Simon of Joinville
Simon of Joinville (French: Simon de Joinville ; Latin: Symon de Jovisvillæ) was a French knight, who became the Lord of Joinville from 1204 until his death in 1233. He was also the hereditary seneschal of the County of Champagne.
Simon of Joinville | |
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| Lord of Joinville Seneschal of Champagne | |
 The arms borne | |
| Reign | 1204–1233 |
| Predecessor | Geoffrey V of Joinville |
| Successor | Jean of Joinville |
| Born | c. 1175 |
| Died | May 1233 |
| Noble family | House of Joinville |
| Spouse(s) | Ermengarde of Montclair Béatrix of Auxonne |
| Issue | Geoffrey of Joinville Isabelle of Joinville Béatrix of Joinville Jean of Joinville Geoffrey of Joinville Simon of Joinville William of Joinville Marie/Simonette of Joinville Héloïse of Joinville |
| Father | Geoffrey IV of Joinville |
| Mother | Helvide of Dampierre |
Biography
Simon was the fourth son of Geoffrey IV of Joinville and Helvide of Dampierre, a daughter of Guy I of Dampierre. He was the younger brother of Geoffrey V of Joinville, and of Robert of Joinville who accompanied Walter III of Brienne and William of Joinville, bishop of Langres then archbishop of Reims, when they departed on the Fourth Crusade. Robert died in Apulia, Italy, before reaching the Holy Land.
Simon succeeded his eldest brother Geoffrey V as lord of Joinville, who died without children at Krak des Chevaliers in late 1203 or early 1204 during the Fourth Crusade.[1][2]
In 1209, he participated in the initial campaign of the Albigensian Crusade, and after the fall of Carcassonne he came back to Joinville.[3]
In the war of the Succession of Champagne, he fought for his cousin Erard of Brienne-Ramerupt and his wife Philippa of Champagne against the Countess-Regent Blanche of Navarre and her son Theobald, because the hereditary office of seneschal was not appointed by Blanche. Blanche's forces ravaged the lands of Joinville, and she imposed a humiliating surrender agreement: Simon's fortresses were seized, his eldest son Geoffroy was taken hostage, and he was forced to transfer his ancestral castle at Joinville to his brother, Bishop William, as security for his good conduct.[4][5][6]
Then, in 1218, he participated in the Fifth Crusade with his cousin, the king of Jerusalem John of Brienne. He fought in the Siege of Damietta and was back in Champagne on September 1220.[7][8]
Simon of Joinville died on May 1233 and was buried in Clairvaux Abbey.[9]
Family
In the year 1207 Simon married Ermengarde of Montclair, daughter of John of Montclair, and had three children:[10]
- Geoffrey of Joinville, lord of Montclair.
- Isabelle of Joinville, lady of Montclair after her brother, who married Simon IV of Clermont.
- Béatrix of Joinville, married Guermond of Châlons.
Ermengarde of Montclair died in 1218, and in a second marriage Simon married Blanche, daughter of Etienne d'Otre-Saone, Seigneur d'Otre-Saone, and his wife, Beatrice (Historic Genealogical et Chronologic de la Maison de France. Published 1730 p 696) and had six children:[10]
- John (Jean) of Joinville, lord of Joinville after his father's death.
- Geoffrey of Joinville, first baron of Geneville.
- Simon of Joinville, lord of Marnay and Gex, married Leonete of Gex.
- William (Guillaume) of Joinville, Archdeacon of Salins, rector of Arthinurchir (Ireland) and archdeacon of Besançon.
- Marie, married Guighes, Dauphin de Viennois
- Simonette of Joinville, married Jean of Tilchâtel.
- Héloïse of Joinville, married Jean of Faucogney. She founded the monastery of Montigny. (This child is not included in source document).
Notes
- Delaborde 1894, pp. 46.
- Simonnet 1876, pp. 91.
- Delaborde 1894, pp. 49.
- Delaborde 1894, pp. 51–54.
- Simonnet 1876, pp. 94–96.
- d'Arbois de Jubainville 1865, pp. 128.
- Delaborde 1894, pp. 56.
- Simonnet 1876, pp. 97–98.
- Simonnet 1876, pp. 105.
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy.
Sources
- d'Arbois de Jubainville, Henri (1865). Histoire des ducs et comtes de Champagne, tomes 4a et 4b. Paris: Librairie Auguste Durand.
- Simonnet, Jules (1876). Essai sur l'histoire et la généalogie des sires de Joinville. Langres: Imprimerie et librairie Firmin Dangien.
- Delaborde, Henri-François (1894). Jean de Joinville et les seigneurs de Joinville, suivi d'un catalogue de leurs actes. Paris: Picard et fils.
- Evergates, Theodore (2007). The Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100-1300. University of Pennsylvania Press.