House of Sancerre: Difference between revisions

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Cadet branch of the House of Blois-Champagne

Coat of Arms
House of Sancerre
Counts of Sancerre
After 1306
House of Sancerre
Counts of Sancerre
Alternative arms as senior line of the Blois family during the 13th c.

Cadet Branches
House of Sancerre-Saint-Brisson
Lords of Saint-Brisson

Personal Arms
Louis I de Sancerre
Count of Sancerre
Attributed arms
Jean de Sancerre
Son of Louis, Count of Sancerre
Role d'armes Bigot, c.1254
Etienne II de Sancerre-Saint-Brisson
Lord of Saint-Brisson
Progenitor of the Saint-Brisson branch
Seal, 1226
Conjectured tinctures
Etienne II de Sancerre-Saint-Brisson
Lord of Saint-Brisson
Notre Dame de Chartres, c.1220
Etienne II de Sancerre
Count of Sancerre
Herald's Roll, c.1280
Tournoi de Chauvency, 1285
Etienne II de Sancerre
Count of Sancerre
Armorial de l'Ost de Flandre, 1297

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 <gallery caption="Coat of Arms" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
-Sancerre.svg|House of Sancerre<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Counts of Sancerre - Saint-Brisson</span>
+Sancerre.svg|House of Sancerre<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Counts of Sancerre<br>After 1306</span><!-- Label from the arms of Jean II adopted by the dynasty after he suceeded Etienne II (no label) -->
-Champagne.svg|House of Sancerre<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Counts of Sancerre<br>As a senior line of the [[House of Blois-Champagne|Blois family]]</span>
+Champagne.svg|House of Sancerre<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Counts of Sancerre<br>Alternative arms as senior line of the [[House of Blois-Champagne|Blois family]] during the 13th c.</span><!-- Needs better wording because this is confusing as the chronological order is inverse -->
 </gallery>
+<gallery caption="Cadet Branches" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
+Etienne de Sancerre 1251.svg|House of Sancerre-Saint-Brisson<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Saint-Brisson</span>
+<!-- Seals of Etienne II 1251, Etienne III 1281 -->
+</gallery>
 <gallery caption="Personal Arms" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
-De Sancerre.svg|Louis I de Sancerre<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Sancerre<br>1217-1267</span>
+De Sancerre.svg|Louis I de Sancerre<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Sancerre<br>Attributed arms</span><!-- Couldn't find a reference, that's a likely attribution as he didn't use that design on any of his seals -->
-Etienne de Sancerre.svg|Étienne de Sancerre<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of  Charenton-du-Cher, Châtillon-sur-Loing,  Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire, Marchéville, Montreuil-Bellay and La Loupe<br>Grand Butler of France<br>Son of Etienne I from his 3rd marriage and uncle of Louis I.<br>The losanges are only shown on the Chartres cathedral window.</span>
+Jean de Sancerre.svg|Jean de Sancerre<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Son of Louis, Count of Sancerre<br>''Role d'armes Bigot, c.1254''</span><!-- That item being from the Bigot it can't be Jean II as he likely wasn't born yet. More likely Jean Ier as son of Louis. This needs checking in the roll (which is only blazoned, and in old french) as the field is not listed as papelony in the index (could be a mistake in index). Also the star would be of 6 points (unless mentioned in blazon and that's even more unlikely). -->
-Sancerre Chifflet-Prinet Roll.svg|Étienne II de Sancerre<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Sancerre<br>1284-1306<br>Eldest son of Jean I<br>Arms from [[Chifflet-Prinet Roll]] and wrongly blasoned. The counts of Sancerre started wearing the proper Champagne blason sometime after the death of count Henri.</span>
-Jean de Sancerre.svg|Jean II de Sancerre<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Meillant. Le Pondy and Charenton-du-Cher<br>Count of Sancerre<br>1306-1327<br>2nd son of Jean I and younger brother of Étienne II</span>
+Etienne de Sancerre 1226.svg|Etienne II de Sancerre-Saint-Brisson<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Saint-Brisson<br>Progenitor of the Saint-Brisson branch<br>''Seal, 1226''<br>Conjectured tinctures</span>
+Etienne de Sancerre.svg|Etienne II de Sancerre-Saint-Brisson<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Saint-Brisson<br>''Notre Dame de Chartres, c.1220''</span>
+<!-- Louis Ier 1230 - bend & cotises potenty - No label (idem on counter seal & 1233 seal) -->
+<!-- Jean Ier 1268 - field crusilly (small croisettes, not fitchy, not bottony) & bend cotised (idem counter seal) -->
+<!-- Etienne II 1288 - field diapered, bend & cotises potenty (again idem on counter seal) -->
+Chauvency 12 Etienne de Sancerre.svg|Etienne II de Sancerre<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Sancerre<br>''Herald's Roll, c.1280''<br>''Tournoi de Chauvency, 1285''</span>
+Sancerre Chifflet-Prinet Roll.svg|Etienne II de Sancerre<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Sancerre<br>''Armorial de l'Ost de Flandre, 1297''</span><!-- Inverted tinctures -->
 </gallery>