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Château de Coucy
The 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...
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Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
Coucy-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 Picardy
Picardy
This article is about the historical French province. For other uses, see Picardy .Picardy is a historical province of France, in the north of France...
. 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. The exact status of Coucy becomes obscure for a nearly a century before the emergence of Lord Aubrey. The lords of Coucy become, especially in the 13th century, one of the most powerful sub-comital magnates in western Europe, and forged links with royal families such as those of France, England and Scotland. It was eventually absorbed at the end of the 14th century by Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans
Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans
Louis I was Duke of Orléans from 1392 to his death. He was also Count of Valois, Duke of Touraine , Count of Blois , Angoulême , Périgord, Dreux, and Soissons....
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List of known lords of Coucy
- 1059: Aubrey or Albéric, lord of Coucy. Founder of the abbey of Nogent-sous-Coucy.
- ?: Dreux or Dreux de Boves.
- 1080 - † 1116: Enguerrand IEnguerrand 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...
known as Enguerrand de Boves, son of predecessor. Count of AmiensCount of AmiensCount of Amiens was the title held by the ruler of the County of Amiens....
. - 1116 - † 1130: ThomasThomas, 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...
, or Thomas de Marle; son of predecessor. - 1130 - † 1149: Enguerrand IIEnguerrand 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...
known as de Fère or de Marle, lord of Coucy, Marle, Fère, Crécy, Vervins, Pinon, Landousies, Fountains and some other places; son of predecessor, died during the crusade. - 1149 - † 1191: Raoul I, son of predecessor. Killed during the third crusade.
- 1191 - † 1242: Enguerrand IIIEnguerrand 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....
known as the Great, Count of Roucy; son of predecessor. Known also as the "builder", because of his castle construction. - 1242 - † 1250: Raoul IIRaoul 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....
; son of predecessor; died in the Battle of el-Mansourah. - 1250 - † March 20 [1311]: Enguerrand IVEnguerrand 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:...
; younger brother of predecessor. - 1311 - ap. 1321: Enguerrand V, lord of CoucyCoucyCoucy is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:* Coucy-la-Ville, in the Aisne département, very close to* Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique, in the Aisne département, location of:** Château de Coucy...
, MarleMarleMarle may refer to:* Marle , a character from the 1995 video game Chrono Trigger* Marle, Aisne, a commune in France* Marle, a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Olst-Wijhe* Marle, a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Hellendoorn...
and La FèreLa FèreLa Fère is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in France.-Population:-References:*...
, OisyOisyOisy may refer to the following places in France:* Oisy, Aisne, a commune in the department of Aisne* Oisy, Nièvre, a commune in the department of Nièvre* Oisy, Nord, a commune in the department of Nord...
and Havraincourt en Cambrésis , Mont-Mirel, Condé-en-BrieCondé-en-BrieCondé-en-Brie is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, and Châlons-le-Petit; nephew of his predecessor. - 1321 - 1335: William, lord of Coucy, Marle, La Fère, Oisy and Mont-Mirel; son of his predecessor.
- 1335 - 1347: Enguerrand VIEnguerrand 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...
, lord of Coucy; son of his predecessor. - 1347 - February 18, 1397: Enguerrand VII , lord of Coucy, earl of BedfordEarl of BedfordEarl of Bedford is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England. The first creation came in 1138 in favour Hugh de Beaumont. He appears to have been degraded from the title three or four years after its creation. However, the existence of the title altogether has been...
, made count of SoissonsSoissonsSoissons is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France, located on the Aisne River, about northeast of Paris. It is one of the most ancient towns of France, and is probably the ancient capital of the Suessiones...
by the king of England; son of his predecessor. - 1397 - November 15, 1400: Mary , daughter of her predecessor.
- November 15, 1400: Louis of Valois, Duke of OrléansLouis of Valois, Duke of OrléansLouis I was Duke of Orléans from 1392 to his death. He was also Count of Valois, Duke of Touraine , Count of Blois , Angoulême , Périgord, Dreux, and Soissons....
purchased the lordship of Coucy.