Montmorency, Mathieu II, baron de
Montmorency, Mathieu II, baron de
(mätyö` bärôN` də môNmôräNsē`), d. 1230, constable of France (1218–30), called the Great Constable. He fought under Philip IIPhilip IIor Philip Augustus,
1165–1223, king of France (1180–1223), son of Louis VII. During his reign the royal domains were more than doubled, and the royal power was consolidated at the expense of the feudal lords.
..... Click the link for more information. at Château Gaillard (1203–4) and Bouvines (1214) and under Louis VIII against the English (1224) and the Albigenses (1226). In Louis XI's minority he supported Blanche of CastileBlanche of Castile
, 1185?–1252, queen of Louis VIII of France and regent during the minority (1226–34) of their son Louis IX. A forceful and capable ruler, she checked the coalitions of the great lords and frustrated the attempt (1230) of Henry III of England to
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