Confrères de la Paix
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The Confrères de la Paix ("Confraternity of Peace") formed an organisation of warriors dedicated to maintaining peace and order in France
in the late thirteenth century. They were first organised at Le Puy
in 1182 and participated conspicuously in support of Philip Augustus against Stephen I of Sancerre
and his Brabançon
mercenaries then ravaging the Orléanais
in 1184.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in the late thirteenth century. They were first organised at Le Puy
Le Puy
Le Puy is the name, or part of the name, of several communes in France:* Le Puy, Doubs, in the département of Doubs* Le Puy, Gironde, in the département of Gironde* Le Puy-en-Velay, in the département of Haute-Loire...
in 1182 and participated conspicuously in support of Philip Augustus against Stephen I of Sancerre
Stephen I of Sancerre
Stephen I , first Count of Sancerre and third son of Count Theobald II of Champagne, inherited the county of Sancerre on his father's death, when his eldest brother Henry received Champagne and his elder brother Theobald Blois and Chartres...
and his Brabançon
Duchy of Brabant
The Duchy of Brabant was a historical region in the Low Countries. Its territory consisted essentially of the three modern-day Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant and Antwerp, the Brussels-Capital Region and most of the present-day Dutch province of North Brabant.The Flag of...
mercenaries then ravaging the Orléanais
Orléanais
Orléanais is a former province of France, around the cities of Orléans, Chartres, and Blois.The name comes from Orléans, its main city and traditional capital. The province was one of those into which France was divided before the French Revolution...
in 1184.