Humbert II (Montpensier)
Humbert II. De Beaujeu († before November 14, 1285) was a lord of Montpensier and Connétable of France from the House of Beaujeu . He was the son of Guichard II. De Beaujeu, lord of Montpensier, the brother of Humbert V. de Beaujeu .
He took part in the Sixth Crusade under Louis IX. to Egypt (1248-1250) part, commanded the infantry in the battle of Mansurah on February 8, 1250. In 1277 he became Connétable of France as the successor of his cousin Guichard V. de Beaujeu .
Before July 25, 1276 he married Isabelle de Mello , 1257/1301 mistress of Saint-Maurice-Thizouaille , daughter of Guillaume de Mello the Younger and widow of Guillaume III, Count of Joigny . They had a daughter, Jeann de Beaujeu, who inherited Montpensier and died in January 1308. She married Johann II , Count von Dreux and Braine († March 7, 1309) in 1292 and brought the dominion of Montpensier to the House of France-Dreux .
literature
- Jean Favier : Keyword Beaujeu. In: Ders .: Dictionnaire de la France médiévale . Fayard, Paris 1993, ISBN 2-213-03139-8 .
- Detlev Schwennicke (Ed.): European Family Tables / NF, Volume 11: Families from the Middle and Upper Rhine and from Burgundy . Stargard Verlag, Marburg 1986, plate 156.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Guichard V. |
Connétable of France 1277–1285 |
Raoul II de Clermont |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Humbert II |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Humbert II. De Beaujeu |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lord of Montpensier and Connétable of France |
DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
DATE OF DEATH | before November 14, 1285 |