Left-handed person V of Châtillon

Left-handed of Châtillon , born towards 1249 with the Châtillon-on-Marne, died in 1329.

Left-handed person V of Châtillon is first of all lord of the manor of the Châtillon-on-Marne, count of Crécy-the-Vault and Castle-Porcien, lord into 1289 of Rosoy (Thiérache), of Crêvecoeur, Pontarcy, and of Gandelu, constable of Champagne in 1284, then Connétable of France (1302 - 1329). One can note that Gaucher V of Châtillon is Connétable of France under five successive reigns what is enough rare to be mentioned. He has in responsibility of make respect the wills of three successive kings Louis X of France, Philippe V of France and Charles IV of France. Its functions are not limited to the command of the French Army, it is also tutor of the future Louis X of France, then its main thing and almost single minister.

He takes the quality of Left-handed person-Défiré of Châtillon, fouverain captain of Champagne .

Its family

Left-handed person V of Châtillon is the son of Left-handed person or Gauthier IV of Châtillon and Isabeau de Villehardouin de Lizy. He goes down from Eudes de Châtillon (870-925), lord of the Châtillon-on-Marne, brother of an archbishop, chancellor of the king. This Maison of Châtillon is so fertile as great men that the author of the Mémoires for the instruction of Mr. the duke of Burgundy writes that this house was decorated in its first branches with as well with size as it restoit only the royalty with the top with it .

Left-handed person V is branch of the counts de Porcien.

Biography

Left-handed person V of Châtillon was born from the time of Louis IX of France. He is 21 years old when this sovereign dies.

Under the reign of Philippe III of France, King de France of 1270 with 1285

In 1284, Philippe III of France names it constable of Champagne and orders the troops of this province everywhere where they are.

Under the reign of Philippe Beautiful the, King de France of 1285 with 1314

During an engagement against the Aragonese fleet ordered by Roger de Lauria, Charles II of Anjou is made prisoner in 1284. There will remain captive with Barcelona during four years. Left-handed person V of Châtillon succeeds in making it release from the jails Aragonese. Philippe Beautiful the is very grateful to him. The prince, relative and combined our king, are made crown king de Naples.

Left-handed person V of Châtillon drives out Champagne, in 1291, the army of the count Henri III of Bar, son-in-law of the king Edouard Ier of England.

Following the meeting of Champagne to the France, Gaucher V of Châtillon yields to Philippe Beautiful the the town of Crécy-the-Vault, in 1289 and receives a field exchanges in 1289 of it. It obtains in 1292 a right of coining that its widow, Isabeau de Rumigny will transmit to its second husband.

Left-handed person V of Châtillon advises with the political king firmness vis-a-vis the claims of the English. He fights the English in Guyenne in 1296 and he unloads with Dover, takes the city and burns it, thus creating a diversion.

The conflict between the Pape Boniface VIII and Philippe Beautiful the worries Gaucher V of Châtillon, which tries to convince, in 1302, the nobility that a King de France has of account to return only to God. The king is avenged and the old man of several years of affronts and hostile acts and the old pope find themselves in prison.

In Flanders, in 1302, Gaucher V of Châtillon chokes the revolt of Bruges, makes build in this city a citadel at the expense of the inhabitants. It makes some raise two others with Lille and Courtrai. It strengthens several other places which had been dismantled and overloads the Flanders of taxes. Soon dissatisfaction becomes general: the explosion is terrible. Bruges, Ghent, Prejudice and Ardembourg is raised. Guillaume de Juliers, nephew of the count de Flandre, comes to join revolted.

Châtillon gathers its troops and enters Bruges. But noise being spread that, among its luggage barrels filled with cords are to hang a great number of inhabitants, the people runs to the weapons while shouting: Flanders! Flanders! Lion! Lion! 1.500 French riders and approximately 2.000 infantrymen are killed or struck. Châtillon has its horse killed under him: it is run away in the house of a gentleman, who hides it, and in the night it escapes disguised as a priest, while crossing to the stroke the ditch of the city, where a servant who accompanies it drowns.

Soon, Guillaume de Juliers, general elected official, seize Furnes, Bergues, Vindale and Cassel. GUI of Flanders, arrives followed few German troops. Courtrai, Audenarde, Ypres opens their doors to him.

In this end, Châtillon goes to France to press the sending of a powerful army: it is not long in advancing under the command of Robert II of Artois. There is in Flanders a considerable French party, which one calls the faction of the lily . This party, which, in.liaison.with Châtillon, could not stop progress of the revolt, meets in the French Army, strong of 47.000 soldiers.

