Catherine de Rochefort

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Catherine de Rochefort (de Rochefort [Walcourt])

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Wife of Arend van Steenhuize-Zwevegem
Mother of Margaretha van Steenhuyse, vrouwe van Nokere

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About Catherine de Rochefort

1. JEAN de Gavre (-1301). Goethals confuses him with Jan van Gavre “van den Eyghen”, son of Raso [X] van Gavre Heer van Liedekerke (see below)[562]. Heer van Schorisse [Seigneur d’Escornaix]. An epitaph at Oudenaarde records the burial of “Jan de Gavre sire d’Escornaij” who died 1301 [?] and “Willemine de Wavrin sa femme”[563]. m WILHELMINE de Wavrin, daughter of ROBERT [III Seigneur de Wavrin] & his wife Isabelle de Croisilles. Guy Count of Flanders granted revenue from “la terre de Wavrin, appartenante à ladite Wilhelmine” to “Jean de Gavre Sire d’Escornay et à madame Willelmine sa femme” by charter dated 17 Oct 1298[564]. An epitaph at Oudenaarde records the burial of “Jan de Gavre sire d’Escornaij” who died 1301 [?] and “Willemine de Wavrin sa femme”[565]. Jean & his wife had children: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FLEMISH%20NOBILITY.htm#ArnaudGavre...

a) ARNAUD de Gavre (-after 31 Mar 1336) son of JEAN de Gavre Seigneur d’Escornaix & his wife Wilhelmine de Wavrin (-after 31 Mar 1336). Goethals records his parentage without citing any source which confirms the information [567]. Heer van Schorisse [Seigneur d’Escornaix]. An epitaph at Oudenaarde records the burial of “Arnout de Gavre chlr seigneur d’Escornaij” who died 18 Sep 1316 [?] and “Cathelijne de Rode dame d’Escornaij et d’Asschove” who died 12 Mar 1314 [?][568].

m CATHERINE de Rodes, daughter of ---. Goethals records her family origin and marriage without citing any source which confirms the information [569]. An epitaph at Oudenaarde records the burial of “Arnout de Gavre chlr seigneur d’Escornaij” who died 18 Sep 1316 [?] and “Cathelijne de Rode dame d’Escornaij et d’Asschove” who died 12 Mar 1314 [?][570]. Arnaud & his wife had children: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FLEMISH%20NOBILITY.htm#ArnaudGavre...

1. ARNAUD de Gavre (-1 May 1418). Goethals records his parentage without citing any source which confirms the information [571]. Baron d’Escornaix 1378. m ELISABETH van Gistel, daughter of ROGER van Gistel Heer van Straete & his wife Elisabeth [Margareta van Dudzeele] (-after 1398). Goethals records her parentage and marriage without citing any source which confirms the information[572]. A charter dated 1398 names “vrauwe Ysabel van Ghistele, twijf mins heere van Schorsche” as holder of “Ter Quinten” in Sint-Walburga parish, held from Veurne[573]. Arnaud & his wife had children: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FLEMISH%20NOBILITY.htm#ArnaudGavre...

