Matthew II or Mathieu II (died 24 November 1230), called the Great or the Great Constable, was lord of Montmorency from 1189 and Constable of France from 1218 to 1230.
Seal of Montmorency from before 1214
Seal of Montmorency from after 1214
shield of Montmorency before 1214
shield of Montmorency after 1214
Imaginative gravure of Mathieu II de Montmorency from 1788.
Matthew replaced the fallen Albéric Clément as Marshal of France at the siege of Acre during the Third Crusade.[3] After his safe return from the Holy Land, he participated in the French conquest of Normandy by Philip Augustus, where he distinguished himself during the siege of Château Gaillard in 1204.[4] He played a vital role in the Battle of Bouvines in 1214,[4] where he captured twelve enemy banners (in memory of this feat, the shield of Montmorency includes an additional twelve eagles or sixteen altogether instead of four previously[5]).
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December 20, 2023
matthew, montmorency, matthew, mathieu, died, november, 1230, called, great, great, constable, lord, montmorency, from, 1189, constable, france, from, 1218, 1230, seal, montmorency, from, before, 1214seal, montmorency, from, after, 1214, shield, montmorency, b. Matthew II or Mathieu II died 24 November 1230 called the Great or the Great Constable was lord of Montmorency from 1189 and Constable of France from 1218 to 1230 Seal of Montmorency from before 1214Seal of Montmorency from after 1214 shield of Montmorency before 1214shield of Montmorency after 1214 Imaginative gravure of Mathieu II de Montmorency from 1788 Matthew was the son of Bouchard V de Montmorency and Lauretta de Hainaut 1 daughter of Baldwin IV of Hainault His paternal grandparents were Matthieu I of Montmorency Constable of France and Alice FitzRoy illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England His father died at the siege of Acre in either 1189 or 1190 2 Matthew replaced the fallen Alberic Clement as Marshal of France at the siege of Acre during the Third Crusade 3 After his safe return from the Holy Land he participated in the French conquest of Normandy by Philip Augustus where he distinguished himself during the siege of Chateau Gaillard in 1204 4 He played a vital role in the Battle of Bouvines in 1214 4 where he captured twelve enemy banners in memory of this feat the shield of Montmorency includes an additional twelve eagles or sixteen altogether instead of four previously 5 In 1215 Matthew joined the Albigensian Crusade as Constable of France 4 In the service of King Louis VIII of France he conquered La Rochelle and several other cities from the English in 1224 6 When the Louis VIII died in 1226 he protected the interests of the infant prince and the Queen Regent Blanche of Castile Matthew died in 1230 returning from a campaign against Anjou Marriage and Children editMatthieu II married in 1193 with Gertrude of Soissons 1 daughter of Ralph Count of Soissons They had Gertrude died 1256 married Simon III de Parroye and later Thierry le Diable son of Frederick I Duke of Lorraine Bouchard VI de Montmorency died 1243 succeeded his father as Lord of Montmorency Matthias died February 1250 in the Battle of Al Mansurah Egypt married Marie Countess of Ponthieu Jean Lord of Roissy 1226 36 After this marriage was annulled Matthieu II remarried with Emma of Laval 1200 1264 daughter and heiress of late Guy V de Laval 7 They had Guy VII de Laval 1219 1265 succeeded his mother as Lord of Laval 8 Avoise married Jacques de Chateau Gontier Johanna Alix married to Roger lord of Rozoy also killed at Al Mansurah References edit a b Gilbert of Mons 2005 p 42 Molinier A Obituaires de la province de Sens Vol 1 1 Paris 1902 p 630 Bennett 2021 p 257 a b c Baldwin 2019 p 37 Gabriel Eysenbach History of Heraldry and the Science of Coats of Arms 1848 p 321 Fr Barthelemy 1984 p 425 Gousset amp Chollet 2006 p 203 Walsby 2007 p 13 Sources editBaldwin John W 2019 Knights Lords and Ladies In Search of Aristocrats in the Paris Region 1180 1220 University of Pennsylvania Press Barthelemy Dominique 1984 Les deux ages de la seigneurie banale Pouvoir et Societe dans la Terre des Sires de Coucy milieu XI milieu XIII Siecle in French Publications de la Sorbonne 425 Bennett Stephen 2021 Elite Participation in the Third Crusade The Boydell Press Gilbert of Mons 2005 Chronicle of Hainaut Translated by Napran Laura The Boydell Press Gousset Jean Michel Chollet Samuel 2006 Mayenne Laval datation dendrochronologique des hourds du donjon Bulletin Monumental in French 164 2 2 202 203 doi 10 3406 bulmo 2006 1356 Walsby Malcolm 2007 The Counts of Laval Culture Patronage and Religion in Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century France Ashgate Publishing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matthew II of Montmorency amp oldid 1186216728, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
