LE See also:

• CHATELAIN (Med. Lat. castellanus, from castellum, a castle)

CHATELAIN DE See also:

• LE CHATELAIN DE COUCY

COUCY  , See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French See also:

• TROUVERE

trouvere of the 12th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century . He is probably the See also:

• GUY, THOMAS (1644–1724)

Guy de Couci who was castellan of the See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle of that name from 1186 to 1203 . Some twenty-six songs are attributed to him, and about fifteen or sixteen are undoubtedly See also:

• AUTHENTIC (from Gr. aOO 'rns, one who does a thing himself)

authentic . They are modelled very closely on Provencal originals, but are saved from the See also:

• CATEGORY (Gr. Karrlyopia, " accusation ")

category of See also:

• MERE
• MERE, ADALBERT (1838-1909)

mere imitations by a See also:

• GRACE (Fr. grace, Lat. gratia, from grates, beloved, pleasing; formed from the root cra-, Gr. xav-, cf. xaipw, x6p,ua, Xapts)
• GRACE, WILLIAM GILBERT (1848– )

grace and simplicity See also:

• PECULIAR

peculiar to the author . The See also:

• LEGEND (through the French from the med. Lat. legenda, things to be read, from legere, to read)

legend of the love of the See also:

• CHATELAIN (Med. Lat. castellanus, from castellum, a castle)

Chatelain de See also:

• COUCY, LE CHATELAIN DE

Coucy and the See also:

• LADY (0. Eng. hlaefdige, Mid. Eng. ldfdi, lavedi; the first part of the word is hldf, loaf, bread, as in the corresponding hldford, lord; the second part is usually taken to be from the root dig-, to knead, seen also in " dough "; the sense development fr

Lady of Fayel, in which there figures a jealous See also:

• HUSBAND

husband who makes his wife eat the See also:

• HEART
• HEART, LUNG

heart of her See also:

• LOVER, SAMUEL (1797-1868)

lover, has no See also:

• HISTORICAL

historical basis, and See also:

• DATES

dates from a See also:

• LATE

late 13th century See also:

• ROMANCE

romance by Jakemon Sakesep . It is See also:

• WORTH
• WORTH, CHARLES FREDERICK (1825-1895)

worth noting that the See also:

• STORY, JOHN (c. 1510-1571)
• STORY, JOSEPH (1779-1845)
• STORY, ROBERT HERBERT (1835-1907)
• STORY, WILLIAM WETMORE (1819—1895)

story, which seems to be See also:

• BRETON, BRITTON
• BRETON, JULES ADOLPHE

Breton in origin, has been also told of a Provencal See also:

• TROUBADOUR

troubadour, Guilhem de Cabestaing, and of the minnesinger Reinmar von Brennenberg . See also:

• PIERRE

Pierre de See also:

• BELLOY, DORMONT DE

Belloy, who wrote some See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account of the See also:

• FAMILY

family of Couci, made the story the subject of his tragedy Gabrielle de Vergy . The songs of the Chatelain de Coucy were edited by Fritz Fath307 (See also:

• HEIDELBERG

Heidelberg, 1883) . For the romance see Gaston See also:

• PARIS
• PARIS (also called ALEXANDROS)
• PARIS, ALEXIS PAULIN (1800-x881)
• PARIS, BRUNO PAULIN GASTON (1839-1903)
• PARIS, FRANCOIS DE (169o-1727)
• PARIS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ALBERT
• PARIS, TREATIES OF (1814-1815)

Paris, in the Hist. litt. de la See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France (vol . 28, pp . 352-360) . An exquisite See also:

• SONG

song, " Chanterai See also:

• POR

por mon courage," expressing a woman's regrets for her lover at the Crusade, is attributed in one MS., probably erroneously, to the Lady of Fayel (Hist. litt. See also:

• XXIII

xxiii .

556) . An See also:

• ENGLISH

English metrical romance of " The See also:

• KNIGHT, CHARLES (1791-1873)
• KNIGHT, DANIEL RIDGWAY (1845– )
• KNIGHT, JOHN BUXTON (1843–1908)

Knight. of See also:

• CURTESY (a variant of " courtesy," q.v.)

