Guillaume d'Ercuis
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Guillaume d'Ercuis was the almoner
to King Philip III of France
and the tutor of King Philip IV
. He was a royal notary, and, as one of the King's men, a canon
of the cathedrals of Laon, Noyon, Senlis, Mello, Marchais and of Reims, archdeacon of Laon and of Thiérache. He derived his name from his small seigneurie
of Ercuis
(Old French Arcuys or Erquez; Latin Arquetum) in the Beauvais
is between Neuilly-en-Thelle and Cires-lès-Mello, about 55 km from Paris. At Ercuis he erected a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary, served by the monks of the Abbey of Sainte-Geneviève, Paris.
Guillaume d'Ercuis kept a journal, his livre de raison noting his expenses for the purchase of domains, of furnishings and books. Some annotations relate to his personal life and to court life.
His descendent, H.Coustant d'Yanville, published a Notice sur Guillaume d'Ercuis, précepteur de Philippe le Bel, (Beauvais 1864).
Almoner
An almoner is a chaplain or church officer who originally was in charge of distributing cash to the deserving poor.Historically, almoners were Christian religious functionaries whose duty was to distribute alms to the poor. Monasteries were required to spend one tenth of their income in charity to...
to King Philip III of France
Philip III of France
Philip III , called the Bold , was the King of France, succeeding his father, Louis IX, and reigning from 1270 to 1285. He was a member of the House of Capet.-Biography:...
and the tutor of King Philip IV
Philip IV of France
Philip the Fair was, as Philip IV, King of France from 1285 until his death. He was the husband of Joan I of Navarre, by virtue of which he was, as Philip I, King of Navarre and Count of Champagne from 1284 to 1305.-Youth:A member of the House of Capet, Philip was born at the Palace of...
. He was a royal notary, and, as one of the King's men, a canon
Canon (priest)
A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
of the cathedrals of Laon, Noyon, Senlis, Mello, Marchais and of Reims, archdeacon of Laon and of Thiérache. He derived his name from his small seigneurie
Fiefdom
A fee was the central element of feudalism and consisted of heritable lands granted under one of several varieties of feudal tenure by an overlord to a vassal who held it in fealty in return for a form of feudal allegiance and service, usually given by the...
of Ercuis
Ercuis
Ercuis is a village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise....
(Old French Arcuys or Erquez; Latin Arquetum) in the Beauvais
Beauvais
Beauvais is a city approximately by highway north of central Paris, in the northern French region of Picardie. It currently has a population of over 60,000 inhabitants.- History :...
is between Neuilly-en-Thelle and Cires-lès-Mello, about 55 km from Paris. At Ercuis he erected a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary, served by the monks of the Abbey of Sainte-Geneviève, Paris.
Guillaume d'Ercuis kept a journal, his livre de raison noting his expenses for the purchase of domains, of furnishings and books. Some annotations relate to his personal life and to court life.
His descendent, H.Coustant d'Yanville, published a Notice sur Guillaume d'Ercuis, précepteur de Philippe le Bel, (Beauvais 1864).