Hugues du Perche, Comte de Gatinais

Hugues du Perche was a 10th century French noble. He was the youngest son of Fulcois, the Count of Perche, probably of the family of Viscounts from Châteaudun, and his wife, Melisende.
He was also one of the first ancestors in male line of the Plantagenets.

He married Béatrice de Mâcon, widow of Geoffroy I, Count Gatinaise. The children from this marriage were:

Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais. He was known by the nickname Ferréol ("Ironwood"). By his marriage with Ermengarde-Blanche of Anjou, his descendants would not only become Count of Anjou, but King of Jerusalem and England as well. Liétaud ( † 1050), Lord of Yèvres of 1028-1050. In the charter that his step-son Aubry, Count Gâtinais, and Francon, Bishop of Paris signed May 26, 1028, he is quoted as a witness, along with his two sons Geoffroy and Liétaud. It is this act that could establish the second marriage of Beatrice with Hugues du Perche.

Being from a vassal family of the counts of Blois, while the counts Gâtinais were faithful to the Capetian kings of France, the marriage took place probably during a period of rapprochement between the two families, during the marriage of King Robert II the Pious and Bertha of Burgundy, widow of Eudes I of Blois, between 996 and 1003.

Cawley seems to be saying that is a sourced fact that Geoffrey and Hugh are Fulcois' children: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/cfrachacha.htm#FulcoisNogent

i) GEOFFROY (-murdered Chartres [1039/40]). His parentage is confirmed by the charter dated to [1065] under which "Rotrochus comes de Mauritania et mea uxor Adeliz et filii nostri Rotrochus et ceteri nostri infantes" donated property to Saint-Vincent du Mans, for the anniversary of "avi mei Fulcuich comitis et avunculi mei Hugonis et patris mei vicecomitis Gaufridi"[866]. m HELVISE [Elisabeth], daughter of --- (-after [20 Jul 1031/19 Jul 1032]). 1007/[1029/31]. "Hugonis filii domini Gaufridi vicecomitis, Rotroci fratris eius, Eleusie matris eorum" subscribed the charter dated [20 Jul 1031/19 Jul 1032] under which "Gauffridus Castridunensium vicecomes" founded the abbey of Saint-Denis de Nogent[871]. Geoffroy & his wife had three children:

(a) GEOFFROY (-[1015/28] or after).
(b) HUGUES .
(c) ROTROU

ii) HUGUES du Perche, son of FULCOIS Comte de Mortagne & his wife Melisende Vicomtesse de Châteaudun . His parentage is confirmed by the charter dated to [1065] under which "Rotrochus comes de Mauritania et mea uxor Adeliz et filii nostri Rotrochus et ceteri nostri infantes" donated property to Saint-Vincent du Mans, for the anniversary of "avi mei Fulcuich comitis et avunculi mei Hugonis et patris mei vicecomitis Gaufridi"[187].
same person as…? HUGUES du Perche (-after [1000]). No proof of this co-identity has been found, but it would be chronologically plausible.

m ([1000]%29 as her second husband, BEATRIX de Mâcon, widow of GEOFFROY Comte de Gâtinais, daughter of AUBRY II Comte de Mâcon & his wife Ermentrude de Roucy. A manuscript genealogy, dated to the early 12th century, records "Letaldus comes Vesoncius et Umbertus comes Marisconensis fratres…ex Letaldo, Albericus…ex Alberico Beatrix, ex Beatrice Gosfrido de Castello Landonensi"[188]. Her second marriage is confirmed by the charter of her son "Albericum illius supradicti Gosfredi filium et heredum" dated 26 May 1028 (see below) approved by "fratribus ipsius Alberici, filiis Hugonis Pertice…Gosfredo et Letoldo"[189].