Curtesy," and the " See also:

• FAIR

Fair Lady of Faguell," was printed by See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William See also:

• COPLAND, ROBERT (fi. 1515)

Copland; and reprinted in See also:

• RITSON, JOSEPH (r7.52-1803)

Ritson's Eng . Metrical Romances (ed . E . See also:

• GOLDSMID

Goldsmid, vol. iii., 1885) . COUCY-LE-See also:

• CHATEAU (from Lat. castellum, fortress, through O. Fr. chastel, chasteau)

CHATEAU, a See also:

• VILLAGE

village of See also:

• NORTHERN

northern France, in the See also:

• DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

department of See also:

• AISNE

Aisne, 18 m . W.S.W. of See also:

• LAON

Laon on a See also:

• BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch of the Northern railway . Pop . (1906) 663 . It has extensive remains of fortifications of the 13th century, the most remarkable feature of which is the See also:

• PORTE, THE SUBLIME (Arab. babi-'ali, the high gate, through the French translation la sublime porte)

Porte de Laon, a gateway flanked by massive towers and surmounted by a See also:

• FINE

fine apartment . Coucy also has a See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church of the 15th century, preserving a See also:

• FACADE

facade in the Romanesque See also:

• STYLE
• STYLE (from Gr. a-6'1ms, a column; a different word from that used in literature, see below)

style . The importance of the See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place is due, however, to the magnificent ruins of a feudal fortress (see CASTLE) crowning the See also:

• EMINENCE (Lat. eminentia)

eminence on the slope of which the village is built .

The remains, which embrace an See also:

• AREA

area of more than ro,000 sq. yds., See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form an irregular See also:

• QUADRILATERAL

quadrilateral built See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round a See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court-yard and flanked by four huge towers . The See also:

• NUCLEUS (Lat. for the kernal of a nut, nux, the stone of fruit)

nucleus of the stronghold is a See also:

• DONJON (from a Late Lat. accusative form domnionem, connected with domnus or dominus, a lord)

donjon over 200 ft. high and over too ft. in See also:

• DIAMETER (from the Cr. &a, through, µErpov, measure)

diameter, See also:

• STANDING

standing on the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side of the court . Three large vaulted apartments, one above the other, occupy its interior . The court-yard was surrounded on the ground-See also:

• FLOOR (from O. Eng. flor, a word common to many Teutonic languages, cf. Dutch vloer, and Ger. Flur, a field, in the feminine, and a floor, masculine)

floor by storehouses, kitchens, &c., above which on the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west and See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north sides were the See also:

• GREAT

great halls known as the Salle See also:

• DES

des preux and the Salle des preuses . A See also:

• CHAPEL

chapel projected from the west wing . The See also:

• BAILEY (said to be a corruption of Ballium by some, and derived by others from the Fr. baille, a corruption of bataille, because there the soldiers were drilled in battle array)
• BAILEY, NATHAN
• BAILEY, PHILIP JAMES (1816-1902)
• BAILEY, SAMUEL (1791-1870)

bailey or See also:

• BASE

base-court containing other buildings and covering three times the area of the chateau extended between it and the village . The architectural unity of the fortress is due to the rapidity of its construction, which took place between 1230 and 1242, under Enguerrand III., See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

lord of Coucy . A large See also:

• PART

part of the buildings was restored or enlarged at the end of the 14th century by See also:

• LOUIS
• LOUIS (804–876)
• LOUIS (893–911)
• LOUIS, JOSEPH DOMINIQUE, BARON (1755-1837)
• LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0. Fr. Lodhuwigs, then Chlovis, Loys and later Louis, whence Span. Luiz and—through the Angevin kings—Hungarian

Louis d'See also:

• ORLEANS
• ORLEANS, CHARLES, DUKE OF (1391-1465)
• ORLEANS, DUKES OF
• ORLEANS, FERDINAND PHILIP LOUIS CHARLES HENRY, DUKE OF (1810-1842)
• ORLEANS, HENRI, PRINCE
• ORLEANS, HENRIETTA, DUCHESS
• ORLEANS, JEAN BAPTISTE GASTON, DUKE
• ORLEANS, LOUIS
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE JOSEPH
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ROBERT, DUKE
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE, DUKE OF (1725–1785)
• ORLEANS, LOUIS, DUKE OF (1372–1407)
• ORLEANS, PHILIP I
• ORLEANS, PHILIP II

Orleans, See also:

• BROTHER

brother of See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles VI., by whom it had been See also:

• PURCHASED

purchased . The place was dismantled in 1652 by See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order of See also:

• CARDINAL (Lat. cardinalis)

Cardinal See also:

• MAZARIN, JULES (1602-1661)

Mazarin . It is now See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state See also:

• PROPERTY

property . In 1856 researches were carried on upon the spot by See also:

• VIOLLET, PAUL MARIE (184o- )

Viollet-le-Duc, and See also:

• MEASURES

measures for the preservation of the ruins were subsequently undertaken . Sires de Coucy.—Coucy gave its name to the sires de Coucy, a feudal See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house famous in the See also:

• HISTORY

history of France .

