Lucienne de Rochefort, Dame de Montlhéry

Biography

Lucienne de Rochefort

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GUY [II] "le Rouge" de Montlhéry, son of GUY [I] Seigneur de Montlhéry & his wife Hodierne de Gometz-la-Ferté (-1108) … m firstly ELISABETH, daughter of --. … m secondly (after [1071/80]%29 as her second husband, ADELAIS de Crécy, widow of BOUCHARD [II] Comte de Corbeil, daughter of --- (-[24 Sep or 12 Oct] after 1104).

Guy [II] & his second wife had three children:

5. LUCIENNE (-6 May after 1137). Her betrothal is recorded by Orderic Vitalis, who calls her "Luciana", names her father and specifies that she later married "Guiscardo de Bello Loco"[873]. Suger's Vita Ludovici records the betrothal of "filius dominus Ludovicus" and "filiam Guidonis [comitis de Rupe Forti]" and their separation on grounds of consanguinity[874]. "Luciana soror Hugonis de Creciaco" donated "terrae sue…apud Agglias et Buxiacum" to Notre-Dame de Longpont, with the consent of Louis VII King of France, by charter dated to [1140], signed by "Hugone de Creciaco…Radulfo comite, Manasse de Turnomio…et Beatrix uxor eius"[875]. The necrology of Notre-Dame de Beaujeu records the death "II Non Mai" of "Luciana…mater domini Humberti Bellijoci"[876]. Betrothed (1104, annulled Council of Troyes 23 May 1107 on grounds of consanguinity) to LOUIS de France, son of PHILIPPE I King of France & his first wife Bertha of Holland (Paris end 1081-Château Bethizy, near Paris 1 Aug 1137, bur église de l'Abbaye royale de Saint-Denis). He succeeded his father in 1108 as LOUIS VI "le Gros/le Batailleur" King of France. m (after 23 May 1107) GUICHARD [III] Sire de Beaujeu, son of HUMBERT [II] Seigneur de Beaujeu & his wife Auxilia --- (-Cluny 1137).

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Guichard [IV] & his wife had eight children:

• 1. GUICHARD de Beaujeu ([1108/10?]-18 Aug after 1118). The primary source which confirms the mention in 1118 of Guichard and his two named sisters (see below) has not been identified. The necrology of Notre-Dame de Beaujeu records the death "XV Kal Sep" of "Vuichardus Belijocensis filius domini Humberti"[730].
• 2. GAUTHIER de Beaujeu . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not been identified. Canon at Beaujeu.
• 3. BAUDOUIN de Beaujeu (-26 Jul -, young). The necrology of Notre-Dame de Beaujeu records the death "VII Kal Aug" of "Bauduinus puer filius Guichardi domini Bellijoci"[731].
• 4. [ETIENNE de Beaujeu . Deacon: "Stephanus Beljocensis decanus" is named in, and also witnessed, a charter dated to [1144/66][732]. The document contains no reference to any relationship with the family of the Seigneurs de Beaujeu, although this is a possibility as Etienne was a family name used in previous generations.]
• 5. ALIX de Beaujeu . The primary source which confirms her parentage has not been identified. 1118.
• 6. MARIE de Beaujeu . The primary source which confirms her parentage has not been identified. 1118.
• 7. [daughter . Her parentage and marriage are assumed from the charter dated to [1170] under which "Humbertus de Bellojoco" confirmed that "Guigo comes Forensis nepos meus" relinquished claims over Savigny abbey[733]. m GUY [I] Comte de Lyon et de Forez, son of GUIGUES RAYMOND d'Albon & his wife Ita Raymond de Forez ([1095]-26 or 27 Oct 1138).]
• 8. HUMBERT [III] de Beaujeu ([1120]-[late-Oct [1192]/1193]). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not been identified. Seigneur de Beaujeu. He went on crusade in 1142, joining the Templars in Jerusalem but giving up the Order on his return.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucienne_of_Rochefort

Lucienne de Rochefort (1088 – died after 6 May 1137) was the first wife of Louis VI of France. She was married to him before he became king, from 1104 to 1107.

