William I (Sancerre)
Wilhelm († 1218 ) was a Count of Sancerre from the House of Blois . He was a son of Count Stephan I von Sancerre and Mathilde von Donzy. His younger brother was Stephan von Sancerre, lord of Châtillon-sur-Loing and later grand cupbearer of France .
Wilhelm was married three times. First from around 1203 with Denis de Deols, mistress of Châteauroux , as her third husband. His second wife was Marie de Charenton with whom he had the son Ludwig . His third wife was Eustachie de Courtenay, daughter of Peter I of Courtenay and granddaughter of King Louis VI. of France .
Wilhelm fought together with his brother in the Battle of Bouvines in the right wing of the French under the Duke of Burgundy in 1214 . In 1217 he went on a trip to Greece accompanied by his brother-in-law, Peter II of Courtenay , who had been appointed Emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople . In Epirus both were captured by the Byzantine despot Theodoros I Angelos , in whose dungeon they died a little later.
literature
- G. Devailly: Sancerre . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 7, LexMA-Verlag, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-7608-8907-7 , Sp. 1348.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Stephan I. |
Count of Sancerre 1191-1217 |
Ludwig I. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wilhelm I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Sancerre |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1218 |