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He was married to Yolande de Nesle, daughter of John II de Nesle, Count of Soissons and Marie de Chimay.
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Florent Varennes
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He is lord of Varennes, in Picardy. They had a son Mathieu. We are on 2 July 1270.
On board of the Montjoie, high nave whose sails fill with wind, King Saint Louis opens the way of old canal Aigues Mortes to 70 vessels, mostly Genoese and Venetian: "Already old, I begin the overseas journey.
I sacrifice to God wealth, honor, pleasure. I wanted to give you this last example and I hope you will follow it if circumstances dictate.
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The first part of the journey is hectic. They stopped in Sardinia.
The King sent Florent de Varennes as a scout towards the Sards.
But, since their boats were genoan, antagonism made them unwelcome. Food was delivered against high costs
On July 17, the army arrived on the Tunisian coast. According to the royal secretary, Jean de Condé, reporting the episode, the King sends Florent de Varennes to recognize the land, with a few mentor
He sends a mesenger to the king.
The royal council is divided on the strategy to adopt : for some, it is a trap, for others, one should take advantage of the situation and desembark. Florent de Varennes, without referring to the King, desembarks his troops on the platform closing Tunis harbour.
Although he is furious, the King joins with the rest of the crew. The operation is a capharnaum but hopefully, no ennemy showed up.
On July 21, one seized the tower of Louisiana Goulette and the army settles in the plain of Carthage.
The Castle of Carthage is conquered by genoan sailors. Waiting for the reinforcement of Charles of Anjou, King of Sicily to attack Tunis, a dysentery epidemic decimates lords - water pollution and excessive heat not helping. Florent de Varennes and John Tristan, Count of Valois, son of Louis IX are among the victims.
Saint Louis expires too on August 25, by the time of the arrival of Charles of Anjou.
The latter defeated the Saracens and signed a treaty with the Sultan on 30 October 1270. Florent"s coat of arms was "Gules a Cross Or" (Red with a golden cross) and is still the coat of arms of the village of Varennes, Departement of the Somme, Region Picardy
This title was conferred in Sicily under the Norman King Roger from 1142, and was borrowed from the Arabs by Europeans, from the name "Amir", man who is granted a commandment.
From Florent de Varennes to François Thomas Tréhouart, there has been 73 admirals of France.
