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Countship of Harcourt
Barony of Montgomery
Countship of Perche]](../../main/b/images/kn_b_mortagne.jpg)
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The town and Countship of Mortagne is a town located in southern Normandy about seventy-five miles west southwest of Paris and lies within the historical countship of Perche, which by this time had become attached to the house of Alençon
The Countship of Harcourt is found south of the Seine and about sixty to seventy miles west northwest of Paris, and represents one of the greatest feudal dynasties in Normandy. In 1358 it belonged to Jean VI of Harcourt after his father (Jean V) was executed in 1356 for rebellion. His grandfather, Jean IV, was the first titular count of Harcourt from 1338 until something unfortunate happened to him in 1346 at Crecy. Who said being a count was easy?
The Barony of Montgomery has existed at least from the 11th century and occupies the region around Bernay, which is approximately eighty miles west of France in Normandy. Roger of Montgomery followed William the Conqueror to England where he became count of Shrewsbury and Arundel. The name Montgomery were since been carried by the lords of a fiefdom in Wales. The barony was acquired in marriage by Jean III of Harcourt (died 1309). In 1358 it was held by Jacques d’Harcourt, brother of Jean IV of Harcourt.
The Countship of Perche was part of the House of Alençon from 1303 until the extinction of that house in 1525. In 1358 the title-holder was probably Count Pierre II “the Noble” du Perche and brother of the count of the count of Alençon. It is located in the extreme southern region of Normandy.