39979486. Lord Guillaume des Roches & 39979487. Marguerite de Sable
~1183, Marguerite born in France, d/o 79958974. Robert de Sable
& 79958975. Clemence de Mayenne.
9/18/1180, Philip Augustus succeeded as King of France.
1189, Guillaume, “William de Roches”, a mesne knight of King
Henry II, helped defend Le Mans against Henry’s son Richard and King Philip II
of France. Guillaume fled the city with King Henry II in the vanguard of the
retreating force. While in retreat, Guillaume and William Marshall
counter-attacked the pursuing forces and Guillaume knocked Philip de Colombiers
off his horse.
1189, Marguerite’s mother died leaving her with the manor of
Agon.
11/3/1189, Richard I crowned king of England.
After the death of King Henry II, Guillaume became a mesne
knight of King Richard I.
1191, Guillaume on crusade at the siege of Acre with Richard
the Lion Heart and his father-in-law.
9/7/1191, Guillaume on crusade at the battle of Arsuf.
1194-98, Guillaume a adherent of King Richard I in war against
King Philip of France.
4/18/1199, William des Roches supported Arthur of Brittany in
taking Angers, where Arthur was recognized as count of Anjou, Maine, and Touraine,
for which he did homage to King Philip.
5/1199, King Philip of France met with William des Roches at Le
Mans and together they attacked the border fortress of Ballon; the fortress was
surrendered. A quarrel ensued between King Philip and William over the lordship
of the site.
5/27/1199, John crowned king
of England.
9/1199, at Bourg-le-Roi, King John convinced Guillaume that
Arthur of Brittany was being used solely as tool of Capetian strategy and
managed to convince him to switch sides.
12/1199, Guillaume, Seneschal of Anjou by appointment of King
John.
6/18/1200, King John recaptured Angers.
1201, Guillaume married Marguerite, acquiring Sable, La Suze,
Briollay, Maiet, Loupelandé, Genneteil, Precigné, and the Norman manor of Agon.
1202, King John refused to do homage to King Philip for his
lands; for which King Philip declared all his lands in France forfeit.
8/1/1202, Guillaume with King John rescued Eleanor of Aquitaine
at the battle of Mirebeau in which Duke Arthur of Brittany was captured.
[Because of the mistreatment of captured prisoners, Guillaume left King John
and went to the court of Juhel de Mayenne.]
10/30/1202, Guillaume, now in service of the French, captured
the city of Angers.
3/22/1203, Guillaume des Roches and his wife’s kinsmen, lords
of Mayenne and Craon in the Loire valley, did homage to King Philip.
5/17/1203, Guillaume and other French barons captured Le Mans.
9/18/1203, Raoul de Beaumont stood as a surety for King John
of England with William de Roches, whom King Philip of France sent for discussions.
4/1204, Guillaume made Seneschal of Normandy by King Philip. [Effectively acting as count of Anjou, Maine, and Tourraine, owing allegiance only to the crown of France.]
4/1204, Guillaume made Seneschal of Normandy by King Philip. [Effectively acting as count of Anjou, Maine, and Tourraine, owing allegiance only to the crown of France.]
8/1204, King Philip grant Guillaume 1 mark of silver from every
50 livres of domainial revenues, and a third of the profits from justice.
9/1204, King Philip authorized Guillaume to appoint baillis to
aid in the tasks of his office.
1206, Guillaume received custody of Angers, Loudun, Saumur,
Brissac, Beaufort, and “all the land of Anjou” at the King's pleasure.
1/1207, King Philip in a final concord with Guillaume gave him
Anuou, Bauge, and everything else granted in 1206. [Effectively relieved as
seneschal of Touraine. His office was hereditary only to direct heirs.]
1208, Guillaume granted custody of all of Anjou and Maine.
1209, Amaury de Craon, William des Roches and Andrew de Vitre,
all close kinsmen of Juhel de Mayenne by blood or marriage, witnessed his
renunciation at Savingy before its abbot and monks.
1209, Guillaume on crusade fought at Beziers [July] and
Carcassonne [August].
2/1212, Pledges to King Philip of money should Amauri de
Craon not put his castle of Chautoce, Maine-et-Loire, at the king’s service
when needed: Robert, count of Alencon, 1000 livres; Juhel de Mayenne, 1000;
William des Roches, 1000; …; Ralph, viscount of Beaumont, 500; … (S) On the
Increase of Royal Power, Wilker, 1888, P116.
5/1214, King John, invaded the Loire valley, meeting stiff resistance at Nantes, but captured Angers [who’s walls were damaged by previous battles.] King John then laid siege to La Roche-aux-Moines.
5/1214, King John, invaded the Loire valley, meeting stiff resistance at Nantes, but captured Angers [who’s walls were damaged by previous battles.] King John then laid siege to La Roche-aux-Moines.
7/2/1214, Aimery de Craon, marshal Henri Clement, and Guillaume
des Roches [“a vigorous man, steadfast in faith, and proven in war”], and 800
knights, with Prince Louis of France victorious at the battle of La
Roche-aux-Moines against the forces of King John of England.
10/28/1216, Henry III, age 9, crowned king of England.
1219, Guillaume des Roches, about to depart on the Albigensian
crusade, and having no male heir, conferred most of the lands of Sable on
Aimery de Craon, husband of his eldest daughter.
1219, Guillaume on crusade fought at Marmande with Prince Louis
of France.
1222, Guillaume, Lord of Longue-Jumelle and Château-du-loir
died.
7/14/1223, Louis VIII succeeded as king of France.
1227, Marguerite de Sable donnait quelques vignes aux
Religieuses de Bonlieu pour le repos des ames de ses pere et mere, de sa soeur,
de son mari et don son gendre Amaury de Craon. (S) Histoire de La Fleche,
Montzey, P163.
(S) The Government of Philip Augustus, Baldwin, 1991.
Children of Guillaume and Marguerite:
i. Jeanne des Roches (19989759), born 1202 in France.
ii. Clemence des Roches (19989743), born ~1204 in France.
