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Medieval French noble family (extinct)
The House of Châtillon was a notable French family, with origins in the 9th century. The name comes from that of
Châtillon-sur-Marne in
Champagne , where members of the family were tenants in a castle belonging to the
Counts of Champagne .
[1]
Gaucher V of Châtillon was lord of Châtillon from 1290 until 1303, when he became count of
Porcien . The title was then sold to
Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans in 1400. Other branches of the family were in
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise (extinguished in 1360), in
Blois (extinguished in 1397), and in
Penthièvre (extinguished in 1457).
[1]
Members of the house include:
Odo of Châtillon, Pope under the name of
Urban II
[2]
Charles of Blois Châtillon (1319–1364), was canonized as
saint , ruled over the
Champagne branch. His claim to be
Duke of Brittany, jure uxoris ignited the
Breton War of Succession . His title would pass for a time to his descendants.
[3]
Gaucher de Châtillon (1166–1219),
Sénéchal of
Burgundy , escorted
Philip II of France to the
Holy Land and distinguished himself at the
siege of Acre and the
battle of Bouvines .
[4]
Gaucher V de Châtillon (1249–1329) great-grandson of the former,
constable of France under
Philip IV of France and minister of
Louis X of France .
[5]
Jeanne de Châtillon (c .1285–1354),
Duchess of Athens .
[6]
Marie de St Pol (c .1303–1377), foundress of
Pembroke College, Cambridge .
[7]
Jacques de Châtillon (-1302), died in the
Battle of the Golden Spurs after fleeing a mob.
[8]
Alix de Châtillon dit d'Antioche (Alisia of Antioch), married Azon d'Este V, Seigneur de Ferrare.
[9]
This house is totally distinct from the house of
Châtillon-sur-Loing , which produced (among others) the Coligny brothers :
Gaspard ,
François and
cardinal Odet .
[10]
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a
b
Chisholm, Hugh , ed. (1911).
"Châtillon" .
Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 7.
^ François-Alexandre Aubert de La Chesnaye Des Bois. "Dictionnaire de la noblesse : contenant les généalogies, l'histoire et la chronologie des familles nobles de France", Tome 5, (Paris: Schlesinger Brothers, 1867),
p. 448.
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^ A.W. Ward; G.W. Prothero; Stanley Leathes, eds. "The Cambridge Modern History". (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1911).