Raoul II de Clermont
Raoul II. De Clermont († July 11, 1302 near Kortrijk in the battle of the spurs ) was Lord of Nesle , Vice Count of Châteaudun , Chambellan and Connétable of France . He was the son of Simon II de Clermont , Lord of Ailly and Nesle, and the Adele of Montfort-l'Amaury .
Raoul II. De Clermont was one of the most important officers of King Louis IX. He took part in most of the king's campaigns, including the Seventh Crusade against Tunis in 1270 . In 1285 he was appointed Connétable, took part in the Aragonese Crusade , as well as in the campaigns against Flanders . He supported Robert II , Count of Artois , in the battle of the Spurs and, like him, found death in it.
His first marriage before 1268 was Yolande de Dreux, Vice Countess of Châteaudun , † before January 1293, daughter of Robert von Dreux, Herr von Beu ( House of France-Dreux ). Your children were:
- Alix, † 1330, Vice Countess of Châteaudun, Dame de Mondoubleau ; ∞ Wilhelm IV of Flanders, called Wilhelm Ohne Land, Lord of Dendermonde and Crèvecoeur , † 1311, a son of Guido I , Count of Flanders ( House of Dampierre )
- Isabeau, † after August 1324, Dame de Semblançay ; ∞ Hugues de l'Archévêque, Lord of Montfort-le-Rotrou , † before August 1324
- Béatrix, called Jeanne, † before September 14, 1320; ∞ Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke , † June 23, 1324 ( House of Lusignan )
In his second marriage he married Isabella von Hennegau, daughter of Johann II , Count von Hennegau ( House Avesnes ) in January 1296 . This marriage remained childless.
literature
- Jean Favier : Dictionnaire de la France médiévale, keyword: "Clermont"
- Detlev Schwennicke: European Family Tables Volume III.4 (1989) Plate 654
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Humbert II. De Beaujeu |
Connétable of France 1285–1302 |
Gaucher V. de Châtillon |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Raoul II de Clermont |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lord von Nesle, Vice-Count of Châteaudun, Chambellan and Connétable of France |
DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
DATE OF DEATH | July 11, 1302 |
Place of death | at Kortrijk |