Manasses III, Count of Rethel

Manasses III, Count of Rethel
Born1022
Died1065 or 1080
Noble familyde Rethel
Spouse(s)Judith
IssueHugh I, Count of Rethel
FatherManasses II, Count of Rethel
MotherDada

Manasses III, Count of Rethel (1022 – 1065 or 1080[1]) was a son of Manasses II and his wife Dada (possibly Judith or Yvette de Roucy[2][3]). He succeeded his father as Count of Rethel in 1032.

Little is known about his life, although he is mentioned often between 1048 and 1081.

  1. ^ Gesta Episcoporum Virdunensium mentions his death without specifying a date, but the context allows us to estimate his passing to have happened c. 1080. Hugh I appears as Count of Rethel shortly after.
  2. ^ Mathieu, Jean-Nöel (2000). La Succession au comté de Roucy aux environs de l'an mil. Vol. Prosopographica et Genealogica / 3. Oxford: Linacre College, Unit for Prosopographical Research. pp. 75–84. ISBN 1-900934-01-9. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Murray, Alan V. (2000). Settipani, Christian; Keats-Rohan, K.S.B. (eds.). The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: A Dynastic History 1099-1125. Vol. Occasional Publication of the Linacre Unit for Prosopographical Research Vol. 4. Oxford: Linacre College. pp. 173–174. ISBN 1-900934-03-5.