Marie de Breuillet de Dourdan[a] (c. 1080 – c. 1119) was a French noblewoman and the royal mistress of Prince Louis of France (later King Louis VI of France) until 1104.

Biography

Birth and background

Coronation of Louis VI of France, called the Fat (French: le Gros).

Marie was born around 1080, perhaps near Longpont, she was the daughter of a knight, Renaud de Breuillet de Dourdan (died before 1115)[1][2] and a woman named Florie.[3] She had three brothers, two of whom, Renaud II de Brueillet and Godefroy de Breuillet became monks of the Longpont Abbey.[3]

At court

Marie met Louis VI of France[b] during his stay in his castle located in Dourdan, cradle of the Capetians.[3]

She became a mistress of Louis until 1104, when she left for a Parisian convent.[3][4] In 1105, Marie gave birth to a daughter, Isabelle de France (1105–1175); married William of Vermandois, seigneur of Chaumont in 1117.[5]

Marriage and children

Marie married Thévin d'Orsay, the son of Galeran Payen dit Châtel and Béatrix, they had two sons, Aimon and Nantier d'Orsay.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ (French: [maʁi də bʁøjɛ də duʁdɑ̃])
  2. ^ Marie was the mistress of Louis before his accession as King of the Franks on 29 July 1108.

References

  1. ^ Dufour 1986, p. 46.
  2. ^ Pontoise (France). Saint-Martin (Benedictine abbey), Depoin & Blottière 1904, p. 371.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Le prieuré Notre-Dame de Longpont: XXIX. La fille naturelle de Louis VI le Gros" (in French). Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  4. ^ Adams & Adams 2020, p. 21.
  5. ^ Fawtier 1960, p. 19.

Bibliography

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_de_Breuillet
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