Guy II of Dampierre
Guy II of Dampierre (died 18 January 1216) was constable of Champagne, and Lord of Dampierre, Bourbon and Montluçon. He was the only son of William I of Dampierre, Lord of Dampierre,[1] and Ermengarde of Mouchy. William I of Dampierre was the son of Guy I, Lord of Dampierre and Viscount of Troyes, and Helvide de Baudémont.
Guy II of Dampierre | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms of Bourbon-Dampierre | |
| Died | 18 January 1216 |
| Noble family | House of Dampierre |
| Spouse(s) | Mathilde of Bourbon |
| Issue | |
| Father | William I of Dampierre |
| Mother | Ermengarde of Mouchy |
Guy II participated in the Third Crusade as a member of an advance party who initiated the Siege of Acre in the fall of 1189.[2]
In 1212, Guy was sent at the head of a royal army sent by King Philip II of France to confiscate the lands of Count Guy II of Auvergne.[3] He took Nonette, Tournoël Castle, Riom in December 1213, and removed Guy Auvergne from power.[3] His participation in the Battle of Bouvines in 1214, was decisive in the French victory.
Marriage and offspring
In 1186, he married Mathilde of Bourbon, a daughter of Archambaud of Bourbon and Alix of Burgundy.[4] She was a granddaughter of Archambault VII, Lord of Bourbon. Her father died before her grandfather, leaving him without a male heir. Consequently, she inherited Bourbon and thus the House of Dampierre acquired the Lordship of Bourbon.
Guy and Mathilde had seven children:
- Archambaud VIII (1189–1242), Lord of Bourbon[4]
- William II (1196–1231), married Margaret II, Countess of Flanders and Hainaut (d. 1280),[4] a daughter of Latin Emperor Baldwin I of Constantinople
- Philippa Mahaut (d. 1223), married in 1205 to Guigues IV, Count of Forez (d. 1241)
- Guy III of Dampierre (d. 22 March 1275)
- Marie, married:
- around 1201 to Hervé of Vierzon
- in 1220 to Henry I of Sully
- Joan
- Margaret
References
- Evergates 2007, p. 226-227.
- Painter 1969, p. 51.
- Wolfe 2009, p. 30.
- Evergates 2007, p. 217.
Sources
- Evergates, Theodore (2007). The Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100-1300. University of Pennsylvania Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Painter, Sidney (1969). "The Third Crusade:Richard the Lionhearted and Philip Augustus". In Setton, Kenneth M.; Wolff, Robert Lee; Hazard, Harry W. (eds.). The Later Crusades, 1189-1311. Vol. 2. University of Wisconsin Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Wolfe, Michael (2009). Walled Towns and the Shaping of France: From the Medieval to the Early Modern Era. Palgrave Macmillan.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)