 |
 |
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture About Pierre de Dreux, to complete the informations given by Jim. 1°) Even before Pierre de Dreux, Brittany's rulers were styled and they styled themselves either "dux" or "comes". In the Dark Ages and until the 10th century, they were styled time to time "princeps" or "rex". 2°) French chancellery considered Brittany as a "comitatus" until 1297, when King Philippe the Fair granted the peerage to the "duke" Jean II. 3°) Pierre de Dreux was a close kinsman of King Philippe Auguste. During the reign of Philippe Auguste, he has been a zeleous vassal of the French Crown ; he imitated the King in many aspects : his "familia" was composed of people of low extraction, but able to serve him as efficient officers ; he tried to extend his "regalia" either against barons as against bishops ; etc. 4°) Pierre de Dreux inherited the honour of Richmond (an earldom given to Breton ducal dynasty after the Conquest of 1066) : he has to give homage for this honour to the King of England ; but his predecessors have done the same. 5°) Pierre de dreux has a special devotion to Virgin Mary ; he took part in Crusades. 5°) The nickname "Mauclerc" is as later as the 15th century (when some clerics interpolated Joinville's Memoirs). For what I know, the best recent study on Pierre de Dreux is the one (in French) by Jean-Loup Montigny, "Essai sur les institutions du duché de Bretagne à l'époque de Pierre Mauclerc et sur la politique de ce prince (1213-1237)", Paris, 1961. ANDRE-YVES BOURGES ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html