County of Mantes

The county of Mantes with the capital Mantes (today Mantes-la-Jolie ) belonged to the county of Meulan in the 11th century . It is inherited in the 12th century from Guy de Montlhéry to Philip of France (* probably 1093, † after 1123), a son of the French king Philip I and son-in-law of Miles von Montlhéry.

King Ludwig VI. occupied the county in 1119 and passed it on to Wilhelm Clito in 1127 .

In 1317 the county was given to Ludwig von Évreux († 1319), the third son of King Philip III. His grandson Charles II the Evil , King of Navarre , inherits it, Bertrand du Guesclin conquers Mantes in 1364, whereupon Charles had to give it up in exchange for Montpellier . His son Karl III. dispenses with Mantes 1404.

Count of Mantes

• Liégardis († November 12, 990/991), Countess of Mantes and Meulan, ∞ I Rudolf II. (Raoul) , called Raoul de Cambrai (X 944), Count of Valois , Amiens and Vexin , ∞ II Galéran († 11. November before 985/987) Count von Meulan , from the family of the Vice Counts of Chartres
  • Walter I. (Gautier) , 965 Count of Valois, Amiens and Vexin, probably son of Rudolf II.
• Walter II. (Gautier II. Le Blanc) , 1017 Count of Mantes, Count of Amiens, Valois and Vexin, son of Walters I.
• Drogo (Dreux) († 1035), Count of Amiens, Mantes, Pontoise and Vexin, son of Walters II.
  • Walter III. (Gautier III.) († 1063 ), Count of Amiens and Vexin, 1063 titular count of Maine

• Philip of France († after 1123), son of King Philip I, Count of Mantes
• Wilhelm Clito , († 1128), 1127 Count of Mantes

• Ludwig von Évreux († 1319), 1317 Count of Mantes
  • Philip III of Navarre († 1343), his son
• Charles II the Evil († 1387)

• François-Hercule de Valois, duc d'Alençon (* 1555; † 1584), Count of Mantes etc.