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Information about the family history and the coat of arms<\/h2>\n
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Family history Baron de Coucy<\/h2>\n

Baron de Coucy \u2013 The history of the Coucy house<\/p>\n

The history of Coucy began on a limestone promontory in Picardy. Around 920, the Archbishop of Reims had a fortification built there. In 1079, the rule passed to Enguerrand I, with whom the line of the Sires de Coucy began its rise. Between the royal domain, Champagne, and Flanders, the lords built a network of castles and vassals.<\/p>\n

Enguerrand II. took part in the Second Crusade. His son Raoul I., Lord of Marle, fell at Akkon in 1191. Such long journeys linked Coucy with the wider world, while endowments at Pr\u00e9montr\u00e9 and other monasteries defined the region. The famous motto summed up the self-confidence of the house: not to be a king, prince, duke or count \u2013 but the Sire de Coucy.<\/p>\n

Enguerrand III embodied this claim particularly impressively. He fought at Bouvines in 1214 and, around 1220, had one of the most formidable fortresses in the Low Countries built. The donjon dwarfed many royal towers; the palace, ring walls, and fortifications encompassed more than thirty towers. Coucy was a fortress and a splendid residence at the same time.<\/p>\n

In the 14th century, Enguerrand VII transformed the castle into a magnificent palace. After France\u2019s defeat at Poitiers, he came to England as a hostage and married Isabella, a daughter of King Edward III. Later, he served as a diplomat, governor of Picardy, and grand vizier to Charles V of France. His career took him all over Europe; after the Siege of Nicopolis, he died in captivity in 1397.<\/p>\n

His daughters Marie and Isabelle continued the legacy. Marie sold Coucy to Louis d\u2019Orl\u00e9ans, brother of Charles VI, thus passing the rule into the possession of the Valois-Orl\u00e9ans and later becoming part of the Crown domain. The magnificent ruins and preserved Urkunden still preserve the bold spirit of the Lords of Coucy.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong> Centre des monuments nationaux, National Library of France, Archives d\u00e9partementales of Aisne, Library of Soissons<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n

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Family coat of arms Baron de Coucy<\/h2>\n

Historical coat of arms of the House of Coucy. Blazon: Six-pointed, divided by a wedge and red.<\/p>\n

The shield shows six horizontal stripes, alternating between blue-silver Feh and red. The representative versions bear a French baron's crown.<\/p>\n

That Coat of arms the powerful medieval lords of Coucy were already attested by seals and glass paintings from the 13th century.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong> Armorials of the families of Picardy, Metropolitan Museum Journal, medieval French armorials. Excerpts from History<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n

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