Pierrepont (noble family)

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The House of Pierrepont was a family of the northern French nobility, which can be traced back to the end of the 11th century. It took its name from its ancestral home Pierrepont in Laonnois . Through marriage, the family came into the possession of the County of Roucy (also located in Laonnois) at the beginning of the 13th century , which they could hold for 8 generations. Two generations after Roucy's acquisition, the County of Braine (also located in the Laonnois) was added - also through a marriage . With Jean VI. , who fell at the Battle of Azincourt in 1415 , the male line died out. His heir Jeanne († 1459) was married to Robert von Saarbrücken , Lord of Commercy , whereby Roucy and Braine came to the House of Commercy .

Master list (extract)

The lords of Pierrepont

  1. Ingobrand († before 1113), Seigneur de Pierrepont 1090/1110
    1. Roger († 1120/23), 1110 Seigneur de Montaigu, then Seigneur de Pierrepont; ∞ Ermengarde de Montaigu, daughter of Guillaume, Seigneur de Montaigu
      1. Guillaume, Seigneur de Pierrepont 1123
        1. Hugues, 1152 de Vanault (1145–1181 attested; † probably 1188)
          1. Robert I († before 1209), Seigneur de Pierrepont; ∞ Eustachie (1190–1209 attested; † probably before 1211), 1206 Comtesse de Roucy, daughter of Count Robert Guiscard, ( House of Montdidier )
            1. Jean II (X 1251), 1211 Comte de Roucy, 1225 Seigneur de Pierrepont, 1228 Seigneur de Sissonne ; ∞ I Isabelle de Dreux, Vicomtesse de Mareuil, Dame de Pacé († after 1242), daughter of Robert II , Count von Dreux , ( House of France-Dreux ); ∞ II Marie de Dammartin († after 1279), daughter of Simon de Dammartin, Count of Aumale ( House of Mello ) - for descendants see below
      2. Robert, Seigneur de Montaigu 1132-1147
      3. Gui († 1147), 1143 Elekt and 1144 Bishop of Châlons

See also: Alain de Roucy

The Counts of Roucy and Braine

  1. Jean II (X 1251), 1211 Comte de Roucy, 1225 Seigneur de Pierrepont, 1228 Seigneur de Sissonne ; ∞ I Isabelle de Dreux, Vicomtesse de Mareuil, Dame de Pacé († after 1242), daughter of Robert II , Count von Dreux , ( House of France-Dreux ); ∞ II Marie de Dammartin († after 1279), daughter of Simon de Dammartin , Count of Aumale ( House of Mello ) - ancestors see above
    1. (II) Jean III. († 1282), 1260 Comte de Roucy, Sire de Pierrepont; ∞ Isabelle der Mercoeur, daughter Béraud le Grand and Béatrix de Bourbon
      1. Jean IV., 1280 Sire de Pierrepont, Comte de Roucy († 1302); ∞ Jeanne de Dreux, 1323 Comtesse de Braine , daughter of Robert IV, Comte de Braine, ( House of France-Dreux )
        1. Jean V (X 1346 at the Battle of Crécy ), Comte de Roucy, de Braine et de Rochefort
          1. Jean († 1326/28), Seigneur de Pierrepont, 1326 Sire de Picquigny , Vidame d'Amiens ; ∞ Marguerite de Picquigny, Vidamesse d'Amiens († after 1377), daughter of Renault, Sire de Picquigny, Vidame d'Amiens
          2. Robert II († 1364), Comte de Roucy etc .; ∞ Marie d'Enghien († after 1378), daughter of Wautier II., ( House Enghien )
            1. Isabelle († after 1396), Dame de Roucy until 1391; ∞ Louis of Flanders, Lord of Petegem († after 1382/86), ( House Dampierre )
          3. Hugues († after 1349), Seigneur de Pierrepont, 1347 Vidame de Laonnois ; ∞ Marie de Clacy, daughter of Baudouin, Seigneur de Clacy, Vidame de Laonnois
            1. Hugues II. († 1395), Comte de Braine, 1391 Comte de Roucy
              1. Jean VI. (X 1415 at the Battle of Azincourt ), 1395 Comte de Roucy et de Braine; ∞ Isabelle de Montaigu († 1429), Dame de Marcoussis , daughter of Jean de Montaigu , Bâtard de France, (family list of the Valois )
                1. Jeanne († 1459), Dame de Roucy et de Braine; ∞ Robert von Saarbrücken, Seigneur de Commercy († 1464/65), ( House Commercy )
              2. Marguerite; ∞ Thomas III, Margrave of Saluzzo († 1416), ( Aleramiden )
              3. Jeanne († after 1445); ∞ François d'Albret, Seigneur de Sainte-Bazeille († 1440/45), ( House of Albret )
              4. Blanche († 1422); ∞ Louis I. de Bourbon, comte de Vendôme († 1446), ( list of the Bourbons )
            2. Jean († 1418), 1385 Bishop of Laon
          4. Simon († 1392), Comte de Braine; ∞ Marie de Châtillon († 1396), daughter of Hugues, Seigneur de Rozoy-en-Thiérache , ( House of Châtillon )
          5. Jeanne († 1361), Dame de Blason et de Chimeliers-en-Anjou ; ∞ Charles de Montmorency († 1381), Marshal of France 1343–1347, ( list of the Montmorency family )

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