William d'Autremencourt

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William d'Autremencourt (died 1294) was a Lord of Salona from 1258 to 1294.

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Ancestry

He was a son of Thomas II d'Autremencourt, Lord of Salona, and wife a niece of William II of Villehardouin.

Thomas II d'Autremencourt, commonly misspelled de Stromoncourt, was the second Lord of Salona in Central Greece from 1215 to 1258 and vassal of the Principality of Achaea. He was the son of Thomas I d'Autremencourt, the first Lord of Salona. In 1215 he reconquered Salona from the Despotate of Epirus and recovered the fief of his father. In 1258, he became involved in the War of the Euboeote Succession, siding with Guy de la Roche and the Frankish lords who opposed the hegemonic ambitions of the Prince of Achaea, William II of Villehardouin. William however prevailed in the Battle of Karydi in 1258, and a parliament was assembled at Nikli to judge the defeated lords, and again expressed his loyalty to the prince of Achaea. Thomas died in the same year and was succeeded by his son William.

Marriage and issue

The name of William's wife is not known. William and his wife had two children:

Thomas III d'Autremencourt or de Stromoncourt was the fourth Lord of Salona in Central Greece, and the last of his family. He ruled his domain from 1294 until his death in the Battle of the Cephissus against the Catalan Company in 1311. At the same time, he also held the position of marshal of the Principality of Achaea. After his death, his widow and domain passed to Roger Deslaur, who in the aftermath of Cephissus was for a brief time (1311–1312) selected as the leader of the Catalan Company.

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References

  1. Miller 1908 , p. 149.

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William Miller was a British-born medievalist and journalist.

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Preceded by
Thomas II
Lord of Salona
12581294
Succeeded by
Thomas III