Barons and castellans · Lands of John and Eleanor · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Mauléon

The Mauleons, heirs of the old lords of Chatelaillon, claimed La Rochelle, which the dukes had taken from Chatelaillon in the 1130s.

By a treaty with John they renounced La Rochelle in exchange for the castle of Talmont and the Talmondais, Benon in Aunis, Les Moutiers, Curzon and the island of Re. The treaty's date is not given in the source found; it most likely belongs to John's settlement of Poitou in 1199, when he also confirmed La Rochelle's commune (8 July 1199).

Who he is

Name
Raoul de Mauleon (Raoul II or III)
Title
Lord of Mauleon (now Mauleon, formerly Chatillon-sur-Sevre)
Since
not pinned
Born
not known
Family
His son Savary de Mauleon, born about 1180 or a little earlier, holds fiefs around Angoulins, Chatelaillon, Benon and Re. Raoul dies in 1200 and his brother William succeeds at Mauleon; Savary later inherits from William (Fontenay among others). A Mauleon sister, Eustachie, is wife of Hugh III of Chatellerault.
Confidence
medium

fr.wikipedia (Savary de Mauleon). John's exchange with the family is described there without its date.

Overlord

Eleanor as countess of Poitou

What it holds

  • Castle of Mauleon in the bocage of northern Poitou
  • By the exchange with John (date not pinned): Talmont and the Talmondais, Les Moutiers, Curzon, Benon and the island of Re
  • Savary's fiefs between Angoulins, Chatelaillon, Benon and Re

How it was acquired

Mauleon by inheritance; the Talmont lands by exchange for the claim to La Rochelle.

Allies and rivals

Kin of the viscounts of Chatellerault and of Preuilly. Savary will fight for Arthur in 1202 and be taken at Mirebeau.

How things stand that morning

Raoul holds Mauleon. If the exchange is of 1199, as is likely, the family also holds Talmont, Benon and Re; not pinned.

Wealth

Salt and wine of Re and the Aunis coast; the Talmondais; no figures.

Military

Mauleon and Talmont castles; the family's later fame comes from Savary, a soldier, troubadour and sea captain.

Threats

  • Raoul's death (1200) and the division between his brother and his son

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.

  1. 1200 (day not pinned)Raoul de Mauleon dies; his brother William succeeds at Mauleon while Savary keeps his own fiefs.Depends on: Natural death. Stopped by: Nothing likely.

Places of note

  • Castle of Talmont: Ducal castle given to the Mauleons in exchange for La Rochelle

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: One modern article; the exchange with John is undated in it.

On the map: The Talmont, Benon and Re parts depend on the exchange having been made before 1 January 1200.

Primary sources for Angevin lands

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
  • Chronicles of Saint-Martial of Limoges, Bernard Itier and other monks of Saint-Martial; Geoffrey of Vigeois for the earlier chronicle (Geoffrey's chronicle to 1184; Bernard Itier's notes about 1195 to 1225). Bernard Itier, librarian of Saint-Martial, kept dated notes through 1200 of what reached Limoges: Richard's death at Chalus in 1199, the viscounts of Limoges and the lords of the Limousin, John's passage through Aquitaine in 1200 and the affairs of Angouleme and the Lusignans, and the abbey's own elections and prices. Read online
  • Chronicles of the Churches of Anjou (Saint-Aubin, Saint-Serge, Saint-Florent and others), Various (monks of Angers and the Loire) (11th to 13th centuries; the Saint-Aubin annals run to the 1220s). The Angevin houses' own annals of the succession crisis in their city: Arthur received at Angers in 1199 with Constance and the Breton and Angevin barons, John's counter-moves, the defection of William des Roches and the Angevin lords to John, and the peace of 1200 that left Arthur John's vassal. Read online
  • The Great Chronicle of Tours, Anonymous (a canon of Saint-Martin of Tours) (about 1227). The Loire valley's view of the Angevin succession. 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
  • Chronicle of Roger of Howden, Roger of Howden (about 1192 to 1201). The fullest single narrative for the year. Read online
  • Chronicle; Deeds of the Kings, Gervase of Canterbury (Chronica about 1188 to 1199; Gesta Regum about 1199 to 1210). The Chronica stops in 1199, so for 1200 the witness is the briefer Gesta Regum, which notes John's peace with Philip, the coronation of Isabella at Westminster on 8 October 1200, and matters touching Canterbury: the archbishop Hubert Walter as chancellor, the cathedral priory's quarrel with him, and the Lambeth college dispute lately settled by the pope. Read online
  • English Chronicle of Ralph of Coggeshall, Ralph of Coggeshall (about 1200 to 1224, in stages). Short but independent entries for 1200 from a Cistercian house in Essex: John's levy on the Cistercians and the carucage, the peace with Philip, the king's new marriage and the queen's coronation, and the death of Hugh of Lincoln. Read online

14 more in the sources library for France and Iberia.

Sources and studies

  1. Savary de Mauleon (fr.wikipedia)
  2. Vicomte de Chatellerault (fr.wikipedia)

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.