Peter II, Count of Alençon
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Peter II of Alençon, called The Noble (1340 – 20 September 1404;
Biography
Peter II of Alençon (French: Pierre d'Alençon) was born in 1340 to
Knighted in 1350, Peter was one of the hostages exchanged for
In 1361, Peter's elder brother,
In 1372, Peter bought the town, château, and surrounding lands of Argentan, one of the most important towns in Normandy, for 6,000 livres in gold. Peter later moved his court to Argentan, as it was a fortified hilltop town about 15 miles (24 km) north of Alençon.[6][7]
Upon the death of his younger brother,
Peter subsequently fought under
Marriage and issue
On 10 October 1371, at the age of 31, Peter married Marie Chamaillard, Viscountess of Beaumont-au-Maine (c. 1350–18 November 1425), the daughter of William (Guillaume) II Chamaillard, seigneur (viscount) d'Anthenaise (c. 1320–1391) and Lady Marie de Beaumont-Brienne. The Chamaillard family was a powerful noble family, originally from Anjou. Marie Chamaillard was heiress to the seigneury of Pouancé, including Pouancé Castle, and four other fiefs, adding them to the fiefs already owned by her husband.[6]
The couple had eight children, though their birth order is disputed:[Note 2]
- Aumale, and his wife, Catherine de Bourbon, the sister of Joanna of Bourbon, Queen of France, on 17 March 1389 or 1390.[8] Marie died before 1417 or 1418 at the Cordeliers Convent. Had issue.
- Peter (Pierre) (1374–1375), born at the Château d'Argentan in Argentan. Per Cagny's Chronique d'Alençon, the infant Pierre "was poorly governed by the women who looked after him and by his nurse", and died as a result. He was buried at Perseigne Abbey.
- John I (Jean I) (1375–1376), born at the Château d'Argentan in Argentan. He was buried at Perseigne Abbey.
- Marie d'Alençon (1376–1377), buried at Perseigne Abbey.
- Jeanne of Alençon (c. 1372 or 1377–6 August 1403), born at the Château d'Essay in Essay, Orne, and died at the Château d'Argentan in Argentan.[9] No issue.
- Count of Mortain (1366–1412), at the Château d'Alençon in Alençon; and married secondly to Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt (1365–1447) on 1 October 1413 in Paris. On 29 August 1404, per the last will and testament of her father, Catherine became the heiress to the Château d'Exmes in Exmes; the viscounty of Saint-Sylvain and Thuit; as well as the two seigneuries of Saint-Loyer-des-Champs and Aunou-le-Faucon.[Note 3]No surviving issue.
- Marguerite of Alençon (1383 – aft. 4 Sep 1404), born at the Château d'Argentan in Argentan. She became a nun at Argentan Abbey. No issue.
- Duke of Alençonin 1414. Had issue.
He also had one illegitimate son with Jeanne de Maugastel, Dame de Blandé, the wife of Pierre Cointerel, Count of Aunou-le-Faucon and Viscount of Perche under Peter:[10]
- Peter, "Bastard of Alençon" (French: Le Bâtard d'Alençon) (c. 1375–d. aft. January 1422), Lord of Aunou-le-Faucon[6][Note 3]
In popular culture
In the 2021 film The Last Duel directed by Ridley Scott, his role was played by actor Ben Affleck.[11]
References
- ^ a b Autrand 1994, p. 859.
- ^ Cosneau 1889, p. 48.
- ^ a b Siguret 2000, p. 240.
- ^ Dompnier 2006, p. 32.
- ^ Siguret 2000, p. 241.
- ^ a b c d Jager 2005, p. 19-22.
- ^ Lambert, Fran. "Normandy and 'The Last Duel'". Normandy Tourism. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Hirschbiegel 2014, p. 679.
- ^ Cagny & Moranvillé 1902, pp. 10–19.
- ^ Anselme de Sainte-Marie 1733, p. 271.
- ^ Romano, Evan. "'The Last Duel' Is Ben Affleck at His Most Chaotic". Men's Health. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
Notes
- ^ Jager lists the year of Robert's inheritance as 1367, but Siguret lists it as 1361.
- ^ Some sources list this birth order, while other sources, such as Moranville and Père Anselme, list a different birth order.
- ^ John I of Alençon(Jean I), the only surviving legitimate son of Count Pierre, also contesting his father's bequeathment of certain lands to his sister, Catherine, possibly including Aunou-le-Faucon.
Sources
- Anselme de Sainte-Marie, Augustin (1733). Histoire Généalogique Et Chronologique De La Maison Royale De France, Des Pairs, Grands Officiers De La Couronne & De La Maison Du Roy: & Des Anciens...De Leurs Familles (in French).
- Autrand, Francoise (1994). Charles V: Le Sage (in French). Fayard.
- Cagny, Perceval de; Moranvillé, Henri (1902). Chroniques de Perceval de Cagny (in French). Paris: Librairie Renouard, H. Laurens, successeur. OCLC 1041787721.
- Cosneau, Eugène (1889). Les grands traités de la guerre de cent ans (in French). Alphonse Picard.
- Dompnier, Bernard (2006). "Un point d'histoire lyonnaise dans un Consulto de Sarpi". In Marie Viallon-Schoneveld (ed.). Autour du Concile de Trente: actes de la table ronde de Lyon, 28 février 2003 (in French). Université de Saint-Etienne. ISBN 2862723940.
- Hirschbiegel, Jan (2014). Étrennes: Untersuchungen zum höfischen Geschenkverkehr im spätmittelalterlichen Frankreich zur Zeit König Karls VI. (1380–1422) (in German). De Gruyter.
- Jager, Eric (2005). The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat. Crown. ISBN 978-0767914178.
- Potter, David (1995). Keen, Maurice (ed.). A History of France, 1460–1560: The Emergence of a Nation State. Macmillan.
- Siguret, Philippe (2000). Histoire du Perche (in French). Fédération des amis du Perche. ISBN 2900122279.
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