▁in ▁late ▁ 1 2 4 1 , ▁probably ▁in ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land ▁while ▁on ▁cr us ade . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Ma ul ay ' s ▁parent age ▁is ▁unknown , ▁but ▁he ▁origin ated ▁from ▁the ▁Ma ul ay ▁region ▁in ▁Po it ou . ▁He ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁younger ▁brother ▁named ▁A im ery , ▁who ▁possibly ▁was ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁an ▁A im ery ▁de ▁Ma ul ay ▁who ▁owned ▁lands ▁in ▁Qu in ç ay ▁and ▁La ▁Ro ch elle ▁between ▁ 1 2 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 2 5 9 . ▁In ▁a ▁mon astic ▁chron icle , ▁Peter ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁rel in qu ished ▁his ▁lands ▁in ▁France ▁to ▁A im ery ▁in ▁ 1 2 0 4 , ▁after ▁the ▁over l ord ship ▁of ▁the ▁lands ▁passed ▁from ▁King ▁John ▁of ▁England ▁to ▁King ▁Philip ▁II ▁of ▁France . ▁Peter ' s ▁first ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁historical ▁record ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 2 0 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁received ▁land ▁around ▁L oud un ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁Mon cont our . ▁Under ▁John , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁an ▁us her ▁in ▁the ▁king ' s ▁household , ▁where ▁he ▁soon ▁became ▁a ▁close ▁ad visor ▁of ▁the ▁king . ▁He ▁was ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" ev il ▁coun s ell ors " ▁of ▁John ▁by ▁the ▁chron ic ler ▁Roger ▁of ▁Wend over . ▁ ▁After ▁John ' s ▁loss ▁of ▁Norm andy , ▁Ma ul ay