Jean de Valery
Jean de Valéry (alternative spelling Jean de Vallery ; † after 1250) was a French knight of the 13th century. He probably came from the noble family of Vallery ( Dép. Yonne ) in the Duchy of Burgundy .
With his brother Érard de Valéry he took part in the crusade to Egypt under King Louis IX. the holy part. After the capture of Damiette in June 1249, he was charged with distributing the booty, which he refused , citing the customary rights of the Kingdom of Jerusalem . With the capture of Damiette in 1219 (see Damiette's Crusade ), King John had already set a precedent for the division of booty after the conquest of Muslim cities, after which the procedure should continue. At the Battle of al-Mansura on February 8, 1250, Jean de Valéry distinguished himself by providing tactical advice that was instrumental in saving the day for the Crusaders after their vanguard had been destroyed under Robert von Artois . Together with his brother, he and his brother were taken prisoner by the Mamluk near Fariskur on April 6, 1250 .
The chronicler Jean de Joinville counted Jean de Valéry among the prudhommes chevaliers of the royal household. Charles I of Anjou called him one of his brother's closest friends.
source
- The Memoirs of the Lord of Joinville. A new english version : English translation by Ethel Wedgwood (New York, 1906) ("Joinville")
Individual evidence
- ↑ Joinville II, §VII, pp. 77-78
- ↑ Joinville II, §X, p 109
- ↑ Joinville II, §XIII, p 147
- ↑ Comte Paul Riant, 'Déposition de Charles d'Anjou pour la canonisation de saint Louis' , in: Notices et documents publiées par la Société de l'histoire de France à l'occasion du cinquantième anniversaire de sa fondation , ed. by C. Jourdain (1884), pp. 170-176
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jean de Valery |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jean de Vallery |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French knight |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th century or 13th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1250 |