County Roucy

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The French county of Roucy was located around the place of the same name in what is now the Aisne department in Picardy . It originated in the middle of the 10th century. In 1023 the counts bought the rights to the county of Reims and thus became vassals of the archbishops of Reims . In 1302 the County of Braine came into their possession by inheritance .

House Roucy

  • 947–967: Rainald († May 10, 967)
  • 967 – around 997: Giselbert , his son , Vice Count of Reims
  • around 997-1033: Ebles I , probably his son , 1021 Archbishop of Reims

House Montdidier

House Boves

House Pierrepont

  • before 1213–1251: John II , son of Roberts of Pierrepont , lord of Pierrepont and Eustachie († 1221), daughter of Robert Guiscard
  • 1251-1271: John III. , his son
  • 1271–1302: John IV , his son , de iure uxoris Count of Braine and Rochefort
  • 1302–1346: Johann V , his son , Count von Braine and Rochefort
  • 1346–1364: Robert II , his son , Count von Braine and Rochefort
  • 1364–1370: Isabelle , his daughter , Countess von Braine and Rochefort

Isabelle sold Roucy to Duke Ludwig I of Anjou . However, her uncle Simon made claims and led a twenty year trial before the Paris Parliament that ended in his favor.

Younger house Anjou (Valois)

House Pierrepont

  • 1390–1392: Simon , son of Johann V , Count of Braine and Rochefort
  • 1392–1395: Hugo II , his son , Count von Braine and Rochefort
  • 1395-1415: John VI. , his son , Count von Braine and Rochefort
  • 1415–1459: Johanna , his daughter , Countess von Braine and Rochefort

House Saarbrücken-Commercy

House Roye

  • 1542–1551: Charles I , their son
  • 1551–1572: Charlotte , his daughter , ∞ Franz III. from La Rochefoucauld

House La Rochefoucauld

House Béthune