Pierrepont (noble family)
The House of Pierrepont was a family of the northern French nobility, which can be traced back to the end of the 11th century. It took its name from its ancestral home Pierrepont in Laonnois . Through marriage, the family came into the possession of the County of Roucy (also located in Laonnois) at the beginning of the 13th century , which they could hold for 8 generations. Two generations after Roucy's acquisition, the County of Braine (also located in the Laonnois) was added - also through a marriage . With Jean VI. , who fell at the Battle of Azincourt in 1415 , the male line died out. His heir Jeanne († 1459) was married to Robert von Saarbrücken , Lord of Commercy , whereby Roucy and Braine came to the House of Commercy .
Master list (extract)
The lords of Pierrepont
- Ingobrand († before 1113), Seigneur de Pierrepont 1090/1110
- Roger († 1120/23), 1110 Seigneur de Montaigu, then Seigneur de Pierrepont; ∞ Ermengarde de Montaigu, daughter of Guillaume, Seigneur de Montaigu
- Guillaume, Seigneur de Pierrepont 1123
- Hugues, 1152 de Vanault (1145–1181 attested; † probably 1188)
- Robert I († before 1209), Seigneur de Pierrepont; ∞ Eustachie (1190–1209 attested; † probably before 1211), 1206 Comtesse de Roucy, daughter of Count Robert Guiscard, ( House of Montdidier )
- Jean II (X 1251), 1211 Comte de Roucy, 1225 Seigneur de Pierrepont, 1228 Seigneur de Sissonne ; ∞ I Isabelle de Dreux, Vicomtesse de Mareuil, Dame de Pacé († after 1242), daughter of Robert II , Count von Dreux , ( House of France-Dreux ); ∞ II Marie de Dammartin († after 1279), daughter of Simon de Dammartin, Count of Aumale ( House of Mello ) - for descendants see below
- Robert I († before 1209), Seigneur de Pierrepont; ∞ Eustachie (1190–1209 attested; † probably before 1211), 1206 Comtesse de Roucy, daughter of Count Robert Guiscard, ( House of Montdidier )
- Hugues, 1152 de Vanault (1145–1181 attested; † probably 1188)
- Robert, Seigneur de Montaigu 1132-1147
- Gui († 1147), 1143 Elekt and 1144 Bishop of Châlons
- Guillaume, Seigneur de Pierrepont 1123
- Roger († 1120/23), 1110 Seigneur de Montaigu, then Seigneur de Pierrepont; ∞ Ermengarde de Montaigu, daughter of Guillaume, Seigneur de Montaigu
See also: Alain de Roucy
The Counts of Roucy and Braine
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Jean II (X 1251), 1211 Comte de Roucy, 1225 Seigneur de Pierrepont, 1228 Seigneur de Sissonne ; ∞ I Isabelle de Dreux, Vicomtesse de Mareuil, Dame de Pacé († after 1242), daughter of Robert II , Count von Dreux , ( House of France-Dreux ); ∞ II Marie de Dammartin († after 1279), daughter of Simon de Dammartin , Count of Aumale ( House of Mello ) - ancestors see above
- (II) Jean III. († 1282), 1260 Comte de Roucy, Sire de Pierrepont; ∞ Isabelle der Mercoeur, daughter Béraud le Grand and Béatrix de Bourbon
- Jean IV., 1280 Sire de Pierrepont, Comte de Roucy († 1302); ∞ Jeanne de Dreux, 1323 Comtesse de Braine , daughter of Robert IV, Comte de Braine, ( House of France-Dreux )
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Jean V (X 1346 at the Battle of Crécy ), Comte de Roucy, de Braine et de Rochefort
- Jean († 1326/28), Seigneur de Pierrepont, 1326 Sire de Picquigny , Vidame d'Amiens ; ∞ Marguerite de Picquigny, Vidamesse d'Amiens († after 1377), daughter of Renault, Sire de Picquigny, Vidame d'Amiens
- Robert II († 1364), Comte de Roucy etc .; ∞ Marie d'Enghien († after 1378), daughter of Wautier II., ( House Enghien )
- Isabelle († after 1396), Dame de Roucy until 1391; ∞ Louis of Flanders, Lord of Petegem († after 1382/86), ( House Dampierre )
- Hugues († after 1349), Seigneur de Pierrepont, 1347 Vidame de Laonnois ; ∞ Marie de Clacy, daughter of Baudouin, Seigneur de Clacy, Vidame de Laonnois
- Hugues II. († 1395), Comte de Braine, 1391 Comte de Roucy
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Jean VI. (X 1415 at the Battle of Azincourt ), 1395 Comte de Roucy et de Braine; ∞ Isabelle de Montaigu († 1429), Dame de Marcoussis , daughter of Jean de Montaigu , Bâtard de France, (family list of the Valois )
- Jeanne († 1459), Dame de Roucy et de Braine; ∞ Robert von Saarbrücken, Seigneur de Commercy († 1464/65), ( House Commercy )
- Marguerite; ∞ Thomas III, Margrave of Saluzzo († 1416), ( Aleramiden )
- Jeanne († after 1445); ∞ François d'Albret, Seigneur de Sainte-Bazeille († 1440/45), ( House of Albret )
- Blanche († 1422); ∞ Louis I. de Bourbon, comte de Vendôme († 1446), ( list of the Bourbons )
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Jean VI. (X 1415 at the Battle of Azincourt ), 1395 Comte de Roucy et de Braine; ∞ Isabelle de Montaigu († 1429), Dame de Marcoussis , daughter of Jean de Montaigu , Bâtard de France, (family list of the Valois )
- Jean († 1418), 1385 Bishop of Laon
- Hugues II. († 1395), Comte de Braine, 1391 Comte de Roucy
- Simon († 1392), Comte de Braine; ∞ Marie de Châtillon († 1396), daughter of Hugues, Seigneur de Rozoy-en-Thiérache , ( House of Châtillon )
- Jeanne († 1361), Dame de Blason et de Chimeliers-en-Anjou ; ∞ Charles de Montmorency († 1381), Marshal of France 1343–1347, ( list of the Montmorency family )
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Jean V (X 1346 at the Battle of Crécy ), Comte de Roucy, de Braine et de Rochefort
- Jean IV., 1280 Sire de Pierrepont, Comte de Roucy († 1302); ∞ Jeanne de Dreux, 1323 Comtesse de Braine , daughter of Robert IV, Comte de Braine, ( House of France-Dreux )
- (II) Jean III. († 1282), 1260 Comte de Roucy, Sire de Pierrepont; ∞ Isabelle der Mercoeur, daughter Béraud le Grand and Béatrix de Bourbon
literature
- Detlev Schwennicke: European family tables . Volume III.4, 1989, plates 678 and 680