Charles II of Alençon
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Charles II of Alençon, called the Magnanimous (1297 – 26 August 1346) was the second son of Charles of Valois
and his first wife Margaret, and brother of Philip VI, King of France
. He was Count of Alençon, Perche (1325–1346), Count of Chartres and Count of Joigny (1335–1336).
He married in April 1314 Jeanne of Joigny, who succeeded her father John II as Countess of Joigny in 1335 but died on 2 September 1336. They had no children.
He showed a marked, if foolhardy courage from the time of his first taking up arms (1324, in Aquitaine
), and took part in the Battle of Cassel
(1328).
In December 1336, he married Maria de La Cerda y Lara
(1310 – 19 November 1379, Paris), the daughter of Fernando de la Cerda, Lord of Lara. They had five children:
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He entered the War of the Breton Succession in 1340, and was subsequently killed at the Battle of Crécy
.
He was succeeded in Alençon
by his son Charles, and in Perche
by his son Robert.
Charles of Valois
Charles of Valois was the fourth son of Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon. His mother was a daughter of James I of Aragon and Yolande of Hungary. He was a member of the House of Capet and founded the House of Valois...
and his first wife Margaret, and brother of Philip VI, King of France
Philip VI of France
Philip VI , known as the Fortunate and of Valois, was the King of France from 1328 to his death. He was also Count of Anjou, Maine, and Valois from 1325 to 1328...
. He was Count of Alençon, Perche (1325–1346), Count of Chartres and Count of Joigny (1335–1336).
He married in April 1314 Jeanne of Joigny, who succeeded her father John II as Countess of Joigny in 1335 but died on 2 September 1336. They had no children.
He showed a marked, if foolhardy courage from the time of his first taking up arms (1324, in Aquitaine
Aquitaine
Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...
), and took part in the Battle of Cassel
Battle of Cassel (1328)
The Battle of Cassel was fought on 23 August 1328 by Philip VI, the King of France, and first ruler of House of Valois , against the peasant revolt in Flanders, led by Nicolaas Zannekin. The battle took place near the city of Cassel, 30 km south of Dunkirk in present-day France...
(1328).
In December 1336, he married Maria de La Cerda y Lara
Maria de La Cerda y Lara
Maria de La Cerda y Lara was the youngest daughter of Fernando de la Cerda and his wife Juana Núñez de Lara. Maria was a member of the Castilian House of Burgundy. By her second marriage she was Countess consort of Alençon.-Life:...
(1310 – 19 November 1379, Paris), the daughter of Fernando de la Cerda, Lord of Lara. They had five children:
- Charles III of AlençonCharles III of AlençonCharles III of Alençon was the eldest son of Charles II of Alençon and Maria de la Cerda.He succeeded his father as Count of Alençon in 1346, but resigned the county to his brother Peter II of Alençon in 1361 to take up an ecclesiastical career.On 13 July 1365, he was made Archbishop of Lyon...
(1337 – 5 July 1375, LyonLyonLyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
) - Philip of Alençon (1338–1397, Rome), made Bishop of Beauvais in 1356, later CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
, Archbishop of RouenArchbishop of RouenThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. As one of the fifteen Archbishops of France, the ecclesiastical province of the archdiocese comprises the majority of Normandy....
, Latin Patriarch of JerusalemLatin Patriarch of JerusalemThe Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is the title possessed by the Latin Rite Catholic Archbishop of Jerusalem. The Archdiocese of Jerusalem has jurisdiction for all Latin Rite Catholics in Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Jordan and Cyprus...
, Patriarch of AquileiaPatriarch of AquileiaThe Patriarch of Aquileia was an office in the Roman Catholic Church. During the Middle Ages the Patriarchate of Aquileia was a temporal state in Northern Italy. The Patriarchate of Aquileia as a church office was suppressed in 1752....
, and Bishop of OstiaBishop of OstiaThe Bishop of Ostia is the head of the Suburbicarian Diocese of Ostia, one of the seven suburbicarian sees of Rome. The position is now attached to the post of Dean of the College of Cardinals, as it has been since 1150, with the actual governance of the diocese entrusted to the Vicar General of...
and Sabina - Peter II of AlençonPeter II of AlençonPeter II of Alençon, called the Noble , was the son of Charles II of Alençon and Maria de la Cerda. He was Count of Alençon 1361–1404 and Count of Perche 1377–1404....
(1340 – 20 September 1404) - Isabelle (1342 – 3 September 1379, PoissyPoissyPoissy is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the center.In 1561 it was the site of a fruitless Catholic-Huguenot conference, the Colloquy at Poissy...
), became a nun - Robert of AlençonRobert of AlençonRobert of Alençon was the son of Charles II of Alençon and Maria de La Cerda y Lara. He succeeded his father in 1346 as Count of Perche....
(1344–1377), Count of Perche, married 5 April 1374 Jeanne, daughter of Viscount John I of Rohan
Battle of Crécy
The Battle of Crécy took place on 26 August 1346 near Crécy in northern France, and was one of the most important battles of the Hundred Years' War...
.
He was succeeded in Alençon
Alençon
Alençon is a commune in Normandy, France, capital of the Orne department. It is situated west of Paris. Alençon belongs to the intercommunality of Alençon .-History:...
by his son Charles, and in Perche
Perche
Perche is a former province of northern France extending over the départements of Orne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir and Sarthe, which were created from Perche during the French Revolution.-Geography:...
by his son Robert.