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OCCU Seigneur de CoucyCoucy,in full COUCY-LE-CHTEAU-AUFFRIQUE, village in the Aisnedpartement, Picardie rgion, northern France, 18 miles (29 km)west-southwest of Laon. It was important in the
European MiddleAges for its castle and for the family of the sires de Coucy. Acommune from 1196, the town itself was strongly fortified, themost remarkable feature in its wall being the great Porte
deLaon. The castle, begun in the 10th century and rebuilt in the13th, was restored in the 19th century, but the Germansdynamited it in World War I.Enguerrand de Boves (d. 1115), founder of the house
of Coucy,distinguished himself as a crusader. His son Thomas de Marle wasa brigand and rebel against whom Louis VI of France had toundertake two expeditions. Enguerrand III fought for Philip
IIAugustus at Bouvines. In the 14th century, as Enguerrand IV leftno heirs, Coucy passed to a nephew, Enguerrand de Guynes.Enguerrand VI was killed at Crcy in 1346; and his sonEnguerrand VII, who
joined the Hungarian crusade against theTurks, was captured at Nicopolis and died in Turkey in 1397. Hisdaughter Marie sold Coucy to Louis de France, Duke d'Orlans, in1400. After three more changes
of ownership, it passed toPhilippe, Duke d'Orlans, in 1673 and remained with the house ofOrlans until the Revolution. Pop. (1982) 1,011.Related Propaedia TopicsThe growth of the Kingdom of France
under the later Capetiandynasty (1180-1328), the Low CountriesCopyright (c) 1996 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. All RightsReserved
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DATE 24 NOV 1997