Mathilde von Courtenay

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Mathilde von Courtenay or Mahaut de Courtenay (* probably 1188; † October 12, 1257 in the Fontevrault Abbey ) was the daughter of Peter II of Courtenay and Agnes I of Nevers . She inherited the counties of Nevers , Auxerre and Tonnerre from her mother in 1192 .

Mathilde von Courtenay is at the center of a century in which Nevers (1181–1280), Auxerre (1181–1290) and Tonnerre (1181–1309) were continuously in female hands.

Her father got into a dispute with Hervé IV. De Donzy from the House of Semur in 1198 , in which it came to the possession of the castle of Gien . Hervé managed to defeat and capture his opponent at Cosne . Through the mediation of King Philippe Auguste , an understanding was reached in 1199. Peter von Courtenay was released, but had to give his daughter Mathilde Hervé in marriage. Hervé received the county of Nevers to administer, Peter himself had since then the title of Count of Auxerre and Tonnerre. The marriage was concluded in October 1199, probably on the 20th.

Hervé and Mathilde had two children:

After Mathilde's father had received the title of Emperor of Constantinople in 1216 and had died in the course of the fighting in Epirus in 1219, Hervé, who was on the Damiette crusade and returned to Europe immediately on hearing the news , tried to now also to get Peter's counties under his control. Two years later, their daughter Agnes was married to Guy IV. De Châtillon, Count of Saint-Pol.

Hervé de Donzy died on January 22, 1223; allegedly he was poisoned. In 1226 Mathilde married Guigues IV. D'Albon , Count of Forez . He died on October 29, 1241. Mathilde's second marriage remained childless.

According to some sources, Mathilde's marriage was divorced on December 20, 1213, but it is noticeable that they only entered into their second marriage after Hervé de Donzy had died.

Mathilde was Countess of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre for 65 years, and the list of those who ruled the counties for or with her during this period is extensive: her father Peter von Courtenay, her husbands Hervé de Donzy and Guigues d'Albon , their daughter Agnès and their son-in-law Guy de Châtillon, their children Gaucher de Châtillon and Yolande , and their husband Archambault IX. de Bourbon are associated with the titles of counts.

Mathilde von Courtenay died on October 12, 1257 in Fontevrault Abbey, where she was also buried. Her successor as Countess of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre was her great-granddaughter Mathilde II , the daughter of Yolandes and Archambaults.

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  1. See Detlev Schwennicke : European family tables .
predecessor Office successor
Agnes I. Countess of Nevers,
Countess of Auxerre,
Countess of Tonnerre 1192–1257
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Mathilde II