Peter II (Alençon)

Peter II of Alençon , called the noble , (* 1340 ; † September 20, 1404 in Argentan ) was Count of Alençon and Le Perche .

Life

Peter was the third son of Charles II , Count of Alençon and Le Perche and Maria of Castile, daughter of Ferdinand II. De la Cerda . He followed in 1361 as Count of Alençon after his two older brothers became clergy. From his brother Robert he inherited the counties of Le Perche and Porhoët in 1377 . From 1360 he was held hostage for his cousin King John II of France in England. After his return to France he fought with his brother Robert against the English in Aquitaine and conquered Limoges . He later fought under du Guesclin in Brittany, was wounded at Hennebont and took part in the 1388 campaign against William I of Geldern .

When his brother Robert von Le Perche died childless in 1377, he inherited the county.

family

In 1371 he married Marie Chamaillard (* around 1345, † 1425), Viscountess of Beaumont-au-Maine , Fresnay and Sainte-Suzanne , daughter of Guillaume Chamaillard , sire d'Anthenaise and Marie de Beaumont-Brienne. The couple had 8 children

• Maria (* 1373; † 1417), ⚭ 1390 Jean VII. D'Harcourt († 1452), Count of Harcourt and Aumale , Baron d'Elbeuf .
• Peter (* 1374; † 1375)
• Johann (* 1375; † 1376)
• Maria (* 1377; † 1377)
• Johanna (* 1378 † 1403)
• Katharina, (* 1380; † 1462), ⚭ 1411 Peter (* 1366; † 1412), Prince of Navarra, Count of Mortain ⚭ (2) 1413 Ludwig VII. Of Bavaria-Ingolstadt (* 1365; † 1447)
• Margarete, nun in Argentan , (* 1383; † after 1400)
• Johann I (* 1385; † 1415 at the Battle of Azincourt ), Count later Duke of Alençon

He also had an illegitimate son:

• Peter the Bastard of Alençon, Lord of Aunou.

Web links

• genealogie-mittelalter.de

predecessor	Office	successor
Charles III	Count of Alençon 1361-1391	Johann I.
Robert	Count of Le Perche 1377-1391	Johann I.