Erard II of Chacenay

Erard II (died 16 June 1236) was the Sire de Chacenay (Chassenay) from 1190/1.[lower-alpha 1] He was the eldest son of Erard I of Chacenay and Mathilde de Donzy.[1]

Life

In 1209 Erard, with the consent of his unnamed wife, confirmed a donation to Basse-Fontaine by a certain Agnete, specified as domina of Chacenay, probably his grandmother Agnes de Brienne.

During the succession crisis of Champagne, Erard was the strongest support of Erard of Brienne-Ramerupt and was the last to reconcile with Blanche of Navarre.[2]

Uneasy with the result in Champagne, Erard took part in the Fifth Crusade (1217),[3] but was back in Europe by 1220. In July 1219 Erard's cousin, Hervé, Count of Nevers, confirmed a donation Erard had made to the Teutonic Knights, while Erard was at the siege of Damietta.[4] Upon his return, Erard paid homage to Theobald, Count of Champagne and made a donation to the convent of Argensolles, which had been founded by Blanche of Navarre.[2]

He was a patron of the trouvère Guiot de Dijon. He was buried in the Abbey of Clairvaux, 16 June 1236.[2]

Marriage and issue

Erard was the second husband of Emmeline (Emelina) de Broyes (died 1249, before April), widow of Odo II of Champlitte.[3] They were married in 1205. In 1218 she made a joint donation with her husband to the Abbey of Moutier-la-Celle. Erard was faced with a possible divorce when he sold his step-daughter, Oda's, inheritance to the Knights Templar.[5] Erard and Emeline had:

  • Huet, died on Crusade in 1247, no issue[2]
  • Erard III, succeeded Erard[2]
  • Matilda, who married Guy d'Arcis-sur-Aube
  • Alix,
  • Joanna, who is only known from the donation of 1218

Notes
  1. His name and title appear in charters as:
    • dominus Erardus de Cachenaio
    • Airardus dominus de Chassenay
    • Erardus dominus Chacenaii
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References
  1. Schenk 2012, p. 195.
  2. Evergates 2007, p. 219.
  3. Schenk 2012, p. 240.
  4. Schenk 2012, p. 194,241.
  5. Schenk 2012, p. 178.

Sources
  • Evergates, Theodore (2007). The Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100-1300. University of Pennsylvania Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Schenk, Jochen (2012). Templar Families, Landowning Families and the Order of the Temple in France, c.1120-1307. Cambridge University Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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