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Peter II of Alençon
- Peter II of Alençon, called The Noble (1340 – 20 September 1404; French: Pierre II d'Alençon, or Pierre de Valois), was Count of Alençon from 1361 and Count of Perche from 1377. He was the son of Charles II of Alençon and Maria de la Cerda.
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Coat of arms of the counts of Perche. Peter II of Alençon, called The Noble (1340 – 20 September 1404; French: Pierre II d'Alençon, or Pierre de Valois), was Count of Alençon from 1361 and Count of Perche from 1377. He was the son of Charles II of Alençon and Maria de la Cerda.
- 1340
- Valois-Alençon
- Marie Chamaillard, Viscountess of Beaumont-au-Maine
Robert I, count of Alençon (died c. 1217) House of Capet. Peter I (died 1283), received the county of Alençon and part of the county of Perche in appanage from his father Louis IX of France; House of Valois. Charles I (died 1325), brother of Philip IV of France, was given the county of Alençon in appanage in 1291; Charles II (died 26 August ...
Thomas Beaufort, Count of Perche was created Count of Perche in December 1427, but the title was contested with John II of Alençon. Humphrey Stafford, 6th Earl of Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham was created count of Perche in 1431 by Henry VI of England as titular king of France.
Charles II, called the Magnanimous (1297 – 26 August 1346) was Count of Alençon and Count of Perche (1325–1346), as well as Count of Chartres and Count of Joigny (1335–1336) as husband of Joan of Joigny.
- 16 December 1325 – 26 August 1346
- Charles I
- 1297, France
- Charles III
Peter received Alençon, and became Count of Alençon, while Perche was assigned to Robert, who became Count of Perche. Robert established his court at Nogent-le-Rotrou, a fortified town about 10 miles (16 km) south of Bellême and the county capital of Perche.
- 1344
- Joan of Rohan
- 1377
- Valois-Alençon
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The county of Perche was a medieval county lying between Normandy and Maine. It was held by an independent line of counts until 1226. One of these, Geoffroy V, would have been a leader of the Fourth Crusade had he not died before the assembled forces could depart.
