Bouchard V of Montmorency
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Bouchard V of Montmorency (died 1189) was a French Noble. He was lord of Montmorency, Écouen Marly, Feuyard, Saint-Brice, Épinay-sur-Seine, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine and many other lordships.
Biography
[edit]He was the son of the Constable of France, Mathieu I of Montmorency and Alice FitzRoy, illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England.[1]
He appeared at the French court in the early 1150s and soon became one of the confidants of King Louis VII, for whom he carried out various important assignments.[1]
In 1151, Bouchard was one of the most important lords who accompanied the King on his journey to Sens and is mentioned in the charter of the Archbishop of Sens as a witness to a donation together with King Louis and Thierry Galeran, the second of the King's confidants.[2]
Being the grandson of the King of England, having married a woman whose lineage went back to Charlemagne, and having become through this marriage, a relative of Philip Augustus, Bouchard was considered one of the most powerful barons of the Kingdom of France and began to style himself "by the grace of God, lord Montmorency".[2]
In 1189, he took the cross, but died before the royal army set out on the Third Crusade.[3]
Family
[edit]In 1173, he married Lauretta of Hainaut, (d.1181), daughter of Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut, and Alice of Namur.[1] Their children were:
- Mathieu II of Montmorency, (d.1230), lord of Montmorency and Constable of France[1]
- Eva[1]
- Thibault[1]
- Alice of Montmorency, married to Simon V de Montfort (1180–1218) Lord of Montfort, Earl of Leicester and Count of Toulouse[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Du Chesne A. Histoire genealogique de la maison de Montmorency et de Laval. - P.: Cramoisy, 1624, pp. 112—120
- ^ a b Désormeaux J. Histoire de la maison de Montmorenci. TI - P.: Desaint & Saillant, 1764
- ^ Lundy D. R. Bouchard V de Montmorency, Seigneur de Montmorency // The Peerage (English)