Gilles de Chin, Seigneur de Berlaimont

Gilles de Chin, de Berlaymont, de Chièvres, de Sars et de Wasmes. Sometimes noted Jean de Chin, or Gilles Jean I de Chin.

Né à la fin du XIe siècle.

Death: 2 conflicting dates:

Mort au Siège de Rollecourt en 1133, est un héros d'une légende du Hainaut, il fut compagnon d'armes du comte Baudouin IV de Hainaut1.

or Gilles de Chin fut tué le 12 août 1137 lors du siège du château de Roucourt par l'armée flamande. On rapporta son corps à l'abbaye de Saint-Ghislain en Belgique et on l’inhuma dans l’église abbatiale auprès de sa belle-mère Pétronille d'Antoing-Chièvres.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_de_Chin

Curator (dvb) Note 060121: history shows no battle in Roullecourt in 1137. I think ther has been copy and past errors from Wikipedia somewhere as the battle of Bullecourt in WWI there were 27 Australian officers and 1,137 other ranks captured.

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GILLES de Chin (-killed in battle [Roullecourt] [1137], bur Ghislenghien). Gilles was named in his father’s donation to Saint-Ghislain dated to [1133] (see above). Gilles de Chin was the hero of a 15th century epic poem written by Gautier de Tournay[922]. The Chronicon Hanoniense records "Egidius de Cin" as "omnium militum in hoc seculo viventium probissimus in armia dictus est" [%E2%80%9Csaid to be the most skilled in arms of all knights living in that century”], adding that he held “castrum Cirviam” from “uxoris sue Damison de Cirvia”, was “comitis Hanoniensis commilito”, was killed in the war between “comes Namurcensis” and “duce Lovaniensi”, and was buried “apud Sanctum Gislenum”[923]. The Chronicon Hanoniense names "Egidius de Cin, Gossuinus de Montibus, Eustacius senior de Ruez, Hoelus de Kauren, Ludovicus et Karolus fratres de Frasne, Theodericus de Linea, Iwanus de Waldripont, Henricus et Willelmus fratres de Braina, Robertus de Aisunvilla, Ysaac castellanus Montensis, Willelmus de Birbais" as "comitis [Balduini] [Baudouin IV Comte de Hainaut], Balduinis et Iolendis comitisse filii, commilitones et consiliarii"[924]. The first place in the list accorded to Gilles de Chin reflects his importance at the court of Hainaut. [Seigneur de Berlaimont.] An inscription on his mausoleum records the death “occy a Roullecourt 1137” of “messire Gielles de Chin chambellan de Haynnau, sr de Berlaymont aussi de Chievres et de Sars de par sa femme dame Idon”, adding that he “tua un dragon qui faisoit grand degast au terroir de Wasmes”[925].

m as her first husband, EVA de Chièvres, daughter of GUY de Chièvres & his wife Ida --- (-after her third husband). Nicolas Bishop of Cambrai confirmed the property of Ghislenghien, including the donation of “unum mansum in Bovingis” made by "Domina Æva quæ cognominatur Domoisuns" for the soul of "viri sui Ægidii", by charter dated 1143[926]. She married secondly Raso [IV] van Gavre. “Domina Eva de Cirvia que dicitur Domisons” donated “medietatem ville...Erbisul” to Ghislenghien (founded by “genitricis nostre Ide”), for the soul of “viri sui Razonis de Gavara”, by charter dated , signed by “Razonis et Widonis filiorum ipsius Eve, et Razonis...”[927]. She married thirdly Nicolas [III] de Rumigny Seigneur de Florennes et de Rumigny. The Chronicon Hanoniense refers to the wife of "Nicholaus [qui et Ruminium et Florinas castra posedit" as "Damison de Cirvia"[928]. Gilles & his wife had one child:

i) MATHILDE de Berlaimont . The Chronicon Hanoniense records that, after the death of his first wife, "Egidius [de Sancto Oberto]" married "Mathildem de Berlainmont, Egidii de Cin et Damison de Cirvia filiam, que Mathildis ex parte patris sui hereditaria Berlainmont et summam Hanoniensis curie camerariam tenuit"[929]. m as his second wife, GILLES [II] de Saint-Aubert, son of GERARD [II] de Saint-Aubert dit Maufilastre & his wife Ermengarde d’Oisy (-after 1173, maybe after Jun 1184).