Individual Details
Pierre de Luxembourg
(1390 - 31 Aug 1433)
- 11 Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece 1430
Pierre was born in Naples in 1390, the son and heir of Jean de Luxembourg, sire de Beauvoir et de Richebourg, and Marguerite d'Enghien, comtesse héritičre de Brienne et de Conversano, dame d'Enghien et de Gouy-lez-Piéton, duchesse en titre d'Athčnes. He was the third of four children, but the only one to have offspring. His elder brother Louis became cardinal archbishop of Rouen.
On 8 May 1405 Pierre married Margherita del Balzo, daughter of Francesco del Balzo, 1.duca d'Andria, and his third wife Sueva Orsini. They had seven children of whom three sons and two daughters would have progeny. His eldest daughter Jacquetta in 1433 married John, duke of Bedford (son of King Henry IV of England), the English regent of France. Their marriage was childless and he died in 1435. In 1436 she married Sir Richard Widville, who was the son of her dead husband's chamberlain. He was later created the first earl Rivers. They had sixteen children, among them Elizabeth Widville who was to become the wife of King Edward IV of England, and mother of Elizabeth of York (in her turn mother of King Henry VIII) and of King Edward V. Pierre's eldest son Louis became constable of France in 1465, but was beheaded in 1475 after a conspiracy between Louis XI and the duke of Burgundy, themselves at war but both deeply distrusting the constable. Pierre's youngest son Jacques, seigneur de Richebourg, became a knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece like his father.
Pierre spent his early years in the kingdom of Naples and was married there. In October 1407 he came to Enghien for the first time. He then entered the service of Willem of Bavaria, then count of Hainaut, Holland and Zeeland. At the side of Johann of Bavaria, prince-bishop of Ličge, he fought at the Battle of Othée (23 September 1408).
In the conflict between England and France in 1420 he sided with England. He was with Philippe 'the Good', duke of Burgundy at the marriage of Henry V of England and Catherine of France at Troyes (on 2 June 1420). He took part in the siege of Melun, but was captured in the summer of 1420 between Melun and Brienne, and imprisoned in Meaux. At the end of 1421 he was ransomed by the king of England.
He returned to Enghien and soon after he became a member of the ducal council of Brabant. From the end of 1421 to 1430 he played a major role in the council under the dukes Jean IV and Philippe de Saint-Pol, to whom he was related. Under the rule of Philippe de Saint-Pol, he was one of five barons to whom Philippe had to assign the rule of the duchy following the revolt of 1428. When Philippe 'the Good', duke of Burgundy, in 1430 became duke of Brabant and Limburg, Pierre continued to occupy an influential position as a member of the regency council, made up of seven members of the high nobility of Brabant and Limburg.
He also had a degree of authority in the county of Hainault as governor for Jean IV de Bourgogne, duke of Brabant and Limburg, after the latter's victory over the troops of Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, husband of Jean's former wife Jacoba of Bavaria, countess of Holland, Zeeland and Hainault. In 1425 he was one of two captains-general of Brabant.
Like his brothers he supported Philippe 'the Good' in his coalition with the English against the French. With his elder brother Jean, comte de Ligny and seigneur de Beaurevoir, he was among the first members to be appointed to the Order of the Golden Fleece at its foundation by Philippe 'the Good' in 1430, although he did not personally swear his oath until the second chapter at Bruges on 2 December 1432.
From 1431 until his death he was count of St. Pol in Artois, of Brienne in Champagne, and of Conversano in Apulia as well as lord of Enghien in Hainault.
On 31 August 1433 at Rambures Pierre died of the plague; he was buried at the abbey of Cercamp in Artois.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Pierre was born in Naples in 1390, the son and heir of Jean de Luxembourg, sire de Beauvoir et de Richebourg, and Marguerite d'Enghien, comtesse héritičre de Brienne et de Conversano, dame d'Enghien et de Gouy-lez-Piéton, duchesse en titre d'Athčnes. He was the third of four children, but the only one to have offspring. His elder brother Louis became cardinal archbishop of Rouen.
On 8 May 1405 Pierre married Margherita del Balzo, daughter of Francesco del Balzo, 1.duca d'Andria, and his third wife Sueva Orsini. They had seven children of whom three sons and two daughters would have progeny. His eldest daughter Jacquetta in 1433 married John, duke of Bedford (son of King Henry IV of England), the English regent of France. Their marriage was childless and he died in 1435. In 1436 she married Sir Richard Widville, who was the son of her dead husband's chamberlain. He was later created the first earl Rivers. They had sixteen children, among them Elizabeth Widville who was to become the wife of King Edward IV of England, and mother of Elizabeth of York (in her turn mother of King Henry VIII) and of King Edward V. Pierre's eldest son Louis became constable of France in 1465, but was beheaded in 1475 after a conspiracy between Louis XI and the duke of Burgundy, themselves at war but both deeply distrusting the constable. Pierre's youngest son Jacques, seigneur de Richebourg, became a knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece like his father.
Pierre spent his early years in the kingdom of Naples and was married there. In October 1407 he came to Enghien for the first time. He then entered the service of Willem of Bavaria, then count of Hainaut, Holland and Zeeland. At the side of Johann of Bavaria, prince-bishop of Ličge, he fought at the Battle of Othée (23 September 1408).
In the conflict between England and France in 1420 he sided with England. He was with Philippe 'the Good', duke of Burgundy at the marriage of Henry V of England and Catherine of France at Troyes (on 2 June 1420). He took part in the siege of Melun, but was captured in the summer of 1420 between Melun and Brienne, and imprisoned in Meaux. At the end of 1421 he was ransomed by the king of England.
He returned to Enghien and soon after he became a member of the ducal council of Brabant. From the end of 1421 to 1430 he played a major role in the council under the dukes Jean IV and Philippe de Saint-Pol, to whom he was related. Under the rule of Philippe de Saint-Pol, he was one of five barons to whom Philippe had to assign the rule of the duchy following the revolt of 1428. When Philippe 'the Good', duke of Burgundy, in 1430 became duke of Brabant and Limburg, Pierre continued to occupy an influential position as a member of the regency council, made up of seven members of the high nobility of Brabant and Limburg.
He also had a degree of authority in the county of Hainault as governor for Jean IV de Bourgogne, duke of Brabant and Limburg, after the latter's victory over the troops of Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, husband of Jean's former wife Jacoba of Bavaria, countess of Holland, Zeeland and Hainault. In 1425 he was one of two captains-general of Brabant.
Like his brothers he supported Philippe 'the Good' in his coalition with the English against the French. With his elder brother Jean, comte de Ligny and seigneur de Beaurevoir, he was among the first members to be appointed to the Order of the Golden Fleece at its foundation by Philippe 'the Good' in 1430, although he did not personally swear his oath until the second chapter at Bruges on 2 December 1432.
From 1431 until his death he was count of St. Pol in Artois, of Brienne in Champagne, and of Conversano in Apulia as well as lord of Enghien in Hainault.
On 31 August 1433 at Rambures Pierre died of the plague; he was buried at the abbey of Cercamp in Artois.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Events
| Birth | 1390 | Neaples | |||
| Marriage | 8 May 1405 | Margherita del Balzo | |||
| Death | 31 Aug 1433 | Rambures |
Families
| Spouse | Margherita del Balzo (1394 - 1469) |
| Child | Jacques de Luxembourg (1419 - 1487) |