Godefroy Amaury de Malefète in 1123.
Godefroy Amaury de Malefète, Count of Montmirail, Apremont and Papincourt (1079-1142) was a French noble and knight whose loyalty to King Louis VI the Fat and exploits in battle earned him the nickname "Le Hardi" and the hand of Dame Frénégonde de Pouille.
Biography[]
Godefroy de Montmirail was born in the year of grace 1079, son of Aldebert de Malefète and Thibaude de Montfaucon.
He helped King Louis VI the Fat, surrounded by valiant knights, to confront Henry I Beauclerc, King of England and Duke of Normandy, on the borders of the kingdom; then saved the king at the battle of Montlhéry (probably the attempt of Milo II of Montlhéry to seize the castle of Montlhéry in 1105, foiled by the arrival of royal troops who forced him to leave the place).
Close to King Louis VI, he accompanies him in his secret meetings, including the one with an English princess. Surprised by English knights, he fought to protect his overlord and succeeded, which earned him to be promised by the king in marriage to Frénégonde of Apulia, daughter of Duke Fulbert of Apulia.