Aimery IV (Thouars)

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Aimery IV. (* Probably 1020/25; † murdered 1093 ) became Viscount de Thouars around 1050 . He was a typical knight of his time who lived in constant conflict with his neighbors, but also fought against the Muslims on the Iberian Peninsula and with the Normans in England - and at least in the last two cases withdrew to his property with rich booty .

Life

Aimery was the son of Geoffroy II, Vicomte de Thouars (attested in 1010 / around 1055), and Aénor / Éléonore (attested in 1028/60). In 1055 began his alliance with Geoffroy Martel , Count of Anjou , against Wilhelm II , Duke of Normandy ; he took part in the siege of Ambrières , a castle that William had built on the Maine border .

Aimery IV. Was one of the nobles of Poitou who came to the aid of Duke William VIII of Aquitaine Sancho I Ramirez , King of Aragon , in the siege of Barbastro in 1064 . This was the first campaign organized by the Pope , here Pope Alexander III. , against a Muslim city - an anticipation of the later Crusades . Barbastro was conquered, the inhabitants were killed, immense booty was taken; however, the city was lost again after a few years.

In 1066 he joined the Norman conquest of England and is one of the few proven companions of the Norman duke. At the Battle of Hastings on October 14, 1066, he commanded a force consisting of Poitevins , Bretons and Angevins . After the victory, he did not settle in England but retired to France with a large sum of money.

In 1080 he had the castle rebuilt in Thouars, as well as in La Chaize near La Roche-sur-Yon , which belonged to his property, and next to it a church which was consecrated to Nicholas of Myra . In the early 1090s he attacked Pierre de Mortagne, whose castle he occupied.

In early 1093 he was murdered by two of his knights. He was buried in the aforementioned Nikolauskirche in La Chaize.

marriage and family

Around 1045 Aimery Orengarde de Mauléon († after 1069) married, sister of Raoul and Geoffroy de Mauléon. Your children were:

  • Aimery, attested before 1090
  • Raoul, attested before 1090 / around 1094, around 1094 Viscount de Thouars (1060–1092), progenitor of the other lords of Mauléon; ∞ NN de Mareuil
  • Arbert / Herbert II., X May 28, 1102 outside Jaffa , attested in 1088, Viscount de Thouars, 1101 crusader, buried in the St. Nicholas Church of Jaffa; ∞ (1) before 1095 Agnes; ∞ (2) Hildiarde, attested around 1123
  • Geoffroy III., * 1040, 1088/1123 attested, 1101 crusaders, 1104 Viscount de Thouars; ∞ Ameline, attested around 1106/1123
  • Geoffroy IV. De Tiffauges, attested 1090/1131, 1131 Viscount de Thouars
  • Hildegarde / Aldéarde, † after December 7, 1099; ∞ before 1060 Hugues VI. de Lusignan dit le Diable , Sire de Lusignan , † 1106/10 ( House Lusignan )
  • Aliénor / Éléonore, 1088 and probably 1108 attested; ∞ around 1075 Boson II, Viscount de Châtellerault , around 1070 / around 1095 attested

In the second marriage Aimery married Marie (attested around 1080), in the third marriage Ameline (attested in 1088/93)

literature

Web link

  • Charles Cawley, Medieval Lands, Vicomtes de Thouars ( online )

Remarks

  1. ↑ For details, see the article on Sancho I.
personal data
SURNAME Aimery IV.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Viscount de Thouars
DATE OF BIRTH 11th century
DATE OF DEATH 1093