Waleran II unknown of Meulan
Country and Region of Origin
France
Ile-de-France (RE) Yvelines (D)
Ile-de-France (RE) Yvelines (D)
Specific Title
Lord of Meulan
Role
Lord (lay)
Gender and Marital Statusa
Male
Family
half-brother: William III of Warenne (Second Crusader)
Uncle: Simon, bishop of Noyon-Tournai
Cousin: Drogo II of Mouchy-le-Châtel (Second Crusader)
Mother: Isabel of Vermandois, daughter of Hugh of Vermandois (First Crusader, 1101 Crusader)
Crusades
Expedition
2nd Crusade (1147-1149)
Contingent Leader
Louis VII of France
Probability of Participation
Certain
Consequences of Expedition
Survived
Actions
Waleran had been on a pilgrimage to Spain in 1144.
Sources
J. Riley-Smith, 'Family Traditions and Participation in the Second Crusade', in The Second Crusade and the Cistercians, ed. M. Gervers (New York, 1992), p. 103. Chronicon Valassense, ed. F. Sommenil (Rouen, 1868), pp. 7-8.