Bouchard III of Montmorency
Bouchard III, (died 1031) was an 11th-century French noble, lord of Montmorency, Écouen, Marly, Feullarde, and Château-Basset, and a member of the House of Montmorency.
Biography
[edit]Bouchard was the son of Bouchard II of Montmorency (d.1020) and Idelinde de Basset. (981–1012)[1]
He appeared at the court of King Robert II of France among the grandees of his suite around 1022. Until 1032, the year of the King's death, he appears in many charters.[2] Henry I succeeded his father and Bouchard III is believed to have passed away in that year[3]
Issue
[edit]Bouchard III had four sons and one daughter by an unknown wife:
- Thibaud, lord of Montmorency on the death of his father, of Écouen, and Constable of France;[1]
- Hervé, lord of Marly and Deuil, then of Montmorency, and Grand Bouteiller of France;[1]
- Geoffroi, lord of Gisors;[1]
- Eudes;[1]
- Isabelle, a nun[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Genealogical History of the House of Montmorency and Laval, pages 68 and 69, by André Du Chesne , Geographer to the King, Paris, 1624.
- ^ The Great Historical Dictionary or the curious mixture of the Sacred and the Profane . By Louis Moréri, priest doctor of theology. New and last edition volume V , page 436 , at J.Baptiste Coignard printer; Paris MDCCXXV .
- ^ Evidence of the history of the House of Montmorency, taken from the charters of the various Churches, from the registers of the Chancellery and of the Parliament, by André Du Chesne ; Chez Sébastien Cramoisy rue St.Jacques, aux Cigognes; Paris M.DC.XXIIII, pages 12 to 19.