Enguerrand I. de Coucy
Enguerrand I de Coucy , or Enguerrand de Boves called († around 1116 / 18 ) was a gentleman ( Sire ) of Boves , La Fere and Coucy and Count of Amiens .
He was a son of Drogo / Dreux von Boves. His mother was probably a daughter of the Aubri de Coucy , whereby his castle and lordship came into his possession. Around the year 1085 it also came into the possession of the county of Amiens, to whose count house he was probably related.
Enguerrand was married to Ada von Marle, the heir to Létaud von Marle and niece of Count Ebles I von Roucy ( House of Roucy ). Two children are known:
- Thomas "the mad wolf" († 1130/31)
- Beatrix, ⚭ with Adam, Châtelain of Amiens
Enguerrand took part in the First Crusade with his son . Probably as a penance, since he had seduced and kidnapped Sibylle von Porcien, the wife of Count Gottfried von Namur . When his banner fell on the ground during a fight against the Saracens, he is said to have put his red cloak with white stripes on his lance in order to rally his men around him again. The Coucy coat of arms is said to have been created with blue helmets.
At home, Enguerrand, like his son, was a feared feud man who particularly afflicted the citizens of Amiens . It was only brought about by the intervention of King Ludwig VI. the fat man to rest. But when the king forgave the county of Amiens to the Count of Vermandois after Enguerrand's death , Enguerrand's son and heir Thomas resumed the feud.
See also House Boves
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| SURNAME | Enguerrand I. de Coucy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Enguerrand de Boves |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lord of Boves, La Fère and Coucy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | between 1116 and 1118 |