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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;seth77, post: 4876601, member: 56653&quot;]Raoul de Clermont-Nesle was one of the generals who followed Louis IX to Tunis in the Eighth Crusade, and later on he served kings Philip III and IV against different revolts in the realm, and most importantly in the Flemish Wars.</p><p>He died in the Battle of the Golden Spurs trying to squash the Flemish revolt in 1302 at Courtrai, together with his brother Guy and Robert II d&#039;Artois.</p><p><br /></p><p>He held the titles of Seigneur de Nesle (1268-1302), Viscount of Chateaudun (1268-1293/1302), Grand Chamberlain of France (1283-1302), Constable of France (1285-1302).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1177882[/ATTACH]</p><p><i>AR15mm, 0.46g, billon obole tournois, minted at Chateaudun, cca. 1290.</i></p><p><i>+ RADVFVS VICONS; cross pomettee, dot in 2nd quarter </i></p><p><i>CASTR + I DVNI (legends starting at 7 o&#039;clock); Chateau tournois fleurdelise surmounted by cross, standing over crescent with dot inside.</i></p><p><i>Boudeau 258, Poey d&#039;Avant 1886 p 258, Pl. XXXIX 9, Duplessy 517, Legros 1173.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><br /></p><p>At the Chateau Chateaudun, his possesion de jure uxoris with Alix de Dreux, were minted billon deniers and oboles tournois in his name, until around 1290/93(?). He ruled as Viscount of Chateaudun with Alix until her death in 1293, after which he served as regent for their minor son Guillaume.</p><p><br /></p><p>Similar specimen <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=902929" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=902929" rel="nofollow">here</a>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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