Renaud de Courtenay, (d. 1164) was seigneur of Courtenay and fought in the Second Crusade with Louis VII of France. His fate is unknown, either losing his lands from an argument with Louis VII or dying on crusade and his lands going to his daughter Elizabeth's husband, Peter.
Life
Renaud was the son of Miles (Milo) de Courtenay, Seigneur of
Courtenay and his wife Ermengard de Nevers. He succeeded his father as Seigneur of Courtenay and fought in the
Second Crusade
The Second Crusade (1147–1149) was the second major crusade launched from Europe. The Second Crusade was started in response to the fall of the County of Edessa in 1144 to the forces of Zengi. The county had been founded during the First Crus ...
with
King Louis VII of France.
According to Suger, Renaud argued with King Louis VII, who seized Renaud's possessions and gave them to his youngest brother, Pierre (Peter) of France, who thenceforth became known as
Peter I of Courtenay
Peter I of Courtenay (c. 1126 – 10 April 1183) was the sixth son of Louis VI of France and his second wife, Adélaide de Maurienne. He was the father of the Latin Emperor Peter II of Courtenay.
Peter was born in France and died in Palestine. ...
. Nicholas Vincent states that Renaud in all probability died on crusade and that his daughter Elizabeth married Peter who inherited Courtenay lands.
Marriages and issue
Renaud and his first wife Helvise du Donjon had:
* Renaud II de Courtenay, (b. 1125 - d. 27 September 1194) who in 1172, accompanied King
Henry II of England
Henry II () was King of England
The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary monarch reigns as the head of state, with the ...
on the Irish Expedition to
Wexford
Wexford ( ; archaic Yola dialect, Yola: ''Weiseforthe'') is the county town of County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the ...
. He married Hawise de Curcy (d.1219), heiress of the
feudal barony of Okehampton in Devon, and half sister to his father's second wife, Maud du Sap. Through the marriage, he acquired
Okehampton Castle
Okehampton Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle in Devon, England. It was built between 1068 and 1086 by Baldwin FitzGilbert following a revolt in Devon against Norman conquest of England, Norman rule, and formed the centre of the Honou ...
.
* Elizabeth de Courtenay (b. 1127 - d. September 1205), who was given in marriage by the French
King Louis VII (d.1180) to his youngest brother,
Peter of France (d.1183), who thenceforth became known as "Peter I of Courtenay".
* Adeline de Courtenay married Avalon de Seignelay
* Guillaume de Courtenay married Matilda daughter of
Robert FitzEdith and Mathilde d’Avranches.
Renaud and his second wife Hawise d’Avranches had:
* Robert de Courtenay married Matilda FitzUrse
* Egeline de Courtenay married Gilbert Basset
Notes
References
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Further reading
*''Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700'' by Frederick Lewis Weis, Lines: 107-25-138-25.
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Renaud de Courtenay
12th-century English nobility
English people of French descent
Year of birth unknown
1194 deaths