Vis-a-vis the Flemish troops, it fights as hero with disastrous the battles of Courtrai, the July 8th 1302, Philippe IV of France names it Connétable of France, after the death of Raoul of Raoul II of Clermont, killed with this battle.

In the month of September 1303: the young count de Flandre, GUI of Dampierre, having joined together his army around Douai , stops Philippe Beautiful the until the rain season, which, has suddenly fallen in abundance, force the monarch to return to France before to have undertaken nothing. The army, under the orders of the Left-handed constable V of Châtillon, obtains some successes during the winter. A truce is concluded in spring.

One mainly owes him the victory of Mons-in-Pévèle over the Flemings the August 18th 1304.

The stronghold of Castle-Porcien is located in the the Vosges. It belonged to Raoul de Porcéan or Porcïen, who in 1268 sold it to the count Thibaud II of Navarre, king de Navarre. Philippe Beautiful the became about it owner by his marriage with Jeanne, girl of the king Henri Ier de Navarre and set up it in county which it gives, in 1303, in Gaucher IV of Châlillon, the chief of his armies, in exchange of the ground of the Châtillon-on-Marne

At this point in time the king sends the future Louis X of France, his son, in Navarre, to take possession of this kingdom, of which he inherited by death Jeanne de Navarre, his mother. The constable, Left-handed V of Châtillon, was up to now in some strong in charge of the education of this young Prince.

Like the town of Pampelune, capital of this state, is divided into two parties, one fears some rising. It is decided that Gaucher V of Châtillon will accompany Louis in his voyage, with the count of Boulogne and a crowd of nobility . This many continuation worries initially the King d' Aragon. It fears that Louis does not undertake to make him the war, but indicator that this Prince is satisfied to visit his grounds, it is reassured. Louis is crowned king on October 1st 1307. But on its return, Gaucher V of Châtillon is blamed, because it did not attack the Aragonese.

Under the reign of Louis X of France, King de France of 1314 with 1316

Thanks to Gaucher V of Châtillon Louis X of France King de France of 1314 with can be crowned 1316. This prince then entrusts to him the most important businesses of the State. The Flemings raise themselves. The king must make return the Jews in the kingdom and release the serfs to get the money allowing to raise an army, measurements certainly taken with back-plate. This countryside is a failure which makes that the Flemings feel stronger.

Left-handed person V of Châtillon is his main thing and almost single minister.

Left-handed person V of Châtillon, at the time of the Council of Regency, joined together a few weeks after the death of the king Louis X of France, on June 5th 1316, then proposes to issue impossibility for the girls of reaching the crown, although no habit of last seems to legitimate this solution (only the salic law, resulting from a law franc-salienne, excluded the women from the succession to the ground, but it was not easily transposable… but we are at the 14th century!

The Constable declares then, to argue his matter: In truth, it would be madness to let girl go up to the throne! Do you see rams or young miss to order the armies, impure each month, gross each year? And to hold head with the vassal ones, whereas it aren't able to make conceal heats of their nature? Not, me I do not see that, and I say it to you, France is too noble kingdom to fall out of stopper rod and to be given to female. The lilies do not slip by!

Under the reign of Philippe V of France, King de France of 1316 with 1322

Philippe learns death from his/her brother as of June and returns to Paris only the 28 of the same month. Left-handed person V of Châtillon was named executor by the king deceased and Regent. Hardly arrived, it makes celebrate funerals of the king with Basilique of Saint Denis on July 12th. His/her uncle, Charles de Valois (1270-1325), supported by the feudal party, had wanted to seize regency, but the constable Gaucher V of Chatillon armed the middle-class men with Paris who do not love Charles and with them had driven out Louvre its men-at-arms. Then, Philippe seizes palate and acts as Master. The queen Clémence of Hungary which had withdrawn itself with the Château of Vincennes denounces him her pregnancy. He is decided in an assembly of barons who if the queen is confined of a son, Philippe would be governor of the kingdom until its nephew reaches his ten eight years.

Left-handed person V of Châtillon defends the interests of the queen, when the future king wants to misuse his capacities.

