of Puiset and Viscount of Chartres, and Adelaide, Countess of Corbeil, was Count of Jaffa, Lord of Puiset and later Count of ...

(d. 1132), son of the previous *

Ralph the Red of Pont-Echanfray Ralph the Red (Ralph le Roux, Raoul II Rufus) of Pont-Echnfrey (c. 1070 – 25 November 1120), son of either Guillaume de Pont-Echanfrey or his brother Raoul I. Ralph was a knight who first served Robert Guiscard and then participated both in the F ...

(d. 1120 in the

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), grandson-in-law of Hugh * Guy of Puiset (d. 1127), son of Hugh * Walo II of Chaumont-en-Vexin (d. 1098), son-in-law of Hugh * Drogo de Chaumont (d. 1099), son of the previous *

Waleran of Le Puiset Waleran (Galéran) of Le Puiset (died in prison in 1126), son of Hugh I of Le Puiset and Alice de Montlhéry (daughter of Guy I of Montlhéry). Seigneur of Birejik. He is quoted in a donation made ''circa'' 1102 by his brother Hugh to the abb ...

(d. 1126), son of Hugh * Joscelin IV of Lèves (d. unknown), son-in-law of Hugh and father-in-law of Ralph the Red * Héribrand III of Hierges, son-in-law of Hugh I of Rethel.

Kings of Jerusalem

* Baldwin II (d. 1131), son of Hugh I of Rethel *

Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem Melisende ( 1105 – 11 September 1161) was the queen of Jerusalem from 1131 to 1152. She was the first female ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the first woman to hold a public office in the crusader kingdom. She was already legendary in he ...

(d. 1153), daughter of the previous * Subsequent kings.

Princes of Galilee

William I of Bures William of Bures (died before the spring of 1144, or around 1157) was Prince of Galilee from 1119 or 1120 to his death. He was descended from a French noble family which held estates near Paris. William and his brother, Godfrey, were listed among ...

(d. 1142), son of Hugh of Crécy, and grandson of Guy * William II of Bures (d. 1158), brother of the previous.

Counts of Edessa

Joscelin I Joscelin I (died 1131) was a Frankish nobleman of the House of Courtenay who ruled as the lord of Turbessel, prince of Galilee (1112–1119) and count of Edessa (1118–1131). The County of Edessa reached its zenith during his rule. Captured twi ...

(d. 1131), grandson of Guy * Joscelin II (d. 1159), son of the previous.

Counts of Jaffa

Hugh I of Jaffa Hugh I (died between 1112 and 1118) was the Lord of Le Puiset (as Hugh II) from 1097 to 1106 and Count of Jaffa from 1110 until his death. He was the son of Hugh I of Le Puiset and Alice of Montlhéry. He is often confused with his son, who was al ...

(d. between 1112 and 1118), son of Hugh *

Hugh II of Jaffa Hugh II ( 1106 – 1134), also called Hugh of Le Puiset, was the count of Jaffa in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. He was born in Apulia and came to the kingdom in 1120, where he obtained Jaffa as his inheritance. King Baldwin II, who was his cousin, al ...

(d. 1134), son of the previous.

Others

Gilduin of Le Puiset Gilduin, Gelduin or Geldwin may refer to: *Gelduin of Saumur (), father-in-law of Hervé I, Count of Perche * (died 1049), archbishop of Sens * (died 1077), elected archbishop of Dol, saint *Gelduin of Anchin (died 1123), abbot, correspondent of An ...

(d. 1135), Abbot of St. Mary of the Valley of Jehoshaphat, son of Hugh * Cecilia of Le Bourcq, Lady of Tarsus, sister of King Baldwin II *

Manasses of Hierges Manasses of Hierges (''c''. 1110-1177) was a minor lord from the southern Low Countries who is best known for his ten year career (1142-1152) in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, where he became constable and Lordship of Ramla#Lords/officials of Ramla, lor ...

, Constable of Jerusalem, grandson of Hugh I of Rethel * Renaud of Montlhéry,

Bishop of Troyes The Diocese of Troyes (Latin: ''Dioecesis Trecensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Troyes'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Troyes, France. The diocese now comprises the ''département'' of Aube. Erecte ...

, son of Milo I * Guy of Dampierre,

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, son of Guy I of Dampierre *

Hugh de Puiset Hugh de Puiset (Wiktionary:circa, c. 1125 – 3 March 1195) was a medieval Bishop of Durham and Chief Justiciar of England under King Richard I of England, Richard I. He was the nephew of King Stephen of England and Henry of Blois, who b ...

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(d. 1195), son of Hugh III of Le Puiset * Hugh of Crécy (d. 1147), seneschal, son of Guy II the Red of Rochefort.

Related Houses

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, Cou ...

(Guy I of Dampierre) *

House of Courtenay The House of Courtenay is a medieval noble house of French origins, with branches in France, England and the Holy Land. One branch of the Capetian dynasty bore the name of Courtenay through mariage to a Courtenay heiress and became a royal ...

(

Joscelin I, Lord of Courtenay Jocelyn I de Courtenay (c. 1034-after 1069), son of Athon, Châtelain de Châteaurenard, Seigneur de Courtenay. Very little is known about his life other than his two marriages. He first married Hildegarde de Château-Landon, daughter of Geoffr ...

, son-in-law of Guy) *

House of Dammartin A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condit ...

(Drogo de Chaumont) *

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(descendants of Melisende and her husband Fulk the Younger, King of Jerusalem). The family trees of the Montlhéry and Le Puiset houses can be found in Riley-Smith.

Sources

* Riley-Smith, Johathan, ''The First Crusaders, 1095-1131'', Cambridge University Press, London, 1997 * La Monte, John L.,''The Lords of Le Puiset on the Crusades'', Speculum, 1942 * Runciman, Steven, ''A History of the Crusades, Volume I: The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem'', Cambridge University Press, London, 1951 * Riley-Smith, Jonathan, ''The Atlas of the Crusades'', Facts On File, New York, 1990, pg 14

References

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