Cistercian Monk

Jean de Montmirail 1165-1217 French nobleman who became a Cistercian monk.John was the son of André de Montmirail,Lord of Montmirail and Ferté-Gaucher,and Hildiarde d'Oisy,daughter of Simon d'Oisy,Castellan of Cambrai.He was given a religious upbringing by his mother,and was well educated.He became the 1st Lord of Condé.While young,he embraced a military career and was presented at the Royal Court,as constable of France, where he formed a lasting friendship with Philip Augustus