Éverard III of Puiset, Viscount of Chartres

Éverard III (killed in Palestine on 21 August 1099), son of Hugh I of Le Puiset and Alice of Montlhéry (daughter of Guy I, lord of Montlhéry).^[1] Seigneur of Puiset and Viscount of Chartres.

Éverard was in the army of Hugh the Great, that of Stephen of Blois, and then joined with Robert II, Count of Flanders, in the First Crusade. He was instrumental in rallying troops during the siege of Jerusalem^[2] and was killed after the capture of Jerusalem.^[3]

Éverard married Adelaide, Countess of Corbeil,^[4] daughter of Bouchard II, Count of Corbeil, and Adeliade de Crécy, Éverard and Adelaide had two children:

• Gilduin
• Hugh III (d. 1132), lord of Puiset, Count of Corbeil, Viscount of Chartres,^[4] married Agnes of Blois^[5]

Upon his death, Éverard was succeeded by his son Hugh as Count of Corbeil.

References

1. Hodgson 2007, p. 205.
2. Hodgson 2007, p. 47.
3. "A Database of Crusaders to the Holy Land, 1095-1149".
4. La Monte 1942, p. 100-101.
5. LoPrete 2007, Chart 3.

Sources

• Hodgson, Natasha R. (2007). Women, Crusading and the Holy Land in Historical Narrative. The Boydell Press.
• La Monte, John L. (January 1942). "The Lords of Le Puiset on the Crusades". Speculum. JSTOR 2856610
• LoPrete, Kimberly A. (2007). Adela of Blois: Countess and Lord (c.1067-1137). Four Courts Press.