William II of Dampierre
William II (1196 – 3 September 1231) was the lord of Dampierre from 1216 until his death. He was the son of Guy II, constable of Champagne, and Mathilde of Bourbon.[1]
William II of Dampierre | |
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| Born | 1196 |
| Died | 3 September 1231 |
| Noble family | House of Dampierre |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret II, Countess of Flanders |
| Issue | William III of Dampierre Guy of Dampierre John of Dampierre Joan of Dampierre Marie of Dampierre |
| Father | Guy II of Dampierre |
| Mother | Mathilde of Bourbon |
His brother, Archambaud VIII, inherited Bourbon, and William inherited Dampierre. He married Margaret II, Countess of Flanders and Hainault,[1] in 1223 and was thus regent of Flanders until his death as "Willem I" (or "Guillaume Ier"). In 1226 William and Margaret founded a Cistercian nunnery at Saint-Dizier.[2] Their sons William III and John continued to confirm and patronize the nunnery during their lives,[2] including William II's burial there in 1231.[2] William and Margaret founded more Cisterian nunneries throughout the county of Flanders, including Flines Abbey.[2]
He had four children (three sons) by Margaret and the eldest took part in the War of the Succession of Flanders and Hainault:
- William III, Count of Flanders and Lord of Kortrijk[2]
- Guy, Count of Flanders and Margrave of Namur
- John I, Lord of Dampierre, Viscount of Troyes, and Constable of Champagne[2]
- Joanna, married in 1239 to Hugh III of Rethel,[3] then in 1243 to Theobald II of Bar[3]
References
- Theodore Evergates, The Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100-1300, (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007), 217.
- Anne E. Lester, Creating Cistercian Nuns: The Women's Religious Movement and Its Reform in Thirteenth Century Champagne, (Cornell University Press, 2011), 156–157.
- Theodore Evergates, The Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100-1300, 181.