This prince takes the wire title of the king of the French, regent of the kingdoms of France and of Navarre and to prepare its advent with the throne It intervenes in Artois. The young person Robert III of Artois, grandson of the count d' Artois, Robert, died with Courtrai, had in vain claimed this county in 1309. The court of the pars had allocated this great stronghold to his/her aunt the countess of Burgundy Mahaut d' Artois. In 1316, Robert protests against this decision, constant spoke nobility about the country, it pushes back Gaucher of Châtillon, takes Arras and Saint-Omer and force the regent to deploy the Oriflamme with the Basilique of Saint Denis, on October 30th. Incompetent to resist, the count it comes to constitute himself captive with the Palais of Louvre. The Artois is put in sequestration.

The problems with the Flemings continue. Their Count refufa Fe to even return to Paris & made stop vaiffeaux plufieurs of the François Merchants who Fe found in the Ports of fes States. This faifie conceited the fignal of the war between the two nafions .

Left-handed person of Châtillon will assist nevertheless with the sacring of Philippe length, in 1317. He makes close the doors of the cities and supervise the streets by many bodies of guards.

Left-handed person V of Châtillon leaves to fight the Flemings. He puts the country at fire and blood and does many prisoners. He brings back to France almost all the cattle and the horses of Flanders.

Little time before its death, Philippe wants to go to the crusade. And as the country knows great epidemics, the king shows the Jews and the leprous ones, acting on behalf of the Princes mahométans , to poison the wells, the fountains and the sources. The totality of the Juifs are again expelled, and some leprous is punished by fire .

The king dies in 28 years, officially of dysentery. Left-handed person V of Châtillon undertakes the succession.

Under the reign of Charles IV of France, King de France of 1322 with 1328

Left-handed person of Châtillon assists with the sacring of Charles the Beautiful one, who chooses it, in 1324, to be one of his executors.

Left-handed person V of Châtillon signs, as police chief in the name of the king, the peace treaties made with England in 1325 and 1326, in 1328. It is minister, even if it must go to fight the English in Guyenne. These peace treaties unceasingly broken and these wars announce already the Guerre one hundred year old. The king of England does not manage however to overcome the French, certainly partly fact Gaucher V of Châtillon.

Under the reign of Philippe VI of France, King de France of 1328 with 1350

Left-handed person V of Châtillon puts on the throne Philippe VI of France, in spite of the claims of king d' Angleterre to the courrone of France.

In spite of its 80 years, it is distinguished with the Bataille from Cassel the August 23rd 1328 which sees the defeat of the again revolted Flemings.

Left-handed person V of Châtillon dies, at the beginning of the long reign of Philippe VI of France, in 1329, in the middle of his many family and is buried in the Abbaye of Bridge-with-Ladies, with Couilly-Bridge-with-Ladies. This abbey had been based, in 1226, by Hugues de Châtillon, lord of Crécy, very close to the current bridge of Couilly, on bank of Morin, but a few years, undoubtedly driven out later by a flood of the river, the nuns settled with the hamlet of Rus which taken the name of the abbey.

Descent

Left-handed person V of Châtillon Marie three times:

In 1276, with Isabeau de Dreux (1264 - 1300), princess of the royal blood of France, girl of Robert I {{er}} (1217 - 1264), lord of Beu, Viscount of Châteaudun, itself wire of Robert III of Dreux and descendant of Louis VI the Large. His/her mother, Isabelle de Villebéon is lady of Bagneux, the Pit & the Vault-Gauthier, in Brie, is the downward one inter alia by the majority of its ancestors of first kings de France. From where five children:

Left-handed VI of Châtillon (1281 - 1325), lord of the Turns and Sompuis (51), count de Porcéan Effigy supposed of Left-handed person VI of Châtillon, count de Porcien
Jean II of Châtillon (1283 - 1363), lord of Ferté-in-Ponthieu, of Gandelus and Marigny, Large Hone of France, then Large Master of France.
Jeanne de Châtillon (1285 - 1354), married to Gautier V of Brienne, tale di Lecce (1296- March 15th, 1311), count de Brienne (1296- March 15th, 1311), duke of Athens (October 5th, 1308 - March 15th, 1311).
Hugues de Châtillon (1287 - 1336), lord of Pontarcy, Auzoy, Rozoy in Thiérache and Recquignies.
Marie de Châtillon , married to Guichard de Beaujeu .
Isabeau de Châtillon , abbess of Notre-Dame of Soissons.

about 1300 with Hélisende de Vergy (1265 - 1312), widow of Henry II, Count de Vaudémont, from where a son:

Guy de Châtillon (1305 - 1362), Viscount of Blaigny.

In 1313, with Isabeau de Rumigny (1263 - 1326), widow of the duke Thibaud II of Lorraine, girl of Hugues, lord of Rumigny, and Filipino of Oulche

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