Edouard I. de Beaujeu

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Édouard I. de Beaujeu (born April 11, 1316 - † June 8, 1351 in Ardres ) was lord of Beaujeu from 1331 and lord of Montpensier from 1346 . He was the son of Guichard VI. de Beaujeu , Lord of Beaujeu, and Marie de Châtillon, daughter of Gaucher V. de Châtillon , Connétable of France .

Édouard de Beaujeu took part in the Battle of Crécy in 1346 and was appointed Marshal of France the following year . In 1349/50 he became captain general of Picardy and Artois . He was killed in a skirmish with the English near Calais.

With a marriage contract of February 12, 1333, he married Marie de Thil, † March 4, 1360, daughter of Jean I, Seigneur de Thil . Your children were:

  • Antoine de Beaujeu (* August 12, 1343, † August 14, 1374), 1351 Lord of Beaujeu etc .; ⚭ August 4, 1362 Béatrice de Chalon, Dame de Broyes , † after July 1402, daughter of Jean II. De Chalon, seigneur d ' Arlay ( Chalon house )
  • Marguerite de Beaujeu (* December 20, 1346, † January 1402), Dame de Berzay , as a spiritual widow; ⚭ July 16, 1362 Jacques de Savoie , Lord of Piedmont , † May 14, 1367

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SURNAME Edouard I. de Beaujeu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Marshal of France
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1316
DATE OF DEATH June 8, 1351
Place of death Ardres