The hereditary castellan of Lille, who keeps the castle and leads the knights of the castellany's five quarters (Melantois, Carembault, Pevele, Ferrain, Weppes).
He dies during 1200 and his son Roger succeeds.
Who he is
- Name
- John I (Jean Ier), son of Castellan Hugh
- Title
- Castellan of Lille
- Since
- By about 1190 (his father Hugh died 1169; the start of John's tenure is not pinned)
- Born
- Not pinned
- Family
- The hereditary castellans of Lille, founders of the abbey of Phalempin. Sons: Roger IV (castellan after him, died 1230) and William, provost of Saint-Pierre of Lille (died 1235).
- Confidence
- medium
French Wikipedia (Chatellenie de Lille) gives John I, died 1200.
Overlord
The dowager Matilda, who holds Lille in dower, and the count of Flanders.
What it holds
- The castellany office of Lille and its fiefs
- Rights at Phalempin, his family's abbey (thin)
How it was acquired
Inheritance.
Allies and rivals
The dowager Matilda; the count; the chapter of Saint-Pierre of Lille.
How things stand that morning
In office under the dowager.
Wealth
Fiefs and dues of the castellany.
Military
Knights of the castellany.
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- During 1200, not pinnedJohn I dies; his son Roger IV succeeds as castellan.Depends on: Natural death. Stopped by: Nothing in play.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The castellan list is published; the month of his death is not pinned.
On the map: Marks the seat only.
Primary sources for Flanders
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Chronicle of Alberic of Trois-Fontaines, Alberic of Trois-Fontaines (about 1227 to 1241, at the Cistercian abbey of Trois-Fontaines in Champagne). The widest net of any Latin chronicle for 1200, compiled from dozens of sources, many now lost. Read online
- Chronicle of Andres, William of Andres (about 1220 to 1234). The chronicle and cartulary of a small abbey between Guines and Ardres, near the border of Flanders and Boulogne. Read online
- Chronicle of Hainaut, Gislebert of Mons (about 1195 to 1196). Ends in 1195, so it has no 1200 entries, but it is the indispensable background for Flanders and Hainaut: the career of Count Baldwin V of Hainaut (VIII of Flanders), his union of the two counties, the settlement with Philip over Artois, the rights, castles, fiefs and vassals of Hainaut listed by a man who ran its chancery, and the youth of Baldwin IX, who held both counties in 1200. Read online
- Chronicle of Robert of Auxerre, Robert of Auxerre (Robert of Saint-Marien) (about 1190 to 1211; continued at Saint-Marien to 1227). A universal chronicle whose last twenty years are contemporary and well informed from Burgundy and the Auxerrois. Read online
- Universal Chronicle of the Anonymous of Laon, Anonymous (an English-born canon of Laon) (about 1219). A Picard chronicle whose author had lived in England and keeps an eye on both kingdoms. Read online
- Annals of Egmond (12th century to about 1205). The house annals of Egmond, the counts of Holland's abbey, and the main native source for Holland around 1200. Read online
- Chronicle of Roger of Howden, Roger of Howden (about 1192 to 1201). The fullest single narrative for the year. Read online
- Deeds of Philip Augustus, Rigord (about 1186 to 1206, in stages). The French court's own chronicle for the year, from the monk of Saint-Denis who called himself the king's chronographer. Read online
8 more in the sources library for France and Iberia.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.