Simon II of Clermont

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Simon II of Clermont Simon II de Clermont

Seigneur of Ailly
Reign	1226–1286
Seigneur of Nesle
Reign	1226–1286

Born	c. 1216
Died	1286
Spouse	Adele of Montfort
Issue	Raoul of Clermont Guy I of Clermont and more
House	House of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis also House of Creil also House of Clermont-Nesle
Father	Raoul I of Clermont-Nesle
Mother	Gertrude of Nesle

Simon II of Clermont-Nesle (c. 1210–1285/86) was Seigneur (Lord) of Ailly, Maulette and Nesle (in Picardy)

Biography

Simon was the eldest son Raoul I of Clermont-Nesle, Seigneur of Ailly, Maulette, and Gertrude of Nesle.^[1] He was a counsellor of King Louis IX of France, especially in areas of justice.^[2] Jointly with Matthew of Vendôme, Simon was the regent of the kingdom in 1270–71 when Louis and his son Philip were away on the Eighth Crusade, using the title "lieutenant".^[3] In the process of canonisation of king Louis in 1283, he was one of those bearing witness.

Simon was also a tutor of the children of the king, appointed by Philip III.

Simon is accounted of the foundation of Hôtel de Nesle, to accommodate nobility in Paris, instead of their first Hôtel de Nesle, that was ceded to King Louis IX, and the construction was enabled through the prominent positions of his sons Raoul and Guy, and their wealth. The hotel was connected to Tour de Nesle, and eventually sold to King Philip IV of France in 1314.

Marriage and issue

In 1242 Simon married Adele of Montfort,^[4] daughter of Amaury de Montfort, Count of Montfort-l'Amaury and Constable of France. Their children were:

Raoul II/III of Clermont (c. 1245–1302), Seigneur of Nesle, Viscount of Châteaudun, Grand Chamberlain of France and Constable of France.^[4] He fought in the Franco-Flemish War (1297–1305) and was killed in the Battle of the Golden Spurs.^[5]
Simon II of Clermont-Nesle (d. 22 December 1312 ?), bishop of Noyon and bishop-count of Beauvais (1301–c. 1312). He was one of few bishops that supported King Philip IV of France against Pope Boniface VIII.
Amaury, a cleric
Guy I of Clermont, Seigneur of Breteuil, Ailly and Maulette, appointed to Marshal of France, fighting in the Franco-Flemish War (1297–1305) and was killed in the Battle of the Golden Spurs.^[5]
Elizabeth^[4]

References

^ Griffiths 1997, p. 124.
^ Griffiths 1997, p. 125.
^ Jordan 2012, p. 74-75.
^ ^a ^b ^c Pipon 1996, p. 64.
^ ^a ^b Verbruggen 2002, p. 57.

Sources

Griffiths, Quentin (1997). "Royal Counselors and Trouvères in the Houses of Nesle and Soissons". Medieval Prosopography. 18. Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University through its Medieval Institute Publications: 123–137.
Jordan, William Chester (2012). "Simon de Nesle, Aristocrat". Men at the Center: Redemptive Governance Under Louis IX. Budapest-New York: Central European University Press. pp. 71–99. ISBN 978-6155225123.
Pipon, Brigitte (1996). Le chartrier de l'Abbaye-aux-Bois (1202–1341), étude et édition (in French). Ecole des chartes.
Verbruggen, J. F. (2002). The Battle of the Golden Spurs (Courtrai, 11 July 1302): A Contribution to the History of Flanders' War of Liberation, 1297–1305. The Boydell Press.

Regnal titles
Simon II of Clermont House of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis Born: c. 1216 Died: 1286
Preceded by Raoul I jure uxoris or Jean II	Seigneur of Nesle 1226?–1286	Succeeded by Raoul II
Preceded by Raoul I	Seigneur of Ailly and Maulette 1226–1286	Succeeded by Guy I
Preceded by Amicie	Seigneur of Breteuil ? see note above c. 1226?–1286	Succeeded by Guy I ?

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