Walter II of Châtillon

Walter II of Châtillon (also Gaucher ; † 1148 near Laodicäa ) was a lord of Châtillon , Crécy , Troissy and Montjay . He was a son of Sire Heinrich von Châtillon († around 1127) and the Ermengarde von Montjay. His alleged younger brother was the crusader Rainald of Châtillon .

Walter is first mentioned in a document with his parents in 1130 when the abbey of Igny (near Arcis-le-Ponsart , Canton Fismes ) was founded. He belonged to the court of his liege lord, Count Theobald II of Champagne , and fought for him against King Louis VII of France , whereby in 1142 the castle of Montjay was destroyed by royal troops.

In 1143 he married Ada von Roucy-Montdidier († around 1172), a daughter of Count Hugo I von Roucy from the House of Montdidier , who brought him the castle of Pierrefonds as a dowry in the marriage.

In the entourage of Count Henry I of Champagne , he took part in the Second Crusade . He made friends with Count Robert I von Dreux , the king's brother, which led to a marriage alliance between the Châtillon family and the royal Capetian dynasty . In the further course of the crusade, Walter fell in the winter of 1147/48 in the fight against the Rum Seljuks near Laodicea in Asia Minor.

From his marriage to Ada he left two sons:

• Guido II of Châtillon († 1170/72), lord of Châtillon, Troissy, Crécy and Montjay; ∞ Alix from Dreux
• Walter von Châtillon († 1188/90), Lord of Nanteuil and Autrèche

literature

• Theodore Evergates: The aristocracy in the county of Champagne, 1100-1300. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia 2007, ISBN 0-8122-4019-7 .

predecessor	Office	successor
Heinrich	Lord of Châtillon around 1227–1148	Guido II.
Hugo of Crécy	Lord of Crécy 1118–1148	Guido II.