Reign of Châtillon

The lordship of Châtillon with the capital Châtillon-sur-Marne was the ancestral seat of the House of Châtillon , one of the most powerful families of the French Middle Ages.

It has been attested since the end of the 9th century and initially did not even include the entire place from which it was named: the rest belonged to the Count of Champagne . The lords of Châtillon acquired a number of counties by marriage, but these were lost again. With several divisions of the goods (1249, 1333 and 1416), the rule of Châtillon was then lost to a younger line and then in the 16th century by inheritance.

The lords of Châtillon

• Guido I. , named 1076
• Walter I (X 1101 in Asia Minor), probably his son
• Heinrich († ~ 1127/30), probably his son
• Walter II (X 1148 in Asia Minor), his son
• Guido II († 1170/72), his son
• Guido III. (X 1191 before Acre ), his son
• Walter III. († 1219), his brother
• Hugo I (X 1248 near Avignon ), his younger son
• Walter IV. († 1261), his younger son
• Walter V. († 1329), his son, Connétable of France
• Johann I († 1363), his son, Grand Master of France
• Walter VI. († 1377), his son
• Johann II. († 1416), his son
• Walter VII († 1413), his brother
• Wilhelm († 1440), his son
• Johann III. († 1443), his brother
• Arthur († before 1470), his son
• Margarete († 1519), his sister, heiress of Châtillon etc. ∞ Pierre de Roncherolles

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literature

• Jean Favier : Dictionnaire de la France médiévale, keyword Châtillon
• Detlev Schwennicke: European family tables Volume VII (1979) panels 17-23