The founder of the family was Enguerrand de Boves, a warlike lord, who, at the end of the 11th century seized the castle of Coucy by force . Towards the See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close of his See also:

• LIFE

life, he had to fight against his own son, See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas de Marle, who in 1115 succeeded him, subsequently becoming notorious for his deeds of violence in the struggles between the communes of Laon and See also:

• AMIENS

Amiens . He was subdued by See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

King Louis VI. in 1117, but his son Enguerrand II. continued the struggle against the king . Enguerrand III., the Great, fought at See also:

• BOUVINES

Bouvines under See also:

• PHILIP
• PHILIP (Gr.'FiXtrsro , fond of horses, from dn)^eiv, to love, and limos, horse; Lat. Philip pus, whence e.g. M. H. Ger. Philippes, Dutch Filips, and, with dropping of the final s, It. Filippo, Fr. Philippe, Ger. Philipp, Sp. Felipe)
• PHILIP, JOHN (1775-1851)
• PHILIP, KING (c. 1639-1676)
• PHILIP, LANOGRAVE OF HESSE (1504-1567)

Philip See also:

• AUGUSTUS (a name 1 derived from Lat. augeo, increase, i.e. venerable, majestic, Gr. Ee0avr6s)

Augustus (1214), but later he was accused of aiming at the See also:

• CROWN

crown of France, and he took part in the disturbances which arose during the regency of See also:

• BLANCHE, JACQUES EMILE (1861– )

Blanche of See also:

• CASTILE, or CASTILLE (Castilla)

Castile . These See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early lords of Coucy remained till the 14th century in See also:

• POSSESSION
• POSSESSION (Lat. possessio, possidere, to possess)

possession of the See also:

• LAND

land from which they took their name . Enguerrand IV., sire de Coucy, died in 1320 without issue and. was succeeded by his See also:

• NEPHEW

nephew Enguerrand, son of See also:

• ARNOLD
• ARNOLD, BENEDICT (1741-1801)
• ARNOLD, GOTTFRIED (1666-1714)
• ARNOLD, MATTHEW (1822-1888)
• ARNOLD, SAMUEL (1740--18o2)
• ARNOLD, SIR EDWIN (1832-1904)
• ARNOLD, THOMAS (1745-1842)

Arnold, See also:

• COUNT (Lat. comes, gen. comitis, Fr. comte, Ital. conte, Span. conde)

count of See also:

• GUINES

Guines, and Alix de Coucy, from whom is descended the second See also:

• LINE

line of the house of Coucy . Enguerrand VI. had his lands ravaged by the English in 1339 and died at See also:

• CRECY (Cressy)

Crecy in 1346 . Enguerrand VII., sire de Coucy, count of See also:

• SOISSONS

Soissons and Marle, and See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

• BUTLER
• BUTLER (or BOTELER), SAMUEL (1612–168o)
• BUTLER (through the O. Fr. bouteillier, from the Late Lat. buticularius, buticula, a bottle)
• BUTLER, ALBAN (1710-1773)
• BUTLER, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1818-1893)
• BUTLER, CHARLES (1750–1832)
• BUTLER, GEORGE (1774-1853)
• BUTLER, JOSEPH (1692-1752)
• BUTLER, NICHOLAS MURRAY (1862– )
• BUTLER, SAMUEL (1774-1839)
• BUTLER, SAMUEL (1835-1902)
• BUTLER, SIR WILLIAM FRANCIS (1838– )
• BUTLER, WILLIAM ARCHER (1814-1848)

butler of France, was sent as a See also:

• HOSTAGE (through Fr. ostage, modern otage, from Late Lat. obsidaticum, the state of being an obses or hostage; Med. Lat. ostaticum, ostagium)

hostage to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, where he married See also:

• ISABEL

Isabel, the eldest daughter of King See also:

• EDWARD

Edward III . Wishing to remain neutral in the struggle between England and France, he went to fight in See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy . Having made claims upon the domains of the house of See also:

• AUSTRIA
• AUSTRIA, LOWER (Ger. Niederosterreich or Osterreich unter der Enns, " Austria below the river Enns ")
• AUSTRIA, UPPER (Ger. Oberosterreich or Osterreich ob der Enns, " Austria above the river Enns ")

Austria, from which he was descended through his See also:

• MOTHER

mother, he was defeated in See also:

• BATTLE

battle (1375-1376) . He was entrusted with various See also:

• DIPLOMATIC

diplomatic negotiations, and took part in the crusade of See also:

• HUNGARY
• HUNGARY (Hungarian Magyarorszdg)

Hungary against the See also:

• SULTAN (an Arabic word meaning " victorious " or " a ruler," sultat, dominion)

Sultan Bayezid, during which he was taken prisoner, and died shortly after the battle of See also:

• NICOPOLIS, or ACTIA NICOPOLIS

Nicopolis (1397) . His daughter See also:

• MARIE

Marie sold the See also:

• FIEF

fief of Coucy to Louis, See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of Orleans, in 1400 .

The Chatelain de Coucy (see above) did not belong to the house of the lords of Coucy, but was castellan of the castle of that name .