House of Châtillon

Châtillon was a French noble family like no other - except the Capetians - acquired through kinship and inheritance possession. Thus they played a prominent role in the Middle Ages, without ever achieving a truly sustainable position as the item purchased, and title repeatedly lost in the same way went as they had been acquired.

History

Headquarters of the house of Châtillon was the rule Châtillon to the Châtillon -sur -Marne, south-west of Reims, where they played an important role with the title of Vidame de Reims in the first time. During this time they were in church ministries out with two archbishops of Reims (Guy, † 1055, Archbishop since 1032, and Manasses II, † 1115, Archbishop since 1095 ), but especially the Cardinal Bishop Odo of Ostia, as the Urban II. Pope in 1088 and 1095, the initiator of the Crusades was. Within these Crusades it was Renaud de Châtillon ( Raynald of Chatillon ), Prince of Antioch, who towered over the other members of the family.

With the beginning of the 13th century, the rise of the family began because of marriages and inheritances. Succession were:

• The county of Saint-Pol (1205-1360)
• The county of Blois (1231-1391)
• The County of Chartres (1269-1286)
• The Duchy of Brittany (1345-1364)
• The county of Soissons (1350-1391) with Beaumont and Chimay
• The Vice- county Limoges (1384-1481)
• The county Penthièvre (1384-1485)

Who came into the possession of the family and again lost.

Another important family member was Walter V of Châtillon († 1329 ), the Constable of France was and was invested by the King with the county Porcéan.

With the end of the 15th century, these possessions were lost again. Was in the 18th century there was a final flowering, as a family member to the Comte de Châtillon collected ( the rule of Châtillon was at this time a long time in the possession of others ), whose brother the Marquis de Châtillon, the son of the Count finally in 1736 to the Duc de Chatillon and Pair de France with the Barony Mauléon, which was therefore raised to Duchy - peerage.

With several divisions of the goods ( in 1249, 1333 and 1416 ) was the rule to a younger Châtillon each line and then lost by inheritance in the 16th century.

In the Netherlands, the family de Cocq were from Châtillon families, in addition to Blois van Treslong, called van Haeften resident in the Netherlands.

Master list (excerpt )

Until the mid-12th century

Until the mid-13th century

The Counts of Blois

The counts of Porcéan

The Châtillon to the 19th century

• Jean I., † 1363, lord of Châtillon, etc. - see above ancestors
• Gaucher VI. , † 1377, whose son, Lord of Châtillon etc.
• Jean II, † 1416, whose son, Lord of Châtillon etc.
• Gaucher VII, † 1413, his brother, in 1407 Lord of Châtillon
• Charles I., X October 25, 1415 at the Battle of Agincourt, Lord of Sourvilliers and Marigny, whose son
• Charles II, † 1480, M. de Chatillon, whose son
• Jean, † July 1520, Baron of Bouville, whose son
• Tristan, Baron of La Grève, whose son
• Claude II, † 1589, Baron of Argenton, Bouville and La Grève, whose son