Érard III. (Breteuil)
Érard III. (also called Evrard ; † 1148 near Laodikeia ) was a Count of Breteuil from the House of Le Puiset . He was a son of Count Waleran II († after 1124). His uncle Walter von Breteuil was one of the leaders of the People's Crusade , on which he was killed in 1096.
In 1146, Érard took the cross for the second crusade in Vézelay, together with King Louis VII and other French greats . In the course of this enterprise he was killed in 1148 in a battle against the Rum Seljuks near Laodikeia.
Érard III. was married to a daughter of Thomas de Coucy . They had several sons, including Count Waleran III.
Individual evidence
- ^ Suger von Saint-Denis , Historia gloriosi regis Ludovici VII , in: Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France 12, p. 126
- ^ Letter from King Louis VII of France to Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis from March / April 1148, ed. by Léopold Deslisle in: Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France 15 (1878), pp. 495-496
- ^ Wilhelm von Tire , Historia Rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum Lib. XVI, Cap. XXV, ed. in: Recueil des historiens des croisades (1844), Historiens occidentaux I, pp. 748–749
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Waleran II |
Count of Breteuil after 1124–1148 |
Waleran III. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Érard III. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Evrard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Breteuil |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1148 |
| Place of death | Laodikeia |