Coucy
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Coucy is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:
Lords of Coucy:
- Coucy-la-VilleCoucy-la-VilleCoucy-la-Ville is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.On the main Chauny to Soissons road, shortly after the village of Folembray, take a right hand turn and within half a mile you will come to the village of Coucy-la-Ville....
, in the Aisne département, very close to - Coucy-le-Château-AuffriqueCoucy-le-Château-AuffriqueCoucy-le-Château-Auffrique is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France. Its 1999 population for the commune was 995.-Geography:...
, in the Aisne département, location of:- Château de CoucyChâteau de CoucyThe Château de Coucy is a French castle in the commune of Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique, in the département of Aisne, built in the 13th century and renovated by Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th...
- Lord of CoucyLord of CoucyThe Lords of Coucy were a medieval lordship based on the fortress at Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique, in Picardy. The fortress was founded by Herve, archbishop of Rheims, and remained under the fluctuating control of these archbishops for some time until probably the later part of the 10th century...
, a medieval lordship linked to the Château (see below)
- Château de Coucy
- Coucy, ArdennesCoucy, ArdennesCoucy is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:...
, in the ArdennesArdennes (département)Ardennes is a department in the northeast part of France named after the Ardennes area.- History :The department is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was named after the Ardennes hills, which are located in northeast France, southern...
département - Coucy-lès-EppesCoucy-lès-EppesCoucy-lès-Eppes is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...
in the Aisne département
People
- Robert De CoucyRobert De CoucyRobert De Coucy or Courcy, born Reims was a medieval French master-builder and son of a master-builder of the same name....
or Courcy, architect of Reims Cathedral, and his father of the same name.
Lords of Coucy:
- Enguerrand I, Lord of CoucyEnguerrand I, Lord of CoucyEnguerrand I was the Lord of Coucy from 1086 to 1116.Enguerrand was a man of many scandals. With the help of the Bishop of Laon he divorced his first wife, Adèle de Marle, for adultery. When he married his next wife, Sibyl of Château-Porcien , she was still married to Godfrey of Namur, the Lord...
(1080-1116) - Thomas, Lord of CoucyThomas, Lord of CoucyThomas de Marle , the son of Enguerrand I and his repudiated wife, Adele de Marle, became the second of the Lords of Coucy.He is described as a "raging wolf" and fought against his father, whom he hated. Nevertheless, they both participated in the first crusade...
(1116-1130) and Count of Amiens. - Enguerrand II, Lord of CoucyEnguerrand II, Lord of CoucyEnguerrand II, Lord of Coucy, known as of La Fère or of Marle, was a French nobleman. He was also lord of Marle, La Fère, Crécy , Vervins, Pinon, Landouzy , Fontaine , and of several other places...
(1130-1149) - Ralph I, Lord of CoucyRalph I, Lord of CoucyRalph of Coucy, , lord of Coucy, lord of Marle, La Fère, Crécy , Vervins, Pinon, Landouzy , and Fontaine . He was the son of Enguerrand II, Lord of Coucy...
(1149-1191) - Enguerrand III, Lord of CoucyEnguerrand III, Lord of CoucyEnguerrand III, Lord of Coucy was the eldest son and successor of Ralph I, Lord of Coucy. He succeeded as Lord of Coucy in 1191, and held it until his death; he was also lord of Marle and Boves....
(1191-1246) - Raoul II, Lord of CoucyRaoul II, Lord of CoucyRaoul II, Lord of Coucy was a son of Enguerrand III and his wife Maria of Oisy. In 1246 he succeeded his father as lord of Coucy. Raoul died at the siege of El Mansoura in Egypt during the Seventh Crusade....
(1246-1250) - Enguerrand IV, Lord of CoucyEnguerrand IV, Lord of CoucyEnguerrand IV, Lord of Coucy was the younger brother and successor of Raoul II, Lord of Coucy, serving as the powerful Sire de Coucy from his brother's death in 1250 until his own in 1311.-Biography:...
(1250-1311) brother of Raoul II - Enguerrand V, Lord of Coucy (1311-1321), son of Arnold III of Guînes and Alix Coucy. Grandson of Enguerrand III, Lord of CoucyEnguerrand III, Lord of CoucyEnguerrand III, Lord of Coucy was the eldest son and successor of Ralph I, Lord of Coucy. He succeeded as Lord of Coucy in 1191, and held it until his death; he was also lord of Marle and Boves....
- William, Lord of Coucy (1321-1335)
- Enguerrand VI, Lord of CoucyEnguerrand VI, Lord of CoucyEnguerrand VI was a French nobleman who served as the Lord or Baron of Coucy from 1335 – 1346. He was also Lord Gynes, Sire d' Oisy, in the district of Marle, and the Sire de La Fère. He was the son of his predecessor William, Lord of Coucy, Marle, Fère, Oisy and Mount-Mirel, who held the titles...
(1335 - 1346) - Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy (1346-1397)