Enghien (noble family)

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The House of Enghien is a family of the nobility of the Counties of Flanders and Hainaut . She first appeared at the end of the 11th century as Lords of Enghien (Belgium) . At the end of the 13th century, the Burgraviate of Mons and the Burgraviate of Ghent were acquired through marriages , in 1345 the County of Brienne in Champagne, the Counties of Conversano and Lecce in Italy, as well as the associated entitlement to the Duchy of Athens and the rule of Argos and Nauplia in Greece . The family, which was at times widely ramified, died out in 1487.

In addition, two women in the family are noteworthy:

Master list (extract)

The first generations

  1. Englebert I., Sire d'Enghien, 1092 "vir nobilis"
    1. Englebert II.
      1. Goswin I., Seigneur d'Enghien 1122/88
      2. Huwes I., attested in 1130, † after 1190
        1. Goswin II., 1154 attested
        2. Englebert III., 1191/1200 attested
          1. Huwes II., 1173 attested
          2. Englebert IV., 1205/42 attested
            1. Sohier II., Herr von Zottegem 1217/56 - descendants see below
            2. Englebert V., attested in 1255/67, Châtelain de Mons , Seigneur d ' Havré - descendants see below
            3. Jacquemin, attested in 1218/68, Seigneur de Silly
              1. Wautier, Seigneur de Bassilly et de Wauthier-Braine , de Galmaarden et de Seneffe
                1. Goswin, Seigneur de Thiausies
              2. Sohier d'Enghien, called de Braine, † 1311, Seigneur de Galmaarden , de Bassilly et d ' Acren
                1. Gilles, 1300 attested
                  1. ? Marie, attested in 1357/70, heiress of Bassilly, Wiège and Deux-Acren ; ∞ Jacques de Rumigny, Seigneur de Fagnolle , † before 1357
        3. Sohier I., 1155/67 attested, † around 1170

The Counts of Brienne

  1. Sohier II., Herr von Zottegem 1217/56 - ancestors see above
    1. Jean, † 1281, 1267 Bishop of Tournai , 1274 Bishop of Liège
    2. Wautier I., † 1271
      1. Wautier II. D'Enghien, † 1310; ∞ Jolande of Flanders, † 1313, daughter of Robert de Béthune Count of Flanders ( House of Dampierre )
        1. Marie, † after 1378, ∞ I Robert V , Count of Dreux , † 1329 ( House of France-Dreux ); ∞ II Robert II, Count of Roucy ( House of Pierrepont )
        2. Wautier III, † 1345, Seigneur d'Enghien, de Tubize , de Lembeek etc .; ∞ Isabella von Brienne , † 1360, titular duchess of Athens , to Ramerupt , daughter of Walter V , Count of Brienne , Count of Lecce , Duke of Athens, Connétable of France ( House of Brienne ) and Jeanne de Châtillon ( House of Châtillon )
          1. Sohier II., † 1364, Count of Brienne, Count of Conversano , 1356 Duke of Athens, Seigneur de Ramerupt etc.
            1. Wautier IV. D'Enghien, X 1381, Count of Brienne and Conversano
          2. Jean, † 1380, Conte di Castro
            1. Pierre, † 1384, Conte di Lecce è di Castro; ∞ Margarete von Luxemburg, daughter of Guy , Count von Ligny ( House Luxemburg-Ligny )
            2. Marie , † 1446, Contessa di Lecce; ∞ I Raimondo Orsini del Balzo Principe di Tarento , † 1406, Duke of Andria ; ∞ II Ladislaus , 1386 King of Naples , 1390 King of Sicily , 1408 King of Hungary , † 1414 ( House of Anjou )
          3. Louis, † 1394, 1356 Conte di Conversano, Comte de Brienne, 1381 Titular Duke of Athens, Seigneur d'Enghien; ∞ Giovanna di Sanseverino, daughter of Antonio, Conte di Marsico ( House Sanseverino )
            1. Marguerite, Contessa di Conversano, Comtesse de Brienne, heiress of Enghien etc .; ∞ I Pierre des Baux; ∞ II Jacopo di Sanseverino ( House Sanseverino ); ∞ III Jean de Luxembourg , Seigneur de Beaurevoir et de Richebourg , † 1397 ( House Luxemburg-Ligny )
            2. Yolande, Comtesse de Brienne; ∞ Philipp von Bar, † 1404 ( House Scarponnois )
          4. Guy, † 1377, Lord of Argos and Nauplia , Adrianople and Kiverion ( Cyprus )
            1. Marie, † after 1393, heiress of Argos, Nauplia and Kiverion; ∞ I Pietro Cornaro ; ∞ II Pasquale Zano, both Venetian patricians
          5. Englebert I., † 1403, Seigneur de Ramerupt etc.
            1. Englebert II, † around 1463, Seigneur de Ramerupt, de Morialmé etc.
              1. Louis, † 1487, Seigneur de Ramerupt etc.
              2. Englebert, attested in 1418/60, Baron de Haverskerque
              3. Jeanne, heiress of Ramerupt etc .; ∞ Reinald d ' Argenteau , Seigneur de Houffalize , † 1456/57
              4. Marie; ∞ Jean de Chalon, Seigneur de Viteaux , † 1454 ( Chalon house )
    3. Gerhard I. (IV.) D'Enghien, called von Zottegem, Lord of Zottegem
      1. Gerhard II (V.) von Zotteghem, † before 1319, Lord of Zottegem and Vianen , Burgrave of Ghent
        1. Marie, † 1318, Countess of Ghent; ∞ I Hugues V. d ' Antoing , Seigneur d' Épinoy ; ∞ II Guido of Flanders, Seigneur de Richebourg , † 1345 ( House Dampierre )
        2. Hugo I of Zottegem, † 1320, burgrave of Ghent
          1. Hugo II of Zottegem, Burgrave of Ghent
    4. Arnould I, † before 1295, Seigneur de Préaux , de Blaton , d ' Escaudœuvres etc.
      1. Arnould II. D'Enghien, † 1315, Seigneur de Préaux etc.
        1. Arnould III. d'Enghien, Seigneur de Préaux etc.
    5. Marie; to Thieusies; ∞ I Jean Count of Brienne ; ∞ II Hugo IV. Count of Rethel