Hugues & his wife had two children:

1. GEOFFROY [II] "Ferréol" de Gâtinais (-30 Apr [1043/47]). His parentage is confirmed by the charter dated 26 May 1028 under which Francon Bishop of Paris agreed with "Albericum illius supradicti Gosfredi filium et heredum" concerning a prior grant by the bishop's predecessor to "Gosfrido comiti Landonensi castri", with the approval of "fratribus ipsius Alberici, filiis Hugonis Pertice…Gosfredo et Letoldo"[190]. A manuscript genealogy, dated to the early 12th century, records yet another parentage, stating that "Letaldus comes Vesoncius et Umbertus comes Marisconensis fratres…ex Letaldo, Albericus…ex Alberico Beatrix, ex Beatrice Gosfrido de Castello Landonensi, ex Gaufrido Gaufridus et Fulco presens"[191]. His name is confirmed by a charter (undated?) under which [his son] Geoffroy III Comte d’Anjou donated fishing rights on the Mayenne river to Angers Saint-Serge, for the souls of “Geoffroy son père et de Geoffroy Martel son oncle”[192]. Comte de Gâtinais, Seigneur de Château-Landon. The fact that Aubry Comte de Gâtinais and Geoffroy [II] Comte de Gâtinais were two different individuals, the inevitable conclusion from the two sources cited, is somewhat clouded by the Historia Comitum Andegavorum which records that "Gaufridus Martellus…nepotibus suis" were "filiis Adhelæ sororis suæ et Alberici comitis de Gastinais"[193], and by the Chronicle of Saint-Maxence which names "Alberici Contracti comitis de Gastina" as father of "Goffredus et Fulco Rechin"[194].
2. LIETAUD (-[1050] or after). His parentage is confirmed by the charter dated 26 May 1028 under which Francon Bishop of Paris agreed with "Albericum illius supradicti Gosfredi filium et heredum", concerning a prior grant by the bishop's predecessor to "Gosfrido comiti Landonensi castri", with the approval of "fratribus ipsius Alberici, filiis Hugonis Pertice…Gosfredo et Letoldo"[195].

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Hugues du Perche

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Hugues du Perche was a 10th-century French noble. He was the youngest son of Fulcois, the Count of Perche, probably of the family of viscounts from Châteaudun, and his wife, Melisende. He was also one of the first ancestors in male line of the Plantagenets.

He married Béatrice de Mâcon, widow of Geoffroy I, Count Gatinaise. The children from this marriage were:

Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais. He was known by the nickname Ferréol ("Ironwood"). By his marriage with Ermengarde-Blanche of Anjou, his descendants would not only become Count of Anjou, but King of Jerusalem and England as well. Liétaud ( † 1050), Lord of Yèvres of 1028-1050. In the charter that his step-son Aubry, Count Gâtinais, and Francon, Bishop of Paris signed May 26, 1028, he is quoted as a witness, along with his two sons Geoffroy and Liétaud. It is this act that could establish the second marriage of Beatrice with Hugues du Perche.

Being from a vassal family of the counts of Blois, while the counts Gâtinais were faithful to the Capetian kings of France, the marriage took place probably during a period of rapprochement between the two families, during the marriage of King Robert II the Pious and Bertha of Burgundy, widow of Eudes I of Blois, between 996 and 1003.

House of Plantagenet

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House of Plantagenet Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Armorial of Plantagenet Country Kingdom of England, Kingdom of France, Lordship of Ireland, Principality of Wales Parent house Angevins Titles King of England King of the Romans Lord of Ireland Prince of Wales Duke of Aquitaine Duke of Normandy Duke of Brittany Count of Anjou Count of Maine Count of Nantes Count of Poitou Lord of Cyprus Plantagenet claim to France Plantagenet claim to Jerusalem Plantagenet claim to Sicily Plantagenet claim to Rome Plantagenet claim to Castile Founded 1126 Founder Geoffroy de Plantagenêt, Count of Anjou Final ruler Richard III of England Dissolution 1485 Cadet branches House of Lancaster House of York The House of Plantagenet (/plænˈtædʒənət/ plan-taj-ə-nət also spelt in English sources as Plantaganet, Plantagenett, Plantagenette, Plantaginet, Plantagynett, etc.) was a family originally from France — the former French county of Anjou — whose members held the English throne from the accession of Henry II in 1154 to the death of Richard III in 1485. Within that period, some historians identify four distinct royal houses: Angevins, Plantagenet, Lancaster, and York.[1] In the 10 years from 1144, two successive French counts of Anjou won control of a vast assemblage of lands that would last for 80 years and would retrospectively be referred to as the Angevin Empire. The first of these counts—Geoffrey—became duke of Normandy in 1144 and his successor—Henry—added Aquitaine by virtue of his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1152 and became king of England in 1154 by successfully pursuing a claim derived from his descent from his maternal grandfather, Henry I of England.[2] From Henry’s fourth son—John—the dynasty continued successfully forming a long line of 14 English Plantagenet kings. The name of Plantagenet that historians use for the entire dynasty dates from the 15th century and comes from a 12th-century nickname of Geoffrey.

