Erard II of Chacenay
Erard II (died 16 June 1236) was the Sire de Chacenay (Chassenay) from 1190/1.{{efn|His name and title appear in charters as:
- dominus Erardus de Cachenaio
- Airardus dominus de Chassenay
- Erardus dominus Chacenaii}} He was the eldest son of Erard I of Chacenay and Mathilde de Donzy.{{sfn|Schenk|2012|p=195}}
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.{{sfn|Evergates|2007|p=219}}
Uneasy with the result in Champagne, Erard took part in the Fifth Crusade (1217),{{sfn|Schenk|2012|p=240}} 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.{{sfn|Schenk|2012|p=194,241}} 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.{{sfn|Evergates|2007|p=219}}
He was a patron of the trouvère Guiot de Dijon. He was buried in the Abbey of Clairvaux, 16 June 1236.{{sfn|Evergates|2007|p=219}}
Marriage and children
Erard was the second husband of Emmeline (Emelina) de Broyes (died 1249, before April), widow of Odo II of Champlitte.{{sfn|Schenk|2012|p=240}} 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.{{sfn|Schenk|2012|p=178}} Erard and Emeline had:
- Huet, died on Crusade in 1247, no children{{sfn|Evergates|2007|p=219}}
- Erard III, succeeded Erard{{sfn|Evergates|2007|p=219}}
- Matilda, who married Guy d'Arcis-sur-Aube
- Alix of Chacenay
- Joanna, who is only known from the donation of 1218
Notes
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References
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Sources
- {{cite book |title=The Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100-1300 |first=Theodore |last=Evergates |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |year=2007 }}
- {{cite book |title=Templar Families, Landowning Families and the Order of the Temple in France, c.1120-1307 |first=Jochen |last=Schenk |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2012 }}
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Category:Christians of the Fifth Crusade