Stephen I (1133–1190), Count of Sancerre (1151–1190), inherited Sancerre on his father's death. His elder brothers Henry Ι and Theobald V received Champagne and Blois. His holdings were the smallest among the brothers (although William, the youngest, received no land and entered the church instead).
In 1169, a delegation led by Archbishop Frederick de la Roche arrived in France to seek a husband for Sibylla, the daughter of King Amalric I of Jerusalem.[2] Stephen accepted the offer and traveled east with Duke Hugh III of Burgundy in 1170.[3][4] He brought with him the monies raised by King Louis VII's tax of 1166, which had been levied for four or five years.[4]
Since it was anticipated that Stephen might someday be king in right of his wife—Amalric's only son, Baldwin, was suspected of having leprosy—the High Court of Jerusalem invited Stephen to decide the case of the division of the estate of the sonless Henry the Buffalo among his three daughters. Stephen divided it up equally, but ordered the younger two to do homage to the eldest. After several months in the Holy Land, Stephen refused to marry Sibylla and returned home.
Return to Franceedit
Stephen built a six-towered castle on the local hill and strengthened the fortifications of the town of Sancerre itself. In 1153, he married the daughter of Godfrey of Donzy, named Alice.[5] By 1155, Stephen granted the Customs of Lorris to the merchants of the town and probably seven others. He was the de facto leader of a group of powerful baronial rebels against King Philip II between 1181 and 1185. In 1184, Stephen and a band of Brabançon mercenaries were defeated by the Philip and his Confrères de la Paix, an organisation of warriors formed in 1182 in Le Puy dedicated to curbing feudal warfare. Stephen abolished serfdom in his domains by 1190.
Crusadeedit
Stephen and his brother, Theobald, joined the Third Crusade in 1190.[6] He died 21 October 1190 at the Siege of Acre,[7] and Theobald died there a few months later in January 1191.[8]
Issueedit
Stephen and Alice had:
William I, who succeeded him as Count of Sancerre.[9]
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stephen, count, sancerre, stephen, 1133, 1190, count, sancerre, 1151, 1190, inherited, sancerre, father, death, elder, brothers, henry, theobald, received, champagne, blois, holdings, were, smallest, among, brothers, although, william, youngest, received, land. Stephen I 1133 1190 Count of Sancerre 1151 1190 inherited Sancerre on his father s death His elder brothers Henry I and Theobald V received Champagne and Blois His holdings were the smallest among the brothers although William the youngest received no land and entered the church instead Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Travel to Jerusalem 1 2 Return to France 1 3 Crusade 2 Issue 3 References 4 SourcesBiography editBorn in 1133 Stephen was the third son of Count Theobald II of Champagne and Matilda of Carinthia 1 Travel to Jerusalem edit In 1169 a delegation led by Archbishop Frederick de la Roche arrived in France to seek a husband for Sibylla the daughter of King Amalric I of Jerusalem 2 Stephen accepted the offer and traveled east with Duke Hugh III of Burgundy in 1170 3 4 He brought with him the monies raised by King Louis VII s tax of 1166 which had been levied for four or five years 4 Since it was anticipated that Stephen might someday be king in right of his wife Amalric s only son Baldwin was suspected of having leprosy the High Court of Jerusalem invited Stephen to decide the case of the division of the estate of the sonless Henry the Buffalo among his three daughters Stephen divided it up equally but ordered the younger two to do homage to the eldest After several months in the Holy Land Stephen refused to marry Sibylla and returned home Return to France edit Stephen built a six towered castle on the local hill and strengthened the fortifications of the town of Sancerre itself In 1153 he married the daughter of Godfrey of Donzy named Alice 5 By 1155 Stephen granted the Customs of Lorris to the merchants of the town and probably seven others He was the de facto leader of a group of powerful baronial rebels against King Philip II between 1181 and 1185 In 1184 Stephen and a band of Brabancon mercenaries were defeated by the Philip and his Confreres de la Paix an organisation of warriors formed in 1182 in Le Puy dedicated to curbing feudal warfare Stephen abolished serfdom in his domains by 1190 Crusade edit Stephen and his brother Theobald joined the Third Crusade in 1190 6 He died 21 October 1190 at the Siege of Acre 7 and Theobald died there a few months later in January 1191 8 Issue editStephen and Alice had William I who succeeded him as Count of Sancerre 9 Jean 10 Stephen lord of Saint Brisson 10 References edit Cline 2007 p 501 Edbury amp Rowe 1988 p 16 Hamilton 2000 p 30 a b Kedar 1974 p 343 Evergates 2016 p 42 Bennett 2021 p 57 Bennett 2021 p 243 Baldwin 1991 p 80 Richard 1992 p xxvi a b Devailly 1973 p 353 Sources editBaldwin John W 1991 The Government of Philip Augustus Foundations of French Royal Power in the Middle Ages University of California Press ISBN 0520073916 Bennett Stephen 2021 Elite Participation in the Third Crusade The Boydell Press Cline Ruth Harwood 2007 Abbot Hugh An Overlooked Brother of Henry I Count of Champagne The Catholic Historical Review Catholic University of America Press 93 3 July 501 516 Devailly Guy 1973 Le Berry du X siecle au milieu du XIII Mouton amp Co Edbury Peter W Rowe John Gordon 1988 William of Tyre Historian of the Latin East Cambridge University Press Evergates Theodore 2016 Henry the Liberal Count of Champagne 1127 1181 University of Pennsylvania Press Hamilton Bernard 2000 The Leper King and his Heirs Baldwin IV and the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem Cambridge University Press Kedar Benjamin Z 1974 The General Tax of 1183 in the Crusading Kingdom of Jerusalem Innovation or Adaptation The English Historical Review Oxford University Press 89 351 339 345 Richard Jean 1992 Lloyd Simon ed Saint Louis Crusader King of France Translated by Birrell Jean Cambridge University Press Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stephen I Count of Sancerre amp oldid 1172500536, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
