Gottfried II of Apremont
Gottfried II of Apremont (French: Geoffroy d'Apremont ; * around 1210 ; † January 1250 in front of al-Mansura in Egypt ) was Lord (Sire) of Apremont and from the right of his wife ( de iure uxoris ) Count of Saarbrücken .
Gottfried was the eldest son of Gobert VI. of the lucky ones of Apremont († 1263) and of Julianne von Rozoy († 1255). His younger brothers included:
- Gobert VII. († 1278/80)
- Johann, canon in Verdun , Prévôt of Montfaucon
- Guido von Rubigny († 1270 on the Seventh Crusade before Tunis )
Gottfried inherited the rule of Apremont-la-Forêt in 1238 after his father had entered the Abbey of Villers in Brabant as a monk. At the instigation of his uncle, Bishop Johann I von Metz , he married Lauretta von Saarbrücken , the eldest daughter of Count Simon III, around 1235 . from Saarbrücken . In their name Gottfried claimed the entire inheritance of his father-in-law, but came into conflict with his wife's three sisters, who demanded an equal share. Gottfried and his uncle, who as Bishop of Metz was the feudal lord of Saarbrücken , turned on Count Heinrich II von Bar as arbitrator. On April 4, 1235, he ruled in favor of Gottfried, while the sisters-in-law were slightly compensated.
In 1248 Gottfried decided to join the Sixth Crusade under the French King Louis IX. to join the sacred . For this purpose he made a donation to the Notre-Dame priory in Apremont. He traveled with his brother, Gobert, and both cousins, Jean de Joinville , from Marseille to Cyprus , where they joined the royal entourage. From Joinville Gottfried was mentioned in his chronicle ( Vie de Saint Louis ) with the name Johann ( Jehan ). Gottfried took part in the capture of Damiette (June 1249) and died in January 1250 in the field camp in front of al-Mansura.
He left no children. His wife married Dietrich Luf I. von Kleve a little later .
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- ↑ Joinville II, §4, ed. by Ethel Wedgewood (1906), pp. 46, 48 and 50
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Gobert VI. | Lord of Apremont 1238-1250 |
Gobert VII. |
| Simon III |
Count of Saarbrücken (de iure uxoris) 1245–1250 |
Dietrich Luf of Kleve (de iure uxoris) |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gottfried II of Apremont |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Geoffroy II d'Apremont |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lord of Apremont-la-Forêt, Count of Saarbrücken |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1210 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1250 |
| Place of death | al-Mansura |