Enguerrand was the son of Enguerrand III "le Grand", sire de Coucy, Vicomte de Meaux and Marie de Montmirail.
He was the younger brother and successor of Raoul II, Lord of Coucy, serving as the powerful Sire de Coucy from his brother's death in 1250 until his own in 1311.
His rule was notable for his crimes and cruelty, leading in one instance to his imprisonment by Louis IX. Setting important medieval legal precedent, the King refused to allow him trial by combat for the hanging of three squires found on his land. In the end, Enguerrand escaped with a fine, and through his wealth remained important to the King, lending him 15,000 livres in 1265 to purchase a piece of the True Cross. He was married twice, but had no children.
He married first Margareta of Guelders, the daughter of Otton II, count of guelders (d. 1271) and Margaret of Cleves (d. 1251
In 1288 he married secondly Jeanne de Flandre, eldest daughter of Robert de Bethune, count of Flanders, and of Yolande of Burgundy († 1280), Countess of Nevers.
He was the younger brother and successor of Raoul II, Lord of Coucy, serving as the powerful Sire de Coucy from his brother's death in 1250 until his own in 1311.
His rule was notable for his crimes and cruelty, leading in one instance to his imprisonment by Louis IX. Setting important medieval legal precedent, the King refused to allow him trial by combat for the hanging of three squires found on his land. In the end, Enguerrand escaped with a fine, and through his wealth remained important to the King, lending him 15,000 livres in 1265 to purchase a piece of the True Cross. He was married twice, but had no children.
He married first Margareta of Guelders, the daughter of Otton II, count of guelders (d. 1271) and Margaret of Cleves (d. 1251
In 1288 he married secondly Jeanne de Flandre, eldest daughter of Robert de Bethune, count of Flanders, and of Yolande of Burgundy († 1280), Countess of Nevers.
Enguerrand was the son of Enguerrand III "le Grand", sire de Coucy, Vicomte de Meaux and Marie de Montmirail.
He was the younger brother and successor of Raoul II, Lord of Coucy, serving as the powerful Sire de Coucy from his brother's death in 1250 until his own in 1311.
His rule was notable for his crimes and cruelty, leading in one instance to his imprisonment by Louis IX. Setting important medieval legal precedent, the King refused to allow him trial by combat for the hanging of three squires found on his land. In the end, Enguerrand escaped with a fine, and through his wealth remained important to the King, lending him 15,000 livres in 1265 to purchase a piece of the True Cross. He was married twice, but had no children.
He married first Margareta of Guelders, the daughter of Otton II, count of guelders (d. 1271) and Margaret of Cleves (d. 1251
In 1288 he married secondly Jeanne de Flandre, eldest daughter of Robert de Bethune, count of Flanders, and of Yolande of Burgundy († 1280), Countess of Nevers.
He was the younger brother and successor of Raoul II, Lord of Coucy, serving as the powerful Sire de Coucy from his brother's death in 1250 until his own in 1311.
His rule was notable for his crimes and cruelty, leading in one instance to his imprisonment by Louis IX. Setting important medieval legal precedent, the King refused to allow him trial by combat for the hanging of three squires found on his land. In the end, Enguerrand escaped with a fine, and through his wealth remained important to the King, lending him 15,000 livres in 1265 to purchase a piece of the True Cross. He was married twice, but had no children.
He married first Margareta of Guelders, the daughter of Otton II, count of guelders (d. 1271) and Margaret of Cleves (d. 1251
In 1288 he married secondly Jeanne de Flandre, eldest daughter of Robert de Bethune, count of Flanders, and of Yolande of Burgundy († 1280), Countess of Nevers.
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