▁( d ied ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 1 2 3 0 ), ▁called ▁the ▁Great ▁or ▁the ▁Great ▁Const able , ▁was ▁lord ▁of ▁Mont mor ency ▁from ▁ 1 1 8 9 ▁and ▁Const able ▁of ▁France ▁from ▁ 1 2 1 8 ▁to ▁ 1 2 3 0 . ▁ ▁Matthew ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁B ouch ard ▁V ▁de ▁Mont mor ency ▁and ▁La ure tta ▁de ▁H ain aut , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Bald win ▁IV ▁of ▁H ain ault . ▁His ▁pat ernal ▁grand par ents ▁were ▁Matth ieu ▁I ▁of ▁Mont mor ency , ▁Const able ▁of ▁France ▁and ▁ ▁Alice ▁Fitz Ro y , ▁il leg it imate ▁daughter ▁of ▁King ▁Henry ▁I ▁of ▁England . ▁His ▁father ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁A cre ▁in ▁either ▁ 1 1 8 9 ▁or ▁ 1 1 9 0 ▁ ▁He ▁replaced ▁the ▁fallen ▁Alb éric ▁Cl ément ▁as ▁Marsh al ▁of ▁France ▁at ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁A cre ▁during ▁the ▁Third ▁Cr us ade . ▁After ▁his ▁safe ▁return ▁from ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land , ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁con quest ▁of ▁Norm andy ▁by ▁Philip ▁August us , ▁where ▁he ▁distinguished ▁himself ▁during ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Ch âteau ▁Ga ill ard ▁in ▁ 1 2 0 4 . ▁He ▁played ▁a ▁vital ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁B ouv ines ▁in ▁ 1 2 1 4 , ▁where ▁he ▁captured ▁twelve ▁enemy ▁b ann ers ▁( in ▁memory ▁of ▁this ▁fe at