Richard of Harcourt
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Richard of Harcourt was Baron of Harcourt
, Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
and Auvers
, Lord of Elbeuf
, Bourgtheroulde-Infreville
, La Saussaye
, Brionne
, Beaumont-le-Roger
, Angeville
, and Saint-Nicolas-du-Bosc
, and others.
and Brionne
.
He was named in 1210 as one of the chevaliers to King Philip II Augustus of France and was invited to assist the crowning of King Louis IX
at Rheims on 29 November 1226.
In September 1235, he was summoned by King Saint Louis to Saint-Denis with the thirty principal lords and barons of France to oppose the imposition of royal justice into earthly affairs. They were supported by Pope Gregory IX on this subject, as well as the Duke of Burgundy
and the Count of Brittany.
He died before 1242.
, Auvers
and Avrilly
, he had ten children:
Lords and Counts of Harcourt
When the Viking chieftain Rollo obtained via the Treaty of Saint Clair-sur-Epte the territories which would later make up Normandy, he distributed them as estates among his main supporters. Among these lands were the seigneurie of Harcourt, near Brionne, and the county of Pont-Audemer, both of...
, Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.It is situated in the Cotentin Peninsula near Valognes in the Manche département.Population : 2,242 .-History:...
and Auvers
Auvers
Auvers may refer to the following communes in France:* Auvers, Haute-Loire* Auvers, Manche* Auvers-le-Hamon, in the Sarthe département* Auvers-Saint-Georges, in the Essonne département* Auvers-sous-Montfaucon, in the Sarthe département...
, Lord of Elbeuf
Elbeuf
-Population:-Places of interest:* The mairie, also housing the museum.* Two seventeenth century churches.* Some sixteenth century houses.* A fifteenth century stone cross.* The theatre , renovated in the late twentieth century.-Notable people:...
, Bourgtheroulde-Infreville
Bourgtheroulde-Infreville
Bourgtheroulde-Infreville is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...
, La Saussaye
La Saussaye
La Saussaye is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Brionne
Brionne
Brionne is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-Sights:The keep, built in the 11th century was one of the rare Norman squareshaped defensive keeps, reminding of British architecture. It was destroyed in the 18th century.The church Saint-Martin has a...
, Beaumont-le-Roger
Beaumont-le-Roger
Beaumont-le-Roger is a commune in the department of Eure in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:The commune is located in the valley of the Risle on the edge of the forest with which it shares its name. It is crossed by the Paris-Cherbourg railway line...
, Angeville
Angeville
Angeville is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France.Residents are called Angevillois.-Demography:-References:*...
, and Saint-Nicolas-du-Bosc
Saint-Nicolas-du-Bosc
Saint-Nicolas-du-Bosc is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, and others.
Biography
Richard of Harcourt was the son of Robert II of Harcourt and Jeanne of Meulan, Dame of MeulanMeulan
Meulan-en-Yvelines is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It hosted part of the sailing events for the 1900 Summer Olympics held in neighboring Paris, and would do so again twenty-four years later.-People:*Mbaye Niang footballer*Ibrahim Sacko...
and Brionne
Brionne
Brionne is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-Sights:The keep, built in the 11th century was one of the rare Norman squareshaped defensive keeps, reminding of British architecture. It was destroyed in the 18th century.The church Saint-Martin has a...
.
He was named in 1210 as one of the chevaliers to King Philip II Augustus of France and was invited to assist the crowning of King Louis IX
Louis IX
Louis IX may refer to:* Louis IX of France .* Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria "the Rich" * Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt ....
at Rheims on 29 November 1226.
In September 1235, he was summoned by King Saint Louis to Saint-Denis with the thirty principal lords and barons of France to oppose the imposition of royal justice into earthly affairs. They were supported by Pope Gregory IX on this subject, as well as the Duke of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy was a title borne by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, a small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Saône which in 843 was allotted to Charles the Bald's kingdom of West Franks...
and the Count of Brittany.
He died before 1242.
Descendance
From his marriage to Mathilde Tesson, Dame of Saint-SauveurSaint-Sauveur
-France:Saint-Sauveur is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:* Saint-Sauveur, Hautes-Alpes, in the Hautes-Alpes département* Saint-Sauveur, Côte-d'Or, in the Côte-d'Or département...
, Auvers
Auvers
Auvers may refer to the following communes in France:* Auvers, Haute-Loire* Auvers, Manche* Auvers-le-Hamon, in the Sarthe département* Auvers-Saint-Georges, in the Essonne département* Auvers-sous-Montfaucon, in the Sarthe département...
and Avrilly
Avrilly
Avrilly is the name of several communes in France:*Avrilly, Allier, in the Allier département*Avrilly, Eure, in the Eure département*Avrilly, Orne, in the Orne département...
, he had ten children:
- Jean I of Harcourt, Baron of HarcourtLords and Counts of HarcourtWhen the Viking chieftain Rollo obtained via the Treaty of Saint Clair-sur-Epte the territories which would later make up Normandy, he distributed them as estates among his main supporters. Among these lands were the seigneurie of Harcourt, near Brionne, and the county of Pont-Audemer, both of...
- Raoul of Harcourt, father of the branch of Lords of AvrillyAvrillyAvrilly is the name of several communes in France:*Avrilly, Allier, in the Allier département*Avrilly, Eure, in the Eure département*Avrilly, Orne, in the Orne département...
- Robert of Harcourt, Lord of BeaumesnilBeaumesnilBeaumesnil may refer to places in France:*Beaumesnil, Calvados*Beaumesnil, Eure...
, father of the branch of Lords of Beaumesnil - Amaury of Harcourt, Lord of ElbeufElbeuf-Population:-Places of interest:* The mairie, also housing the museum.* Two seventeenth century churches.* Some sixteenth century houses.* A fifteenth century stone cross.* The theatre , renovated in the late twentieth century.-Notable people:...
, killed at the battle of Perpignan in 1285 - André of Harcourt, Lord of CaillevilleCaillevilleCailleville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
- Hugues of Harcourt, Lord of PolignyPolignyPoligny is the name of several communes in France:* Poligny, Hautes-Alpes, in the Hautes-Alpes département* Poligny, Aube, in the Aube département* Poligny, Jura, in the Jura département...
- Jeanne of Harcourt, nun at Longchamp Abbey
- Perrette of Harcourt, married Jean II of Hellenvillers
- Alix of Harcourt, married Philippe of Pérusse, Lord of Lavauguyon
- Marguerite of Harcourt