Narjot de Toucy (died 1241)
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Narjot de Toucy lord of Bazarnes
, was the son of Narjot II of Toucy
(France) and of his wife Agnes de Dampierre.
Alongside his father-in-law Theodore Branas
and Geoffroy de Merry, Narjot de Toucy formed part of the council that briefly governed Constantinople
from 17 December 1219 (on the death of Conon de Béthune
until the arrival of the designated Emperor, Robert of Courtenay
, in 1220. He served as Regent of the Latin Empire
in 1228–1231, during the minority of Baldwin II of Constantinople
and in 1238–1239 during the Emperor's fund-raising journey in western Europe. He died in 1241.
Narjot de Toucy's first wife was the daughter of Theodore Branas
and the dowager Empress Anna
(Agnes of France). They had four children:
In 1239 or 1240, presumably after his first wife's death, Narjot de Toucy married the daughter of Jonas, King of the Cumans. She became a nun after his death.
Bazarnes
Bazarnes is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France....
, was the son of Narjot II of Toucy
Toucy
Toucy is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.-Personalities:It was the hometown of Pierre Larousse, creator of one of the most highly regarded French dictionaries, Le Petit Larousse.-Geography:...
(France) and of his wife Agnes de Dampierre.
Alongside his father-in-law Theodore Branas
Theodore Branas
Theodore Branas or Vranas was a general under the Byzantine Empire and afterwards under the Latin Empire of Constantinople. He is called Li Vernas by western chroniclers of the Fourth Crusade, including Geoffroi de Villehardouin....
and Geoffroy de Merry, Narjot de Toucy formed part of the council that briefly governed Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
from 17 December 1219 (on the death of Conon de Béthune
Conon de Béthune
Conon de Béthune was a crusader and "trouvère" poet.-Life:...
until the arrival of the designated Emperor, Robert of Courtenay
Robert of Courtenay
Robert of Courtenay , emperor of the Latin Empire, or of Constantinople, was a younger son of the emperor Peter II of Courtenay, and a descendant of the French king, Louis VI, while his mother Yolanda of Flanders was a sister of Baldwin and Henry of Flanders, the first and second emperors of the...
, in 1220. He served as Regent of the Latin Empire
Latin Empire
The Latin Empire or Latin Empire of Constantinople is the name given by historians to the feudal Crusader state founded by the leaders of the Fourth Crusade on lands captured from the Byzantine Empire. It was established after the capture of Constantinople in 1204 and lasted until 1261...
in 1228–1231, during the minority of Baldwin II of Constantinople
Baldwin II of Constantinople
Baldwin II of Courtenay was the last emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople.He was a younger son of Yolanda of Flanders, sister of the first two emperors, Baldwin I and Henry of Flanders...
and in 1238–1239 during the Emperor's fund-raising journey in western Europe. He died in 1241.
Narjot de Toucy's first wife was the daughter of Theodore Branas
Theodore Branas
Theodore Branas or Vranas was a general under the Byzantine Empire and afterwards under the Latin Empire of Constantinople. He is called Li Vernas by western chroniclers of the Fourth Crusade, including Geoffroi de Villehardouin....
and the dowager Empress Anna
Agnes of France (Byzantine empress)
Agnes of France was a daughter of Louis VII of France by his third wife Adèle of Champagne.She was a younger half-sister of Marie de Champagne, Alix of France, Marguerite of France and Alys, Countess of the Vexin...
(Agnes of France). They had four children:
- Philip of Toucy, who was Regent of the Latin Empire from 1245 to 1247 and Admiral of SicilyKingdom of SicilyThe Kingdom of Sicily was a state that existed in the south of Italy from its founding by Roger II in 1130 until 1816. It was a successor state of the County of Sicily, which had been founded in 1071 during the Norman conquest of southern Italy...
in 1271. - Anselin de Toucy, lord of Mottola.
- An unnamed daughter, who in 1239 married William II Villehardouin, prince of AchaeaPrincipality of AchaeaThe Principality of Achaea or of the Morea was one of the three vassal states of the Latin Empire which replaced the Byzantine Empire after the capture of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade. It became a vassal of the Kingdom of Thessalonica, along with the Duchy of Athens, until Thessalonica...
. - Marguerite de Toucy, who married Leonardo of VeruliLeonardo of VeruliLeonardo of Veruli was the chancellor to and close adviser of William II Villehardouin, Prince of Achaea.In 1239, Leonardo married Marguerite, the daughter of Narjot de Toucy, then regent of the Latin Empire....
, Chancellor of the Principality of Achaea.
In 1239 or 1240, presumably after his first wife's death, Narjot de Toucy married the daughter of Jonas, King of the Cumans. She became a nun after his death.