Everard III unknown of Breteuil
Country and Region of Origin
France
Ile-de-France (RE) Yvelines (D)
Ile-de-France (RE) Yvelines (D)
Specific Title
Lord of Breteuil
Role
Lord (lay)
Gender and Marital Statusa
Male
Family
uncle: Everard III of Le Puiset (First Crusader)
Father: Walter II of Breteuil (First Crusader)
Crusades
Expedition
2nd Crusade (1147-1149)
Contingent Leader
Louis VII of France
Probability of Participation
Certain
Consequences of Expedition
Died
Actions
Everard took the cross at Vézelay. He died at Mount Cadmus, having previously served as an envoy to the Byzantine emperor.
Sources
Odo of Deuil, pp. 52-53, 122-123. Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France, vol. 15 (Paris, 1878), p. 496. 'Historia Gloriosi Regis Ludovici VII', RHGF, vol. 12 (Paris, 1877), p. 126.
