Eve Ydon dit “Damison” van Chièvres, héritière de Chièvre, dame du Sart - A few words regarding Eve dit “Damison” van Chièvres, héritière de Chièvre

A few words regarding Eve dit “Damison” van Chièvres, héritière de Chièvre

1. Eve Ydon dit “Damison” van Chièvres, héritière de Chièvre was not of the house van Peteghem Cysoing (as was originally indicated in this profile). According to Warlop, while the house of Chièvres was somehow descended from Hugh of Oudenaarde cited 1036-1064, son of Inglebert of Petegem, the house of Chièvres was “already settled in the Prehistoric and Gallo-Roman times, was mentioned, as de villa Cervo in Eginhard's Translatio et Miracula SS. Marcellini et Petri, written in 830. Chièvres was later allowed to mint coins for King of Francia Occidentalis Charles le Chauve (869-875): such a coin bears the writing + Cervia Moneta.

The region of Chièvres, included in the ancient pagus of Brabant, was incorporated into the County of Hainaut in the middle of the Xth century. The feudal family of Chièvres, known since 936 (Egbert de Chièvres) and probably related to the Counts of Hainaut, owned a big free domain. The last member of that lineage was Eve de Chièvres (1115-1180), daughter of Guy de Chièvres (d. 1127) and Ide d'Ath.”

2. Another point to make about Eve is regarding her being called the founder of the abbey of Ghislenghien, she was not. Eve retired in the abbey of Ghislenghien, founded in 1126 or 1128 by her aunt Ide.

3. There is also a discussion needed regarding the coat of arms shown in the profile now. “The municipal arms are slightly different from the old arms of the municipality, granted by Royal Decree on 18 December 1837 as De gueules à trois lions rampants mornés d'or (Gules three lions disarmed [depicted without tongue, teeth or claws] or). On the modern arms, the two upper lions are accosted and the three lions are crowned, armed and langued or.

Chièvres was a Pairy in the County of Hainaut. According to the Heraldus website, the oldest known arms of Chièvres are those of the Gavre family, de gueules à trois lions d'argent, armés, lampassés et couronnés d'or (Gules three lions argent armed langued and crowned), bore by Ida de Chièvres, mother of Rasse IV de Gavre, lord of Chièvres. The three white lions on a red field are the arms and flag of the Flemish municipality of Gavere.” However my source indicates that these arms are used by “House of Gavre, Lords of Gavere, Vinderhoute and Chièvres, Arms after ca.1218”, so I have used the arms from the description above. It is interesting to note that this coT is attributed to Eve’s son Raase IV as a personal coat according to the Armorial Wijnbergen.