It was under the Plantagenet’s rule that England was transformed from a colony often governed from abroad and considered of lesser significance into a sophisticated, politically engaged and independent kingdom. This was not always necessarily due to the conscious intentions of the Plantagenets as Winston Churchill, the 20th century British prime minister, articulated in A History of the English-Speaking Peoples: "[w]hen the long tally is added, it will be seen that the British nation and the English-speaking world owe far more to the vices of John than to the labours of virtuous sovereigns".[3][4] They were often forced by weakness to negotiate compromises that constrained their power as kings in return for financial and military support—such as the Magna Carta—which transformed the role of kingship. No longer would the king solely be the most powerful man in the country holding the prerogative of judgement, feudal tribute and warfare but the monarch would also have defined duties to his realm underpinned by a sophisticated justice system. A distinct national identity was shaped by conflict with the French, Scots, Welsh and Irish and the use of English re-established. The Plantagenets also provided England with significant buildings such as King's College, Cambridge, Eton College, Westminster Abbey, Windsor Castle and the Welsh castles.

The Plantagenet’s conclusive defeat in the Hundred Years' War broke confidence in the status quo and through the burden of taxes supporting the war they played a part in devastating the English economy. Several popular revolts demanded greater rights and freedoms for the general population. Crime increased as soldiers returned destitute from France, the nobility raised private armies, pursued private feuds and defied the weak leadership of Henry VI. Throughout the Plantagenet period there was continual rivalry between the members of the family but no English dynasty was as successful in passing the crown to a succeeding generation as the Plantagenets from 1189 to 1377. However, the political and economic situation combined with the splintering of the dynasty into competing cadet branches—the House of York and House of Lancaster—in the 15th century developed these regular conflicts into the internecine strife later named the Wars of the Roses.

These events culminated in 1485 with the death of the last Plantagenet king—Richard III—at the Battle of Bosworth Field. This marks the end of Plantagenet power and the Middle Ages in England for many historians. The succeeding Tudors were able to resolve many of the problems that beset the later Plantagenets through centralising royal power by which they provided the necessary stability for an English Renaissance and the beginnings of Early modern Britain.

Hugues du Perche was a 10th century French noble. He was the youngest son of Fulcois, the Count of Perche, probably of the family of viscounts from Châteaudun, and his wife, Melisende. He was also one of the first ancestors in male line of the Plantagenets.

He married Béatrice de Mâcon, widow of Geoffroy I, Count Gatinaise. The children from this marriage were:

Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais. He was known by the nickname Ferréol ("Ironwood"). By his marriage with Ermengarde-Blanche of Anjou, his descendants would not only become Count of Anjou, but King of Jerusalem and England as well. Liétaud ( † 1050), Lord of Yèvres of 1028-1050. In the charter that his step-son Aubry, Count Gâtinais, and Francon, Bishop of Paris signed May 26, 1028, he is quoted as a witness, along with his two sons Geoffroy and Liétaud. It is this act that could establish the second marriage of Beatrice with Hugues du Perche.

Being from a vassal family of the counts of Blois, while the counts Gâtinais were faithful to the Capetian kings of France, the marriage took place probably during a period of rapprochement between the two families, during the marriage of King Robert II the Pious and Bertha of Burgundy, widow of Eudes I of Blois, between 996 and 1003.

Hugues du Perche

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hugues du Perche was a 10th-century French noble. He was the youngest son of Fulcois, the Count of Perche, probably of the family of viscounts from Châteaudun, and his wife, Melisende. He was also one of the first ancestors in male line of the Plantagenets.

He married Béatrice de Mâcon, widow of Geoffroy I, Count Gatinaise. The children from this marriage were:

Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais. He was known by the nickname Ferréol ("Ironwood"). By his marriage with Ermengarde-Blanche of Anjou, his descendants would not only become Count of Anjou, but King of Jerusalem and England as well. Liétaud ( † 1050), Lord of Yèvres of 1028-1050. In the charter that his step-son Aubry, Count Gâtinais, and Francon, Bishop of Paris signed May 26, 1028, he is quoted as a witness, along with his two sons Geoffroy and Liétaud. It is this act that could establish the second marriage of Beatrice with Hugues du Perche.