a) ARNAUD de Gavre (-1469). Baron d’Escornaix. m MARIE d’Aumont Dame de Bracle et de Salardinghe, daughter of PIERRE dit Hutin Seigneur d’Aumont & his third wife Jeanne de Mello Dame de Cléry, de Saint-Amand, de Chapes, de Polisy et de Germigny (-1463). Goethals records her parentage and marriage without citing any source which confirms the information[574]. Arnaud & his wife had children: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FLEMISH%20NOBILITY.htm#ArnaudGavre...
b) ROGER de Gavre (-21 Oct 1456, bur Gheerdtsberghe). A charter dated 26 May 1425 records the marriage of “mer Roegier van Schoresse, zoen van wijlen mer Aernout van Gavere, heer in sinen levene van Scoerisse” and “joncvrauwe Johane vanden Bysdome, weduwe Gheraert van de Zijpe”[583]. “Jan van Massemen heer van Kalken” acted as guarantor for “de broers Gerard en Rogier van Gavere-Schorisse” in a charter dated 20 Dec 1433[584]. An epitaph at Gheerdtsberghe records the burial of “Rogier de Gavre d’Escornaij chlr sr de Hoornebeke” who died 21 Oct 1456, a note adding that “hij quarteleert met Ghistelle (ghebroken met Luxrmbourch au premier canton)” (not yet explained)[585]. m ([26 May 1425]) as her second husband, JOHANNA vanden Bysdome, widow of GERARD van de Zijpe, daughter of ---. A charter dated 26 May 1425 records the marriage of “mer Roegier van Schoresse, zoen van wijlen mer Aernout van Gavere, heer in sinen levene van Scoerisse” and “joncvrauwe Johane vanden Bysdome, weduwe Gheraert van de Zijpe”[586]. https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FLEMISH%20NOBILITY.htm#ArnaudGavre...
c) GERARD de Gavre (-1466). Goethals records his parentage without citing any source which confirms the information[587]. A document dated 3 Apr 1425 names “mer Gheraerd van Scoresse here van Mourcourt, Berchem rnfr Ayshove” and “vrouwe Mergriete van Steenhuse vrouwe [van Aishove]”[588]. “Jan van Massemen heer van Kalken” acted as guarantor for “de broers Gerard en Rogier van Gavere-Schorisse” in a charter dated 20 Dec 1433[589]. Seigneur de Morcourt-sur-Somme. Seigneur de Beveren et de Nockere. Seigneur de Berchem. The Marquis de Trazegnies records Arnaud’s date of death[590]. m (22 Jun 1408) MARGARETA van Steenhuize Vrouw van Aischove, daughter of AREND van Steenhuize-Zwevegem & his first wife Catherine de Rochefort [Walcourt] (-after 1466). The Marquis de Trazegnies records her parentage, marriage date, and her husband’s parentage[591]. A document dated 10 Jul 1406 names “Mergriete van Steenhuse...joncvrauwe van Ayshove” and “mer Arend van Steenhuse vader vande vors joncvrauwe”[592]. A document dated 1415 names “Guerard d’Escournay escuier” and “damoiselle Mergriete de Steenhuse dame de Aeyshove sa femme, bourgeois et bourgeoise de Gand”[593]. A document dated 3 Apr 1425 names “mer Gheraerd van Scoresse here van Mourcourt, Berchem rnfr Ayshove” and “vrouwe Mergriete van Steenhuse vrouwe [van Aishove]”[594]. “Margareta van Steenhuize en haar echtgenoot Geeraard van Mourcourt, Berchem, Ayshove en Machelen” surrendered Zwevegem to Philippe III Duke of Burgundy by charter dated 1447[595]. The Marquis de Trazegnies records her husband’s date of death and that Margareta survived him[596]. See- HEREN van BEVEREN, VICOMTES d’EREBODEGHEM[597]. https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FLEMISH%20NOBILITY.htm#ArnaudGavre...
d) JEANNE de Gavre. Espinoy records that Victor de Flandre married “Dame Jenne de Gauere fille aisnée de Messire Arnould de Gauere Baron d’Escornaix...la Dame de Cramoisis et Lannays”, widow of “Messire Pierre Doemont chevalier Seigneur de Cramoisis, Doemont, Noeufville, Berticourt”, by contract dated 1420 “les terres et Baronies de Praet et de la Woestine” to his illegitimate son “Messire Louys de Flandres dit le Frizon” (no source cited)[598]. A manuscript records that “Victor de Flandres chevalier fils naturel de...Loys de Male Comte de Flandre” married “Dame Jehenne de Gavre dict d’Escornets et de Launois...” in 1420[599]. Goethals records her parentage, two marriages, the parents of her husbands, without citing any source which confirms the information[600]. m firstly PIERRE d’Aumont Seigneur de Cramoisy, son of PIERRE dit Hutin Seigneur d’Aumont & his second wife Jacqueline de Châtillon Dame de Cramoisy. m secondly (15 Sep 1420) VICTOR de Flandre Seigneur d’Ursele et de Wesseghem, illegitimate son of LOUIS II “de Mâle” Count of Flanders & his mistress --- (-1442). https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FLEMISH%20NOBILITY.htm#ArnaudGavre...