Hellin de Wavrin
Hellin de Wavrin († 1191 before Acre ) was a Seneschal of Flanders and a crusader .
He inherited his father Roger III, who died around 1169. in the castle lords of Wavrin and Saint-Venant and in the office of Seneschal of the Count of Flanders. Together with his younger brothers, Bishop Roger von Cambrai and Robert, Hellin accompanied Count Philip I on the third crusade . He as well as Roger and the Count of Flanders died there during the siege of Acre , while Robert de Wavrin was sent home by King Philip II August to secure the abandoned Flanders.
Hellin had several children from a marriage, including Robert II as his successor as Seneschal. His son, Seneschal Hellin II, was known for his participation in the Battle of Bouvines in 1214.
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- Sigebert von Gembloux , Continuatio Aquicinctina , ed. by Georg Heinrich Pertz in: Monumenta Germaniae Historica SS 6 (1844), p. 426
- Gislebert von Mons , Chronicon Hanoniense , ed. by Wilhelm Arndt in: Monumenta Germaniae Historica SS 21 (1869), pp. 573-574 and 579
literature
- Félix Victor Goethals: Histoire de la Maison de Wavrin et de quelques familles qui en sont issues (1866), pp. 14-20
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hellin de Wavrin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lord von Wavrin, Seneschal of Flanders |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1191 |
| Place of death | Acre |