Henri I. Clement

Henri I Clément coat of arms

Henri I. Clément (* 1170 ; † 1214 ) was Lord of Mez and Argentan and Marshal of France . Because of his small size he was called "Le petit Maréchal".

He is the younger son of Robert III. Clément († 1181) and brother of Marshal Albéric Clément .

With the death of Albérics he inherited the rule of Le Mez . Like his brother, he was appointed Marshal by Philip II August . As such, he commanded the French army in the conquest of Normandy from the English, which was successfully completed in 1204 and incorporated into the French crown domain . Due to his military successes he received the Norman barony of Argentan from King Philip II August as a hereditary fief.

In 1214 he fought with Prince Louis of France in Poitou against Johann Ohneland in the battle of Roche-aux-Moines . Shortly after the subsequent liberation of the city of Angers , he died of an illness and was buried in the Turpenay monastery .

literature

Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Jullien de Courcelles : Dictionnaire historique et biographique des généraux français, depuis le onzième siècle jusqu'en 1820. Volume 4: Carr - Cors. l'Auteur et al., Paris 1822.

Individual proof

^ Wilhelm Brito : Gesta Philippi Augusti. In: Léopold Delisle (ed.): Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France. Volume 17: Contenant la première livraison des monumens des règnes de Philippe Auguste et de Louis VIII, depuis l'an MCLXXX jusqu'en MCCXXVI. Nouvelle édition. Victor Palmé, Paris 1878, pp. 62–116, here p. 93 .

predecessor	Office	successor
Albéric Clément	Lord of Le Mez 1191–1214	Jean III Clement
French crown domain ( Philip II August )	Lord of Argentan 1204–1214	Jean III Clement
Nivelon d'Arras	Marshal of France 1204–1214	Jean III Clement

personal data
SURNAME	Henri I. Clement
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Marshal of France
DATE OF BIRTH	1170
DATE OF DEATH	1214

[1] Wilhelm Brito : Gesta Philippi Augusti. In: Léopold Delisle (ed.): Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France. Volume 17: Contenant la première livraison des monumens des règnes de Philippe Auguste et de Louis VIII, depuis l'an MCLXXX jusqu'en MCCXXVI. Nouvelle édition. Victor Palmé, Paris 1878, pp. 62–116, here p. 93 .