 Abt 1158 - Abt 1221 (63 years)
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| Name |
ROUCY Eustachie |
| Birth |
Abt 1158 |
Champagne, France  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
Abt 1221 |
France |
| Notes |
- Eustachie inherited the county of Roucy after her brothers Raoul and Jean, suggesting she was probably the eldest daughter of Robert Guiscard and Elisabeth the Viscountess of Mareuil-sur-Ay. Records of 1170 and 1182 name her with six (in all) siblings.[1]
She was married to Robert son of Hugues de Pierrepont and his wife Clémence who were married circa 1150. Two daughters and one son are known from their marriage. Her husband Robert was living in 1195 but died before 1201. Eustachie may well have been a widow when she became the countess of Roucy. She also inherited the viscounty of Mareuil from her mother, which was passed first to her own daughter Elisabeth and then to her son Jean who became count of Roucy circa 1213.
Eustachie died about 1221.[2]
Research Notes
It seems clear from the sources that Eustachie m. Robert Pierpont, but the birth dates are too unreliable to identify the correct Robert.
Update- The added source allows for distinction between the two Robert de Pierrepont formerly shown here as spouses of Eustachie, making it clear that her husband was the younger of the two, as well as revealing his parentage. The 1155 date found in the Bulletin de la Société Académique de Laon citation (below in Sources) is misleading as the entry clearly concerns the present couple. The article cited from the source is listed under '1195'. Additionally the following item is labelled '1208' and also concerns the same property and Robert de Pierrepont. 1155 may refer to the year of an original concession that was being ratified, or perhaps is a transcription error. (For further study see pages 145 & 146 of the same citation.) Père Anselme notes this same item dating it to 1195. Eustachie's husband Robert apparently died circa 1200, so it is not assured that the title Count of Roucy would have applied to him.
Sources
↑ Desilve, I., curé de Basuel. "Analyse d'un cartulaire de l'abbaye de la Valroy" Bulletin de la Société Académique de Laon, Volume 22, 1878; pages 111-252.
↑ Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la Maison royale de France, Tome VIII, Anselme de Sainte-Marie, Les Libraires Associés, 1726-1733. Page 866.
Evergates, Theodore. The Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100-1300, Page 241 and Page 332, note 19.
Melleville, Maximilien. "Les Comtes de Roucy". Bulletin de la Société Académique de Laon, Volume 8, 1859. Pages 198-221
Melleville Maximilien. Dictionnaire historique du département de l'Aisne, Tome II, 1865. Page 290.
Bulletin de la Société Académique de Laon (Paris, 1878) Vol. 22, Page 200
French: "Robert de Pierrepont donne à la Valroy sa partie de bois située à Tilloy, près de Lapion, pour l'essarter. Après l'essartage, la terre sera à l'abbaye, mais celle-ci rendra à Robert la moitié des produits et ne pourra s'avancer que jusqu'à Lapion. Robert devra prendre son revenu et l'engranger lui-même. Eustachie, sa femme, approuve cette concession. Latin: Actum anno ab incarnatione Domini millesime centesimo quinquagesimo quinto"
English: "Robert de Pierrepont gives the Valroy his wooded land at Tilloy, near Lapion, to clear the land. After the clearing, the the land will belong to the abbey, which will return to Robert half of the products and can only advance to Lapion. Robert will have to take his share and make provision for it himself. Eustachie, his wife, approves this concession. Done in the year of our Lord one thousand one hundred and fifty five. (1155)"
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| Person ID |
I59644 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
| Family |
PIERREPONT Robert, b. Abt 1155 d. Bef 1201 (Age < 45 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. ROUCY Jean, b. Abt 1190, Champagne, France d. 1251, Flanders (Age 61 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F26482 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
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