Gerard de Athie

Also known as: Gerard de Atie · Family: England · Role: military leader · First appears: King John 10

Life events

• c. 1204 · War raged between factions led by Robert de Turneham and William de Roches with Hugh le Brun.(King John 10)
  • With: Robert de Turnham Savary de Mauléon William de Roches Hugh le Brun, Earl of March
  • “The war was mightilie mainteined all this while betwixt them of Poictou and Aquitaine, and manie sharpe incounters chanced betwixt the parties, of which the one following the king of Englands lieutenant Robert de Turneham, valiantlie resisted the other that held with the French king vnder the conduct of William de Roches, & Hugh le Brun earle of March, chiefe leaders of that faction.”
• c. 1205 · Philip II captured Loches and took Gerard de Atie prisoner.(King John 11 · 📍 Loches)
  • With: Philip II of France
  • “Philip the French king minding to conquer all that which king John yet held within France, assembled an armie, and comming before the towne of Loches, wan it, and tooke Gerard de Atie prisoner”

King John 10

• allies with Robert de Turnham “But Robert Turneham, togither with Sauerie de Mauleon, and Gerard de Atie, bare themselues so manfullie, that in all conflicts for the most part the victorie remained on their sides.”
• allies with Savary de Mauléon “But Robert Turneham, togither with Sauerie de Mauleon, and Gerard de Atie, bare themselues so manfullie, that in all conflicts for the most part the victorie remained on their sides.”
• enemies with William de Roches “The war was mightilie mainteined all this while betwixt them of Poictou and Aquitaine, and manie sharpe incounters chanced betwixt the parties, of which the one following the king of Englands lieutenant Robert de Turneham, valiantlie resisted the other that held with the French king vnder the conduct of William de Roches, & Hugh le Brun earle of March, chiefe leaders of that faction. But Robert Turneham, togither with Sauerie de Mauleon, and Gerard de Atie, bare themselues so manfullie, that in all conflicts for the most part the victorie remained on their sides.”
• enemies with Hugh le Brun, Earl of March “The war was mightilie mainteined all this while betwixt them of Poictou and Aquitaine, and manie sharpe incounters chanced betwixt the parties, of which the one following the king of Englands lieutenant Robert de Turneham, valiantlie resisted the other that held with the French king vnder the conduct of William de Roches, & Hugh le Brun earle of March, chiefe leaders of that faction. But Robert Turneham, togither with Sauerie de Mauleon, and Gerard de Atie, bare themselues so manfullie, that in all conflicts for the most part the victorie remained on their sides.”

King John 11

• enemies with Philip II of France “wan it, and tooke Gerard de Atie prisoner, that had so long time and with such valiancie defended it.”

King John 17

• younger kin: Ingelrand “Gerard de Athie and his nephue Ingelrand”

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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.