Rethel is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture and third-most important city and economic center in the department. It is situated on the river Aisne, near the northern border of Champagne and 37 km from Reims.
The first counts of Rethel ruled independently, before the county passed first to the counts of Nevers, then to the counts of Flanders, and finally to the dukes of Burgundy. In 1405 the county became part of the peerage of France, and in 1581 it was elevated to a duchy. In 1663 it became the Duchy of Mazarin.
Manasses of Hierges was an important crusader and constable of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. He was lord of Ramla from 1150 to 1152.
Guy I was the second lord of Bray and the second lord of Montlhéry. He was the son of Milo of Montlhéry.
Manasses or Manasseh is a biblical Hebrew name for men. It is the given name of seven people of the Bible, the name of a tribe of Israel, and the name of one of the apocryphal writings. The name is also used in the modern world.
Héribrand III of Hierges(Héribrand of Bouillon) was lord of Hierges and Castellan of Bouillon. He was the son of Héribrand II of Saussure, lord of Hierges and of Hedwige d'Orchimont.
The House of Montdidier was a medieval French noble house which ruled as count of Montdidier, Dammartin and Roucy. Its earliest definite member of the family was a certain Hilduin, who died before 956 and was known as comte de Montdidier.
Ebles I of Roucy was count of Roucy from 1000 to 1033 and archbishop of Reims from 1021 to 1033.
Hugh I, Count of Rethel was a son of Count Manasses III of Rethel and his wife Judith. He succeeded his father in 1065 as Count of Rethel.
Manasses III, Count of Rethel was a son of Manasses II and his wife Dada. He succeeded his father as Count of Rethel in 1032.
Hugh II, Count of Rethel was a son of Manasses IV and his wife, Matilda of Kyrburg. In 1199, he succeeded his father as Count of Rethel.
Hugh IV, Count of Rethel (1244–1285) was a son of Manasses V and his wife, Isabelle of Écry. In 1272, he succeeded his father as Count of Rethel.
Manasses II, Count of Rethel was a son of Manasses of Omont and his wife, Castricia. He manifested himself in the early 11th century as Count of Rethel.
Manasses IV, Count of Rethel was a son of Guitier of Rethel and Beatrice of Namur. He succeeded his father as Count of Rethel in 1171. He is probably the Count of Rethel who was responsible for despoiling churches in the early reign of Philip II of France.
Walter, Count of Rethel (d. 1262 was a French nobleman. He was a younger son of Count Hugh II of Rethel and his wife, Felicitas of Broyes. In 1251, he succeeded his brother John as the ruling count of Rethel. No marriage or children are known.
Ermentrude de Roucy (Irmtrude) was a Countess and Duchess of Burgundy.
Gilbert, Count of Reims & Roucy, was the son of Renaud, Count of Reims and Alberade of Lorraine, daughter of Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine. Although his wife's name is unknown, she was likely from the family of the Poitiers. He was Count of Roucy from 967 until his death, and Viscount of Reims.
Guitier (Ithier) of Rethel, son of Odo of Vitry and Matilda, Countess of Rethel, nephew of Baldwin II of Jerusalem, was Count of Rethel, succeeding his mother. 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.
The Houses of Montlhéry and Le Puiset is the name given by two powerful families, joined in marriage, that played a major role in the 11th and 12th centuries in both the Crusades as well as the administration of the Holy Land. The Montlhéry branch consists of the relatives of Guy I of Montlhéry and Hodierna of Gometz. The Le Puiset branch consists of the descendants of Everard I of Breteuil. Everard’s son Hugh I of Le Puiset married Guy’s daughter Alice, bringing the families together. Prominent members of the families are as follows.
The County of Rethel, promoted to Duchy of Rethel in 1581 and finally the Duchy of Mazarin after 1659, was a historic county in the French region of Ardennes. Its capital was the city of Rethel. The duchy was abolished due to the French Revolution in 1789.
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