Walcourt

Who he is

Name

Wery (Werner) II of Walcourt, or his heir; whether Wery is living on 1 January 1200 is not pinned

Title

Lord of Walcourt, count of Montaigu and Clermont

Since

Count of Montaigu and Clermont after the death of his brother-in-law Conon of Duras (about 1189 or later)

Born

Not pinned

Family

House of Walcourt; Wery II married a sister of Conon, count of Montaigu and Duras. Thierry II of Walcourt is later count of Rochefort and lord of Walcourt (founds the Jardinet abbey in 1232).

Confidence

low

en.wikipedia on Conon of Montaigu and Duras; fr.wikipedia Walcourt

Overlord

The count of Namur for Walcourt (fr.wikipedia); the church of Liege for Clermont and the Duras inheritance (not pinned for Montaigu)

What it holds

• Walcourt town and its Notre-Dame sanctuary (Namur fief)
• County of Clermont on the Meuse (Liege fief)
• County of Montaigu on the Ourthe
• Part of the lands of Conon of Duras bought from the church of Liege

How it was acquired

Walcourt inherited; Montaigu and Clermont by Wery II's marriage.

Allies and rivals

Allied with the counts of Namur (fr.wikipedia); vassal of Liege for Clermont.

How things stand that morning

Held by the Walcourt house; its side follows Namur (leaning to Otto with Baldwin of Flanders and Namur) for Walcourt; not pinned.

Wealth

The pilgrimage to Our Lady of Walcourt; farmland and woods.

Military

Walcourt's walls and towers on Namur's southern frontier.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: The Montaigu and Clermont inheritance is from en.wikipedia; the holder on 1 January is not pinned.

On the map: Montaigu is not drawn: its castle lies in the commune of Rendeux, which the France map draws with the county of La Roche.

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

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