Jordan IV of L'Isle-Jourdain
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Jordan IV was the Lord of L'Isle-Jourdain
and a vassal of Alfonso of Poitou. He was a crusade
r during the Italian crusades of Guelph against Ghibelline
. His son-in-law was Aimery IV of Narbonne, who led the armies of Florence
and Anjou
in the Battle of Campaldino
in 1289 and his brother was the provost
of Toulouse
.
Sometime before his activities in Italy Jordan (Jourdan in contemporary Occitan) participated in a torneyamen
, a poetical tournament, with Guiraut Riquier
, Raimon Izarn, and Paulet de Marseilla.
In 1266, after drawing up a will, he brought a contingent of knights and crossbowmen to Italy with him in support of Charles of Anjou. He was praised by Pope Clement IV
and enfeoffed in the Principate
and Calabria
by Charles, but he soon returned to Gascony
. Charles warned him to return or suffer his fiefs to be confiscated and titles revoked, but he lingered until October 1282, when he returned with a new band of soldiers.
In 1285, he joined Philip III of France
on the Aragonese Crusade
. He died in 1288.
His first wife was Faydide, heiress of Odo, Lord of Casaubon
. His second wife was Vacquerie, daughter of Adhémar, Lord of Monteil. From his first marriage he had:
From his second marriage he had:
Lordship of L'Isle-Jourdain
L'Isle-Jourdain was a lordship and then county near Gers in Gascony during the High Middle Ages. It took its name, Jourdain, from its crusading baron who was baptised in the River Jordan on the First Crusade...
and a vassal of Alfonso of Poitou. He was a crusade
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of religious wars, blessed by the Pope and the Catholic Church with the main goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem...
r during the Italian crusades of Guelph against Ghibelline
Guelphs and Ghibellines
The Guelphs and Ghibellines were factions supporting the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor, respectively, in central and northern Italy. During the 12th and 13th centuries, the split between these two parties was a particularly important aspect of the internal policy of the Italian city-states...
. His son-in-law was Aimery IV of Narbonne, who led the armies of Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
and Anjou
Anjou
Anjou is a former county , duchy and province centred on the city of Angers in the lower Loire Valley of western France. It corresponds largely to the present-day département of Maine-et-Loire...
in the Battle of Campaldino
Battle of Campaldino
The Battle of Campaldino was a battle between the Guelphs and Ghibellines on 11 June 1289. Mixed bands of pro-papal Guelf forces of Florence and allies, Pistoia, Lucca, Siena and Prato, all loosely commanded by the paid condottiero Amerigo di Narbona with his own professional following, met a...
in 1289 and his brother was the provost
Provost (civil)
A provost is the ceremonial head of many Scottish local authorities, and under the name prévôt was a governmental position of varying importance in Ancien Regime France.-History:...
of Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
.
Sometime before his activities in Italy Jordan (Jourdan in contemporary Occitan) participated in a torneyamen
Torneyamen
A torneyamen or certamen was a lyric genre of the troubadours of the thirteenth century. Closely related to the tenso, a debate between two poets, and the partimen, a question posed by one poet and another's response, the torneyamen took place between several poets, originally usually three...
, a poetical tournament, with Guiraut Riquier
Guiraut Riquier
Guiraut Riquier is among the last of the Provençal troubadours. He is well known because of his great care in writing out his works and keeping them together—the New Grove Encyclopedia considers him an "anthologist" of his own works....
, Raimon Izarn, and Paulet de Marseilla.
In 1266, after drawing up a will, he brought a contingent of knights and crossbowmen to Italy with him in support of Charles of Anjou. He was praised by Pope Clement IV
Pope Clement IV
Pope Clement IV , born Gui Faucoi called in later life le Gros , was elected Pope February 5, 1265, in a conclave held at Perugia that took four months, while cardinals argued over whether to call in Charles of Anjou, the youngest brother of Louis IX of France...
and enfeoffed in the Principate
Principate
The Principate is the first period of the Roman Empire, extending from the beginning of the reign of Caesar Augustus to the Crisis of the Third Century, after which it was replaced with the Dominate. The Principate is characterized by a concerted effort on the part of the Emperors to preserve the...
and Calabria
Calabria
Calabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....
by Charles, but he soon returned to Gascony
Gascony
Gascony is an area of southwest France that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution. The region is vaguely defined and the distinction between Guyenne and Gascony is unclear; sometimes they are considered to overlap, and sometimes Gascony is considered a...
. Charles warned him to return or suffer his fiefs to be confiscated and titles revoked, but he lingered until October 1282, when he returned with a new band of soldiers.
In 1285, he joined 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:...
on the Aragonese Crusade
Aragonese Crusade
The Aragonese Crusade or Crusade of Aragon, a part of the larger War of the Sicilian Vespers, was declared by Pope Martin IV against the King of Aragon, Peter III the Great, in 1284 and 1285...
. He died in 1288.
His first wife was Faydide, heiress of Odo, Lord of Casaubon
Casaubon
Casaubon may mean:Real people:* Isaac Casaubon , French classical scholar* Méric Casaubon , French-English classical scholar, son of Isaac* Josh Casaubon American actor in One Life to Live...
. His second wife was Vacquerie, daughter of Adhémar, Lord of Monteil. From his first marriage he had:
- Jordan V, his successor
- Indie, married Bertrand, Lord of CaumontCaumont-sur-GaronneCaumont-sur-Garonne is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.-See also:*Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department...
- Margaret, married Guy of Comminges
From his second marriage he had:
- Bertrand, Lord of Mauvesin, MontagnacMontagnac, HéraultMontagnac is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Montagnacois.-History:*The Saint-Martin Chapel was mentioned in 847....
, Corbonne, Saint-Paul, PibracPibracPibrac is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France, located west of Toulouse.It has recently grown thanks to the development of the aeroplane industry in the nearby town of Blagnac.-Population:-Sights:...
, Ausun, and Lombières - Joan, married the aforementioned Aimery
- Thiburge, Lady of Pribac, married Gauthier du Fossé, Lord of Bramenac, and then Bernard IV of Astarac
- Gaucerande, married Stephen Colonna
Sources
- Durrieu, Paul. Les Gascons en Italie. Auch, 1885.
- Housley, NormanNorman Housley-Background:Educated at the University of Cambridge, Housley was a research student of Jonathan Riley-Smith. He was research fellow in history at Girton College in 1979 and came to the University of Leicester in 1983.-Work:...
. The Italian Crusades: The Papal-Angevin Alliance and the Crusades Against Christian Lay Powers, 1254-1343. Oxford University Press: 1982. - Betti, Maria Pia. "Le tenzoni del trovatore Guiraut Riquier." Studi mediolatini e volgari, 44 (1998), 7–193. Available at Rialto.