Bouchard II of Montmorency
Bouchard II (975-1020) le Barbu (the Bearded), was Lord of Montmorency.
He was one of the most significant lords of France under the first reign of Robert, son of King Hugh Capet. He had a dispute with the Abbot of S. Denis about Basset Castle in L'Île-Saint-Denis. From this stronghold Bouchard ransomed the boats that passed within reach, including those of the monks of the abbey of Saint-Denis. Abbot Vivien complained to King Robert II the Pious. A royal trial took place, opposing Bouchard to Vivien. By a judgment of his peer barons and the king, on January 25, 997, he was forced to respect the royal protection granted to the monks of Saint-Denis, to demolish the Basset Castle, and to accept the exchange of his island of Saint-Denis against the castle and the fief of Montmorency.
He married N the widow of Hugues Basset, knight, of Château-Basset. His descendants include Bouchard III, Eudes, Viscount of Meulan, Alberic, Constable of France, who formed a branch that became extinct in the third generation and Foucaud, who came from the lords of .
References[]
- Viton de Saint-Allais, Nicolas. "Nobiliaire universel de France, ou Recueil général des généalogies historiques des maisons nobles de ce royaume". 1773-1842 [1]. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- 975 births
- 1020 deaths
- 10th-century French people
- Medieval French nobility
- 11th-century French people