County of Étampes

The county of Étampes ( French : Comté d'Étampes ) was founded by King Philip III. given by France to his son Ludwig (1276–1319) as a Paragium . In 1327 she was raised to a peerage .

In 1375, the Countess of Étampes, Jeanne de Brienne-Eu, entered into an agreement with Jean de Valois , duc de Berry , due to financial difficulties . He gave her the money she needed and in return received a right of first refusal on her inheritance if there were no descendants. The countess died in 1389, the count in 1400.

Johann von Berry, in turn, had promised to leave the county of Étampes to the Duke of Burgundy , but canceled this promise again in 1407, when the Burgundians murdered his brother, the Duke of Orléans . The city of Étampes was conquered by the Bourguignons in 1411, then brought back by the French. Philip the Good , Duke of Burgundy, wanted to give the county to his nephew Johann von Nevers , a great-grandson of Johann von Berry.

Since Étampes was a Paragium , the county returned to the Domaine royal after a process in parliament .

In 1513, Louis XII. the county to his wife, Anne de Bretagne .

Counts of Étampes

• Roscelin, Vicomte d'Étampes, ancestor of the Milly-en-Gâtinais family
• Marc, Vicomte d'Étampes ( Stampensius vicecomes ), his son
  • Leticie, Dame de Méréville , his daughter; ⚭
• Guy du Puiset , 1108/27 Viscount d'Étampes

According to Schwennicke (see list of the Capetians ) there was a Jean d'Étampes in the 12th century who was married to Eustachia, the daughter of King Philip I and Bertrada von Montfort . Dom Basile Fleureau, on the other hand, states in his Antiquitez de la Ville et du Duché d'Etampes (posthumous edition of 1683) that Jean d'Étampes was neither Count of Étampes nor the son-in-law of Philip I. According to him, this is a mistake by François de Belleforest (1530–1583): Jean's wife Eustache does not come from the royal family, but from the Corbeil family

House France-Évreux

• 1298–1319: Louis of France (* 1276, † 1319), son of Philip III. of France , ⚭ Marguerite d'Artois
• 1319–1336: Karl (* 1305, † 1336), his son, ⚭ Maria de La Cerda (around 1319–1375), daughter of Ferdinand de la Cerda
• 1336–1400: Ludwig (* 1336, † 1400), his son, ⚭ Jeanne de Brienne

House Valois

• 1400–1416: Johann (1340 † 1416), Duke of Berry, son of King John II.

After his death, Étampes was resold by the Duke of Burgundy , but returned to the Domaine royal at the end of a process in parliament . Charles VII gave Étampes in return for services rendered to Richard of Brittany .

House of France Dreux

• 1421–1438: Richard of Bretagne (* 1395, † 1438), son of Duke John IV of Bretagne , ⚭ Marguerite d'Orléans, daughter of Duke Louis of Orléans
• 1438–1477: Franz (* 1435, † 1488), his son, later Duke Franz II of Brittany.

House Grailly u. a.

• 1478–1500: Johann von Foix-Étampes (* 1452, † 1500), son of Count Gaston IV. Von Foix-Béarn , ⚭ Marie d'Orléans (* 1457, † 1493), sister of King Louis XII.
• 1491–1506: Engelbert von Kleve (* 1462, † 1506), son of Johann I , Duke of Kleve , and Elisabeth of Burgundy , naturalized in France in 1486, titular count of Auxerre in 1490 , 4th count of Eu , Rethel and in 1491 Étampes, Peer of France, 1504 1st Count of Nevers; ⚭ 1490 Charlotte de Bourbon (* 1474, † 1520), daughter of Johann II. Count of Vendôme
• 1500–1512: Gaston von Foix (* 1489, † 1512), Duke of Nemours , grandson of Johann von Foix
• 1512–1514: Anne de Bretagne , wife of Louis XII. and daughter of Francis II of Brittany
• 1514–1515: Claude of France (* 1499, † 1524), their daughter, ⚭ King Franz I.
• 1515–1519: Artus Gouffier , † 1519, Grand Master of France
• 1519–1524: Claude of France (2nd time)
• 1524–1526: Domaine royal
• 1526-1534: Jean de La Barre
• 1534-1536: Jean IV. De Brosse ; ⚭ 1533 Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly , mistress of Francis I

Dukes of Étampes

In 1536 Étampes was elevated to a duchy

• 1536–1553: Jean IV. De Brosse († 1564), Count of Penthièvre ( House of Brosse )
• 1553–1562: Diane de Poitiers (* 1499, † 1566), mistress of Henry II ( House of Poitiers-Valentinois )
• 1562–1564: Jean IV. De Brosse, second time
• 1564–1576: Domaine royal
• 1576–1577: Johann Casimir von der Pfalz (* 1543, † 1592), son of Elector Friedrich III.
• 1577–1579: Domaine royal
• 1579–1582: Catherine de Guise
• 1582–1598: Margaret of Valois (* 1553, † 1615)
• 1598–1599: Gabrielle d'Estrées (* 1571, † 1599), mistress of Henry IV.
• 1599–1655: César de Bourbon (* 1594, † 1665), their son
• 1665–1669: Louis I de Bourbon (* 1612, † 1669)
• 1669–1712: Louis II. Joseph de Bourbon (* 1654, † 1712)
• 1712–1718: Marie-Anne de Bourbon-Condé (* 1678, † 1718)
• 1718–1752: Louise-Élisabeth de Bourbon-Condé (* 1693, † 1775)
• 1752–1759: Louise Henriette de Bourbon-Conti (* 1726, † 1759)
• 1759–1792: Louis Philippe II. Joseph de Bourbon (* 1747, † 1793)

Web links

Wikisource: Award of the county of Étampes to Anne de Bretagne (1513)  - Sources and full texts (French)

• Bernard Gineste: Documents en ligne sur les seigneurs et dames d'Étampes , in Corpus Etampois

Footnotes

1. ↑ see Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln Volume III.4 (1989) Plate 664
2. ↑ [1]
3. ↑ according to European family tables, Volume XVIII, Plate 18