Peter, Count of Perche and Alençon
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Peter of France or Peter I of Alencon (b. 1251 in Holy Land - d. April 6, 1284 in Salerno
, Italy) was the son of Louis IX of France
and Margaret of Provence. He became Count of Alençon
in 1269 and in 1284, Count of Blois
and Chartres
, and Seigneur de Guise in 1272 and 1284.
He was born in the Holy Land while his father headed the Seventh Crusade
. He did not live through the battles in Egypt because since his birth, Louis had already negotiated peace with the new Sultan of Egypt and was responsible for reorganizing the Kingdom of Jerusalem
. Back in France, he lived in Paris until 1269 when his father gave him appanage the County of Alençon.
He accompanied his father to Tunis during Eighth Crusade
(1270), but this expedition was a fiasco, because of the dysentery epidemic that decimated the army of crusaders. His father and his brother Jean Tristan succumbed to the disease.
Back in France he married in 1272 Joanne of Châtillon (1258—1291), which brought him the lands Blois, Chartres and Guise. They had two sons who did not live:
In 1282, after the Sicilian Vespers
, he went in Naples to rescue his uncle Charles I of Anjou. He waged war on behalf of Charles, but died in Salerno in 1284. His body was taken to Paris, where he was buried. After his death without surviving son, his portion of Alençon returned to the Crown. His widow did not remarry and sold Chartres in 1286 to King Philip IV the Fair
. On her death Guise and Blois passed to her cousin Hugh
of the House of Châtillon.
Salerno
Salerno is a city and comune in Campania and is the capital of the province of the same name. It is located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea....
, Italy) was the son of Louis IX of France
Louis IX of France
Louis IX , commonly Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death. He was also styled Louis II, Count of Artois from 1226 to 1237. Born at Poissy, near Paris, he was an eighth-generation descendant of Hugh Capet, and thus a member of the House of Capet, and the son of Louis VIII and...
and Margaret of Provence. He became Count of Alençon
Counts and dukes of Alençon
Several counts and then royal dukes of Alençon have figured in French history. The title has been awarded to a younger brother of the French sovereign.-History:...
in 1269 and in 1284, Count of Blois
Count of Blois
The County of Blois was originally centred on Blois, south of Paris, France. One of the chief cities, along with Blois itself, was Chartres. Blois was associated with Champagne, Châtillon , and later with the French royal family, to whom the county passed in 1391...
and Chartres
Duc de Chartres
- Carolingian Counts :* 882-886 Hastings, Norman Chief, beat Carloman II of France in 879, agreed to settle and receives County of Chartres. He sells in 886 to finance an expedition in which he disappears.- House of Blois :...
, and Seigneur de Guise in 1272 and 1284.
He was born in the Holy Land while his father headed the Seventh Crusade
Seventh Crusade
The Seventh Crusade was a crusade led by Louis IX of France from 1248 to 1254. Approximately 800,000 bezants were paid in ransom for King Louis who, along with thousands of his troops, was captured and defeated by the Egyptian army led by the Ayyubid Sultan Turanshah supported by the Bahariyya...
. He did not live through the battles in Egypt because since his birth, Louis had already negotiated peace with the new Sultan of Egypt and was responsible for reorganizing the Kingdom of Jerusalem
Kingdom of Jerusalem
The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a Catholic kingdom established in the Levant in 1099 after the First Crusade. The kingdom lasted nearly two hundred years, from 1099 until 1291 when the last remaining possession, Acre, was destroyed by the Mamluks, but its history is divided into two distinct periods....
. Back in France, he lived in Paris until 1269 when his father gave him appanage the County of Alençon.
He accompanied his father to Tunis during Eighth Crusade
Eighth Crusade
The Eighth Crusade was a crusade launched by Louis IX, King of France, in 1270. The Eighth Crusade is sometimes counted as the Seventh, if the Fifth and Sixth Crusades of Frederick II are counted as a single crusade...
(1270), but this expedition was a fiasco, because of the dysentery epidemic that decimated the army of crusaders. His father and his brother Jean Tristan succumbed to the disease.
Back in France he married in 1272 Joanne of Châtillon (1258—1291), which brought him the lands Blois, Chartres and Guise. They had two sons who did not live:
- Louis (1276-7)
- Philip (1278–79)
In 1282, after the Sicilian Vespers
Sicilian Vespers
The Sicilian Vespers is the name given to the successful rebellion on the island of Sicily that broke out on the Easter of 1282 against the rule of the French/Angevin king Charles I, who had ruled the Kingdom of Sicily since 1266. Within six weeks three thousand French men and women were slain by...
, he went in Naples to rescue his uncle Charles I of Anjou. He waged war on behalf of Charles, but died in Salerno in 1284. His body was taken to Paris, where he was buried. After his death without surviving son, his portion of Alençon returned to the Crown. His widow did not remarry and sold Chartres in 1286 to King Philip IV the Fair
Philip IV of France
Philip the Fair was, as Philip IV, King of France from 1285 until his death. He was the husband of Joan I of Navarre, by virtue of which he was, as Philip I, King of Navarre and Count of Champagne from 1284 to 1305.-Youth:A member of the House of Capet, Philip was born at the Palace of...
. On her death Guise and Blois passed to her cousin Hugh
Hugh II, Count of Blois
Hugh II of Châtillon , son of Guy II of Châtillon, Count of Saint Pol, and Matilda of Brabant, was count of St Pol 1289–1292 and count of Blois 1292–1307....
of the House of Châtillon.