Guitier, Count of Rethel

Guitier (Ithier) of Rethel (died 1171), son of Odo of Vitry and Matilda, Countess of Rethel, nephew of Baldwin II of Jerusalem,[1] was Count of Rethel, succeeding his mother. (His father is named as count, but it is not clear that he ever served.) Châtelain de Vitry. In March 1129, Guitier travelled to the Holy Land, although it is not clear if he participated in the Damascus Crusade that year.

Guitier married Beatrix of Namur, daughter of Godfrey I, Count of Namur, and Erminside.[2] Guitier and Beatrix had eleven children:

Upon his death, he was succeeded as Count of Rethel by his son Manasses IV.

References

  1. Housley 2007, p. 33.
  2. Murray 2000, p. 125.
  3. Houben 2002, p. 96.

Sources

  • Houben, Hubert (2002). Roger II of Sicily: Ruler between East and West. Translated by Loud, Graham A.; Milburn, Diane. Cambridge University Press.
  • Housley, Norman, ed. (2007). Knighthoods of Christ: Essays on the History of the Crusades and the Knights. Ashgate Publishing Limited.
  • Murray, Alan V. (2000). The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: A Dynastic History 1099-1125. Prosographica et Genealogica.
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