County of Guînes

Flemish fief and later French fief

The County of Guînes, was a Flemish fief and later French fief in the Middle Ages.

The county was split from the County of Boulogne in about 988.^[1] Though dominated by the larger county of Flanders, it often acted independently.^[2] In 1180, Guînes was passed, together with Ardres, Arras and Saint-Omer, to the French crown as part of the dowry of Isabel of Hainaut when she married Philip II of France.^[3]

Counts

Ancient arms of the Counts of Guînes.

Modern arms of the Counts of Guînes.

• ?-c.965 - Siegfried, Count of Guînes
  • Although he never seemed to be formally designated as Count, he is historically referred to as such.^[1]
• c.965-? - Ardolf, Count of Guînes^[4]
• Raoul, Count of Guînes (son of Ardolf), also known as Ralph or Rodolphe^[4]
• Eustace, Count of Guînes (son of Raoul)^[4]
• 1065-1091 - Baldwin I, Count of Guînes (son of Eustace), also known as Baudouin^[2]
• 1091-1137 - Robert Manasses, Count of Guînes (son of Baldwin I)^[2]
• 1138-1141 - Aubrey de Vere - jure uxoris
• 1141-1169 - Arnoul I, Count de Guînes (son of Gisela of Guînes, daughter of Baldwin I)^[5]
• 1169-1205 - Baldwin II, Count of Guînes
• 1205-1220 - Arnold II of Guînes
• 1220-1244 - Baldwin III, Count of Guînes
• 1244-? - Arnould III, Count of Guînes
• Baldwin IV, Count of Guînes
• 1294–1302 - John II of Brienne, Count of Guînes
• 1302–1344 - Raoul I of Brienne, Count of Guînes, Constable of France.
• 1344–1350 - Raoul II of Brienne, Count of Guînes, forfeited.
  • The county was confiscated by King John II of France in 1350 and later granted to Georges de La Trémoille in 1398.
• 1398–1446 - Georges de La Trémoille
• 1446–1483 - Louis I de La Trémoille
• 1483–1525 - Louis II de la Trémoille
• 1525–1541 - François II de La Trémoille
• 1541–1577 - Louis III de La Trémoille
• 1577–1604 - Claude de La Trémoille
• 1604–1674 - Henri de La Trémoille

Citations

1. Ardres 2010, p. 26.
2. Ardres 2010, p. 27.
3. Ardres 2010, p. 30.
4. Ardres 2010.
5. Ardres 2010, p. 28.

Sources

• Ardres, Lambert of (24 November 2010). The History of the Counts of Guines and Lords of Ardres. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-0054-6. Retrieved 24 May 2024.