Lucienne de Rochefort was the daughter of Guy II of Rochefort,[1] of the Montlhéry dynasty, and his second wife, Adelais de Crécy.

In 1104, she was betrothed to Louis, oldest son of King Philip I of France.[2] The marriage was arranged to strengthen the ties between the king and her father, who had been appointed seneschal of France. Lucienne and Louis were married for three years, but did not have any children together.

According to Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis, who wrote a panegyric in honour of Louis (Vita Ludovici VI), the marriage was not consummated. The marriage was annulled by Pope Paschall I at the Council of Troyes on the grounds of consanguinity 23 May 1107, a year before Louis became king.[3] The reason for the annulment has been the subject of speculation. One theory is that queen Bertrade de Montfort wanted to weaken Louis in order to make her own son, Philip of Mantes, more likely for succession,[4] another was the rivalry of Lucienne's father with the Garlande family, who wished to weaken his position.

After her marriage was annulled, Lucienne's father, Guy, and her brother Hugh of Crécy rebelled against Louis.[5]

Lucienne's second husband was Guichard III of Beaujeu (d.1138).[6] With Guichard, Lucienne had the following children:

1. Guichard
2. Gauthier
3. Baldwin of Beaujeu (died young)[7]
4. Stephen?
5. Alix
6. Marie
7. an unnamed daughter, who married Guy I, count of Lyon Forez[7]
8. Humbert III of Beaujeu (c.1120-1192), who married Adelaide, a daughter of Amadeus III, Count of Savoy[8].

Lucienne is last mentioned alive on 6 May 1137.

Sources

• Bouchard, Constance Brittain (1987). Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198. Cornell University Press.
• Bouyer, Christian (2007). Les reines de France: Dictionnaire chronologique. Perrin.
• Bradbury, Jim (2007). The Capetians: kings of France, 987-1328. Hambledon Continuum.
• Chibnall, Marjorie (1969). The Ecclesiastical History of Orderic Vitalis. Vol. 6. Clarendon Press.
• Previte-Orton, C.W. (1912). The Early History of the House of Savoy: 1000-1233. Cambridge University Press.
• Suger (1992). The Deeds of Louis the Fat. Translated by Cusimano, Richard C.; Moorhead, John. The Catholic University of America Press.
• Woll, Carsten (2002). Die Königinnen des hochmittelalterlichen Frankreich 987–1237/38 (in German). Vol. Band 24. Franz Steiner, Stuttgart. ISBN 3-515-08113-5.

External links

• Lucienne de Rochefort: une épouse de circonstance (in French) http://chrisagde.free.fr/capetiens/luciennerochefort.htm

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Lucienne de Rochefort-Montlhéry (1088 - 1137 1), appelée aussi Lucianne, est la fille de Guy Ier le Rouge, seigneur de Rochefort et d'Élisabeth de Crécy.

La famille des Rochefort étant de plus en plus puissante en Île-de-France, le roi Philippe Ier compte réduire son influence en s'emparant de leurs seigneuries, mais Bertrade de Montfort, qui compte faire alliance avec les Montlhéry pour placer sur le trône son fils, et ce au détriment de Louis, héritier du trône, propose de marier celui-ci à Lucienne.

Les fiançailles ont donc lieu en 1104, malgré la réticence de l'époux. Pourtant, une autre famille puissante, les Garlande font valoir à Louis VI les desseins de sa belle-mère, et celui-ci décide de casser l'alliance en faisant appel au pape Pascal II, lors du concile de Troyes en 1107, prétextant des liens de consanguinité.

Ce divorce marque la disgrâce définitive des Rochefort. Plus tard, Lucienne épouse en secondes noces le seigneur Guichard III de Beaujeu. De ce mariage, elle donnera naissance à :

1) Guichard, vivant en 1118

2) Gauthier, chanoine à Beaujeu

3) Baudouin de Beaujeu, mort jeune

4) Humbert III (1120 † 1174), sire de Beaujeu

5) Marie

6) Alix, mariée à Guigues Ier († 1132), comte de Forez