Being from a vassal family of the counts of Blois, while the counts Gâtinais were faithful to the Capetian kings of France, the marriage took place probably during a period of rapprochement between the two families, during the marriage of King Robert II the Pious and Bertha of Burgundy, widow of Eudes I of Blois, between 996 and 1003.

House of Plantagenet

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House of Plantagenet Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Armorial of Plantagenet Country Kingdom of England, Kingdom of France, Lordship of Ireland, Principality of Wales Parent house Angevins Titles King of England King of the Romans Lord of Ireland Prince of Wales Duke of Aquitaine Duke of Normandy Duke of Brittany Count of Anjou Count of Maine Count of Nantes Count of Poitou Lord of Cyprus Plantagenet claim to France Plantagenet claim to Jerusalem Plantagenet claim to Sicily Plantagenet claim to Rome Plantagenet claim to Castile Founded 1126 Founder Geoffroy de Plantagenêt, Count of Anjou Final ruler Richard III of England Dissolution 1485 Cadet branches House of Lancaster House of York The House of Plantagenet (/plænˈtædʒənət/ plan-taj-ə-nət also spelt in English sources as Plantaganet, Plantagenett, Plantagenette, Plantaginet, Plantagynett, etc.) was a family originally from France — the former French county of Anjou — whose members held the English throne from the accession of Henry II in 1154 to the death of Richard III in 1485. Within that period, some historians identify four distinct royal houses: Angevins, Plantagenet, Lancaster, and York.[1] In the 10 years from 1144, two successive French counts of Anjou won control of a vast assemblage of lands that would last for 80 years and would retrospectively be referred to as the Angevin Empire. The first of these counts—Geoffrey—became duke of Normandy in 1144 and his successor—Henry—added Aquitaine by virtue of his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1152 and became king of England in 1154 by successfully pursuing a claim derived from his descent from his maternal grandfather, Henry I of England.[2] From Henry’s fourth son—John—the dynasty continued successfully forming a long line of 14 English Plantagenet kings. The name of Plantagenet that historians use for the entire dynasty dates from the 15th century and comes from a 12th-century nickname of Geoffrey.

It was under the Plantagenet’s rule that England was transformed from a colony often governed from abroad and considered of lesser significance into a sophisticated, politically engaged and independent kingdom. This was not always necessarily due to the conscious intentions of the Plantagenets as Winston Churchill, the 20th century British prime minister, articulated in A History of the English-Speaking Peoples: "[w]hen the long tally is added, it will be seen that the British nation and the English-speaking world owe far more to the vices of John than to the labours of virtuous sovereigns".[3][4] They were often forced by weakness to negotiate compromises that constrained their power as kings in return for financial and military support—such as the Magna Carta—which transformed the role of kingship. No longer would the king solely be the most powerful man in the country holding the prerogative of judgement, feudal tribute and warfare but the monarch would also have defined duties to his realm underpinned by a sophisticated justice system. A distinct national identity was shaped by conflict with the French, Scots, Welsh and Irish and the use of English re-established. The Plantagenets also provided England with significant buildings such as King's College, Cambridge, Eton College, Westminster Abbey, Windsor Castle and the Welsh castles.

The Plantagenet’s conclusive defeat in the Hundred Years' War broke confidence in the status quo and through the burden of taxes supporting the war they played a part in devastating the English economy. Several popular revolts demanded greater rights and freedoms for the general population. Crime increased as soldiers returned destitute from France, the nobility raised private armies, pursued private feuds and defied the weak leadership of Henry VI. Throughout the Plantagenet period there was continual rivalry between the members of the family but no English dynasty was as successful in passing the crown to a succeeding generation as the Plantagenets from 1189 to 1377. However, the political and economic situation combined with the splintering of the dynasty into competing cadet branches—the House of York and House of Lancaster—in the 15th century developed these regular conflicts into the internecine strife later named the Wars of the Roses.

These events culminated in 1485 with the death of the last Plantagenet king—Richard III—at the Battle of Bosworth Field. This marks the end of Plantagenet power and the Middle Ages in England for many historians. The succeeding Tudors were able to resolve many of the problems that beset the later Plantagenets through centralising royal power by which they provided the necessary stability for an English Renaissance and the beginnings of Early modern Britain.