Jean I. d'Harcourt
Jean I. d'Harcourt , called le Prud'homme (* around 1198; † November 5, 1288 ), was a vice count of Saint-Sauveur-le-Viscount , Lord of Harcourt and Elbeuf . He was a son of Richard d'Harcourt and Jeanne de la Roche-Tesson.
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Jean took in the entourage of King Louis IX. both in the Sixth Crusade to Egypt (1248-1250) and, with his son of the same name, in the Seventh Crusade to Tunisia (1270). He founded the Augustinian priory Notre-Dame du Parc near Harcourt Castle in 1257 , where he was also buried.
He was married since around 1240 to Alix de Beaumont († October 4, 1275), a daughter of the royal chamberlain Jean de Beaumont-Gâtinais . Her numerous children included:
- Jean II. D'Harcourt (1245–1302), Marshal of France
- Robert d'Harcourt († 1315), Bishop of Coutances from 1291
- Guy d'Harcourt , Bishop of Lisieux from 1303
- Agnès d'Harcourt , Abbess of Longchamp from 1263 to 1279 , author of the Vie d' Isabelle de France
- Jeanne d'Harcourt , Abbess of Longchamp from 1312
literature
- Gilles André de La Roque de La Lontière: Histoire généalogique de la maison de Harcourt. Cramoisy, Paris 1662.
- Jacques-Louis Le Noir: Preuves généalogiques et historiques de la Maison d'Harcourt. Champion, H. Paris 1907.
- Georges Martin: Histoire et Généalogie de la Maison d'Harcourt. Nouvelle édition. G. Martin, La Ricamarie et al. 1994.
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| SURNAME | Jean I. d'Harcourt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jean le Prud'Homme |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Vice-Count of Saint-Sauveur, Lord of Harcourt and Elbeuf |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1198 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 5, 1288 |