▁presented ▁himself ▁before ▁it ▁accompanied ▁by ▁his ▁own ▁kn ights , ▁but ▁the ▁assemble d ▁bar ons ▁decided ▁that ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁judge ▁him , ▁and ▁referred ▁the ▁matter ▁to ▁King ▁Louis ▁IX ▁of ▁France ▁( r . ▁ 1 2 2 6 – 1 2 7 0 ). ▁Guy ▁travel led ▁to ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 2 5 9 , ▁but ▁Louis ▁not ▁only ▁p ardon ed ▁him , ▁but ▁awarded ▁him ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Duke , ▁which ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁success ors ▁were ▁to ▁bear ▁there after . ▁The ▁ren eg ade ▁Geoff roy ▁de ▁Bru y ères ▁too ▁was ▁brought ▁for ▁jud g ement ▁before ▁William , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁the ▁determined ▁and ▁passion ate ▁inter cess ion ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁bar ons ▁that ▁saved ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁secured ▁a ▁p ardon ▁from ▁the ▁ven ge ful ▁prince . ▁He ▁was ▁however ▁dep riv ed ▁of ▁the ▁possession ▁of ▁his ▁domains ▁by ▁the ▁in al ien able ▁right ▁of ▁con quest , ▁and ▁retained ▁them ▁hence for th ▁as ▁a ▁gift ▁from ▁the ▁Prince , ▁meaning ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁for fe it ▁upon ▁his ▁death ▁unless ▁he ▁had ▁any ▁immediate ▁descend ants . ▁ ▁After math ▁William ' s ▁victory ▁at ▁K ary di , ▁couple d ▁with ▁a ▁victory ▁of ▁his ▁troops ▁against ▁the ▁Ven et ians ▁near ▁O re oi , ▁brought ▁an ▁effective ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁conflict ; ▁on ▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 1 2 5 8 , ▁G ug li