Raoul I of Lusignan

Rudolf I of Issoudun (French: Raoul; † May 1, 1219 ) was a Lord of Issoudun and by marriage, Count of Eu ( as Rudolf I of Eu). He is a member of the noble family of Lusignan.

His parents were Hugh of Lusignan († 1169 ) and his wife Orengarde. He is a younger brother of Hugo IX. of Lusignan, Count of La Marche and a grandson of Hugo VIII of Lusignan, Count of La Marche. Since not his father Hugo, but his brother Hugo IX. his grandfather Hugo VIII as Lord of Lusignan inherited his father received no own atomic number. From this context, it is often confused with a falsely died young son Hugo VIII named Robert.

Life

Unlike his relatives Rudolf stood true to his liege lord, Richard the Lionheart. From him he received Melle, Chizé and La Mathe -Saint- Héray in Poitou, and the strategically important castle Issoudun ( Exoudun ) in the lower Berry transferred as a fief. In Issoudun, he founded the priory Fontblanche. In Richard's retinue, he took part in the Third Crusade and fought at the siege of Acre. After his return he received the castle Drincourt (now Neuchatel -en- Bray ) in Normandy and married around 1194 the heiress of the county of Eu, in whose name he saw the count's rights. In addition, his wife brought him the English barony of Hastings in marriage.

After the death of Rudolf Richards swore his successor King John in 1200, the loyalty and received from him the poitevinische Civray. However, the king abducted in the same year, the Bride of Rudolph's nephew, which is why the Lusignanfamilie appealed the matter to King Philip II of France. In 1201 he was therefore all his lands declared forfeited by King John, while Raoul continued to defend and entrenched in Drincourt. This castle he successfully defended to 1202 against the king's seneschal of Normandy, to King Philip II of France shocked by a hostile array of the castle. Rudolf and his wife now kicked him a relationship of loyalty to the French king, from whom they received their possessions as a fief.

Soon, however, Rudolf fell out with King Philip II and joined with Rainald I of Dammartin again to John the country side. Thus he and his wife lost their French possessions, but received in 1214 by Johann the English possession refunded, which was extended to Tickhill in Yorkshire. 27th July 1214, Rudolf fought on the side of Emperor Otto IV at the Battle of Bouvines, but where they were subject to the king of France.

Rudolf died in 1219 and was buried in the priory Fontblanche. According to different data, he died either in Melle, or as a crusader on the Fifth Crusade against Damietta. He was married to Countess Alice of Eu ( † 1246 ), daughter of Count Henry II of Eu from the family of Rolloniden. Alice later received their possessions in France returned and gave her 1243 English possessions on. Their children were:

  • Guerin
  • Mathilde († August 14, 1241 ), Humphrey de Bohun ∞ around 1236 († 1275 ) 2nd Earl of Hereford
House of Lusignan Hugh IX of Lusignan Hugh VIII of Lusignan Berry (province) Civray (Vienne) Renaud I, Count of Dammartin Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor House of Normandy Raoul II of Lusignan Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford
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