Pierre II, Count of Alençon

Who was Pierre II, Count of Alençon?

Peter II of Alençon, called the Noble, was the son of Charles II of Alençon and Maria de la Cerda. He was Count of Alençon from 1361 until his death in 1404 and Count of Perche from 1377 until his death in 1404.

Knighted in 1350, he was one of the hostages exchanged for King John after the Battle of Poitiers, and did not return to France until 1370. He and his brother Robert campaigned against the English in Aquitaine, taking Limoges, but failed to capture Usson.

On 10 October 1371, he married Marie Chamaillart, Viscountess of Beaumont-au-Maine. They had eight children:

Marie of Alençon, married 1390 in Paris John VII of Harcourt, Count of Harcourt and Aumale.

Peter

John

Marie

Jeanne

Catherine, married 1411 in Alençon Peter d'Évreux, Infante of Navarre and Count of Mortain, married 1 October 1413 in Paris Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt

Marguerite, became a nun at Argentan

John I of Alençon

He subsequently fought under Guesclin in Brittany and was wounded before Hennebont, and took part in an expedition against William I of Guelders in 1388.