Marie de Breuillet
Marie de Breuillet | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1080 near Longpont, Aisne |
| Died | 1119 (aged 38–39) |
| Spouse | Thévin d'Orsay |
| Partner | Louis VI of France |
| Children |
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| Father | Renaud de Breuillet de Dourdan |
Marie de Breuillet de Dourdan[a] (c. 1080 – c. 1119) was a French noblewoman and the royal mistress of Prince Louis of France (later King Louis VI of France) until 1104.
Biography
Birth and background
Marie was born around 1080, perhaps near Longpont, she was the daughter of a knight, Renaud de Breuillet de Dourdan (died before 1115)[1][2] and a woman named Florie.[3] She had three brothers, two of whom, Renaud II de Brueillet and Godefroy de Breuillet became monks of the Longpont Abbey.[3]
At court
Marie met Louis VI of France[b] during his stay in his castle located in Dourdan, cradle of the Capetians.[3]
She became a mistress of Louis until 1104, when she left for a Parisian convent.[3][4] In 1105, Marie gave birth to a daughter, Isabelle de France (1105–1175); married William of Vermandois, seigneur of Chaumont in 1117.[5]
Marriage and children
Marie married Thévin d'Orsay, the son of Galeran Payen dit Châtel and Béatrix, they had two sons, Aimon and Nantier d'Orsay.[3]
Notes
References
- ^ Dufour 1986, p. 46.
- ^ Pontoise (France). Saint-Martin (Benedictine abbey), Depoin & Blottière 1904, p. 371.
- ^ a b c d e "Le prieuré Notre-Dame de Longpont: XXIX. La fille naturelle de Louis VI le Gros" (in French). Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ Adams & Adams 2020, p. 21.
- ^ Fawtier 1960, p. 19.
Bibliography
- Dufour, Jean (1986). "Un Faux de Louis VI Relatif a Liancourt (Oise)" [A forgery of Louis VI relating to Liancourt (Oise)]. Bibliothèque de l'École des Chartes (in French). 144 (1): 39–67. doi:10.3406/bec.1986.450405.
- Pontoise (France). Saint-Martin (Benedictine abbey); Depoin, Joseph; Blottière, Jean Ernest (1904) [1895]. Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Martin de Pontoise [Cartulary of the Abbey of Saint-Martin de Pontoise] (in French). Vol. 4. Société historique du Vexin.
- Naus, James (2014). Bull, Marcus; Kempf, Damen (eds.). Writing the Early Crusades: Text, Transmission and Memory. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. ISBN 9781843839200.
- Adams, Tracy; Adams, Christine (16 March 2020). The Creation of the French Royal Mistress: From Agnès Sorel to Madame Du Barry. Penn State University Press. ISBN 9780271086446.
- Fawtier, Robert (1960). The Capetian Kings of France: Monarchy & Nation, 987-1328. Macmillan. ISBN 9780333087213.
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