The Burgraves of Mons

  1. Englebert V., attested in 1255/67, Châtelain de Mons , Seigneur d ' Havré - ancestors see above
    1. Sohier, 1290/1311 Chatelain de Mons, Seigneur d'Havré, de Lens etc.
      1. Gérard I., † 1361, 1339/45 Châtelain de Mons, Seigneur d'Havré, de Bever etc .; ∞ Marie de Rumigny, to Fagnolle , † 1333, heiress to Jacques
        1. Gérard II., † after 1385, Châtelain de Mons, Seigneur d'Havré, de Bever, de Fagnolle, de Ghlin etc.
          1. Gérard III, † 1423/27, Châtelain de Mons, Seigneur d'Havré etc.
            1. Gérard IV., † 1420, Seigneur de Warfusée , de Seraing , de Presles , de Walhain etc.
          2. Jacques, † 1427, Châtelain de Mons, Seigneur d'Havré, de Ghlin, de Fagnolle, de Braine-l'Alleud etc .; ∞ I Jacqueline de Saint-Aubert; ∞ II Marie de Roucy, † 1416, daughter of Count Simon ( House Pierrepont ) and Marie de Châtillon ( House Châtillon )
            1. (II) Marie, heiress of Fagnolle, Wiège etc .; ∞ Aubert Le Flamenc, attested in 1395 ( Le Flamenc house ) - Marie (Yolande) d'Enghien was the mistress of Louis de Valois, duc d'Orléans , both are the parents of Jean de Dunois , Jeanne d'Arcs' companion in arms ( House Valois-Orléans )
            2. (II) Marguerite, † 1444, to Braine-l'Alleud etc .; ∞ I Gottfried von Sombreffe , † 1406; ∞ II Heinrich I von Witthem , † 1444
            3. (II) Isabeau, zu Préaux , Hussignies etc .; ∞ I Arnould IV. De La Hamaide , † 1426; ∞ II Jacques de Bourbon, X 1429 ( House Bourbon-Préaux )
        2. Jeanne, † 1425, 1407 Châtelaine de Mons; ∞ I Jacques II. De Werchin ( House Barbançon ), ∞ II Colart d'Auxy; ∞ III Jacques d'Harcourt, Count of Montgommery , Count of Tancarville , † 1405, ( House of Harcourt )
      2. Sohier, 1345 Seigneur de Lens

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