Godfried (Perwez) of Perwez (abt. 1200 - aft. 1261)

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Godfried Perwez was a member of the aristocracy in Europe.

Biography

Lord of Perwez and Grimbergen. ^[1]In march 1234 he's a witness together with his brother Ingelram in a charter by Henri I of Leuven.^[2] Lateron he's witness in charters by the dukes Henrik I, Henrik II and Henrik III in 1225, 1231, 1233, 1236 (together with his brother Ingelram), 1237, 1238, 1244, 1248, 1249, 1251 (where he's called uncle of duke Henrik III), 1254 and 1257. ^{[3] [4]} In 1250 he sells the guardianship of Hoegaarden to the bishop of Liège ^[5] After the death of Henry III, duke of Brabant, duchess Aleidis relied on Godfried of Perwez and Wouter Berhout for the government of the duchy to thwart the attempts of her childrens closest relatives to take on the guardianship, but Godfried died not long after duke Henry I, leaving Wouter as sole governor.^[6]

He was part of the expedition of Charles of Anjou in 1254 as one of the bannerman of the duke of Brabant. As such he was included on the Bigot roll.^[7] His arms are described as "De gueules, à la fasce d'argent."^[8]

He was present at a tournament in honor of duke Jan I of Brabant's wedding in 1269. As such his arms were included in a roll of arms.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ A. Verkooren, Inventaire des chartes et cartulaires des duchés de Brabant et de Limbourg et des pays d'Outre-Meuse, IIe partie, tome 1, p. 107: "Seigneur de Perwez et de Grimberghen".
2. ↑ A. Verkooren, Inventaire des chartes et cartulaires des duchés de Brabant et de Limbourg et des pays d'Outre-Meuse, Brussel, 1910, nr. 32-33.
3. ↑ A. Verkooren, Inventaire des chartes et cartulaires des duchés de Brabant et de Limbourg et des pays d'Outre-Meuse, Brussel, 1910, nr. 45, 46, 53 & 63.
4. ↑ A. Verkooren, Inventaire des chartes et cartulaires des duchés de Brabant et de Limbourg et des pays d'Outre-Meuse, IIe partie, tome 1, p. 59, 68, 80, 81, 82, 84, 91, 92, 110, 114.
5. ↑ A. Verkooren, Inventaire des chartes et cartulaires des duchés de Brabant et de Limbourg et des pays d'Outre-Meuse, IIe partie, tome 1, p. 102.
6. ↑ Jan van Heelu, Rymkronyk betreffende den slag van Woeringen van het jaer 1288. (ca. 1288-1294), In: Rymkronyk van Jan van Heelu betreffende den slag van Woeringen van het jaer 1288 (1836), http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/heel001jfwi01_01/heel001jfwi01_01_0011.php, p.10
7. ↑ E. Van Ermen, Feodaal heerlijke verhoudingen, p. 745.
8. ↑ http://www.heraldique-europeenne.org/Armoriaux/Bigot/P17.htm
9. ↑ Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Français 31854 : http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b90073208/f125.image.r=31854.langFR

• Godfried Croenen, Familie en Macht, de familie Berthout en de Brabantse adel, Leuven, 2003, p. 34-35.
• John fitz Geoffrey, entry in the database Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families by Charles Cawley © Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, 2000-2017.