Masny

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Wauthier of Masny

See also: Wauthier de Masny

Masny, is a village which owes its fame with some of its lords to the Middle Ages. The first appearance of the name of Masny goes up in 1175. Indeed, Henry de Masny, or Mauny like the English will say well later, was already knight and lord of the village. A few year ago later, a Alix de Masny who will marry Wilbold d' Auberchicourt at the end of XIIe century. There does not exist yet of genealogy of this family, but a Jean says the One-eyed one of Masny had married Jeanne de Jenlaing, it killed a Gascon knight at the court of a tournament close to Cambric in 1269. he also takes part in the great tournament of Mons offered by the count de Hainaut. This Jean de Masny had 4 wire; the elder one called Gilles was lord of Masny and Jenlaing and carried as arms with gold with three sand rafters; they are the weapons of the counts Baudouin IV of Hainaut and Baudouin V of Hainaut. The war cry of the family of Masny was " Old Hainaut! ". the second wire was called Guillaume, third Wauthier; we will further speak about it, and the Thierry last. One of these four brothers will seek the body of his father, Jean says the One-eyed one assassinated whereas it was going to go to St Jacques de Compostelle. It will find it under a flagstone of walk in Réole and will make it bury with Valencians.

But let us return to this Wauthier de Masny. When Philippa de Hainaut, girl of Guillaume Ier de Hainaut went to England to be presented to her husband Edouard III of England, it was accompanied by a many made up continuation men-at-arms, servants and pages. Among these pages, our Wauthier appeared. after the official ceremony, all these valiant knight knights and riders turned over in Hainaut except Wauthier which remained with the service of the Queen of England. Third wire of family, it did not have any particular reason to turn over and can be was going he to make fortune in soft Albion. We were in 1330 and our young hero had all the life in front of him to grow rich. He started early because in 1331 he accompanies Edouard Baillol to conquer territories in Scotland and is distinguished with the Bataille from Dupplin Moor. Later, it will make captive Jan Crabbe, pirates Flemish, mercenary of Robert Bruce and will resell it in Edouard III per 1000 £. In reward of the services returned, it is made knight and receives many titles. in 1337 it is named admiral of the fleet of north. its first great victory it obtains it in the estuary of the Scheldt where the weather is captive the bastard son of the count de Flandre which it sells to the king for the sum of 8000 £, the other prisoners will bring back 11000 £ to him.

At the time of the unloading of the English on the continent in 1339, the troops passing by the county of Hainaut assemble their camps between Flamengerie and Capelle. They know the French Army in the vicinity and them to prevent from sleeping, Wauthier and its men badger them every night, penetrate in the campings and kill. The army of France will raise the camps and will be folded up. In 1340, Wauthier is with the battle of Sluys and takes part in the seat of Turned. The count de Hainaut will offer the seigniory of Wasmes to him. He receives the heritage of his Gilles brother deceased, he is then lord of Masny and Jenlaing. In 1342 it delivers Jeanne de Montfort; 2nd wife of Jean de Montfort (1294-1345) besieged in its fortress of Hennebont, with 50 archers, 50 men of foot and 12 knights. It makes use of this castle as bases fold and invested Vannes with the assistance of Robert d' Artois. It defends Aiguillon against Jean de Nomandie who will give up the seat but which at the time of its return to Paris will be seen attacking by people of Mauny. It is at the time of these attack that he asks a knight captive of the name of Grimouton de Chambly to request for him a safe conduct against his freedom in order to join Edouard III of England which besieged Calais. It is the duke Jean, wire of the future king Jean II of France, which wrote it and will make him give. While crossing Orleans, Wauthier is made stop, lead in front of the king Philippe VI from France to Paris and jeté in prison. When Jean, duke of Normandy learned that it entered a violent anger and required that it delivered the prisoner immediately. The king of France was carried out and slackened Wauthier on the edge of the Garonne. The Men who accompanied it remained in prison but were delivered on September 20th, 1346 by the count of Derby. It still helped the countess of Montfort while arriving by sea with 120 veils carrying 300 men and 2000 archers on May 20th, 1342. Our man was named by Edouard III first baron de Mauny and fact knight about the jumper (patent 46). He Maria with the duchess Marguerite de Norfolk cousin of the king and this against the opinion of Edouard III and died in London on January 15th, 1372 at the 67 years age. They had units 2 children; a Thomas son who died the same year as that of his birth and a girl, Jeanne de Masny who married John Hasting, 2nd count de Pembroke, it had also 2 natural girls who became nuns. But his/her brothers were also distinguished during the beginning from this one hundred years war known as, under the orders of Jean de Beaumont, brother of the count de Hainaut. for this reason in Engleterre with the moyenâge one knew the village of Masny.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Wuillemin pit

The church

• 1780 It was rebuilt
• 1865 New rebuilding and change of orientation

The Castle

Personalities related to the commune

See too

• Giant of North

• Common of North
• Mansytoria: all history of Masny

External bonds

• Official site of the town of Masny
• Masny on the site of the national geographical Institute
• Masny on the site of INSEE
• Masny on the site of Quid
• Localization of Masny on a chart of France and communes bordering
• Plane on Masny on Mapquest