Riéval
Title
Riéval
Also Known As
Regia Vallis, Regie Vallis, Regis Vallis, Riévau, Riezval, Rinval, Rival, Rivalx, Rivaul, Rivaulz, Royenval, Royval
Dates
Founded ca. 1140; dissolved 1790
Dedication
Mary
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
Riéval was founded ca. 1140 by Renault I and Gisèle, count and countess of Bar, and their daughter Étiennette de Commercy. It was the first Premonstratensian house established in the diocese of Toul.
It became a commendatory abbey in 1581. The monastery was badly damaged by warfare in the 1630s. Riéval was suppressed at the Revolution and the former monastic complex was destroyed in a fire in the 1830s.
It became a commendatory abbey in 1581. The monastery was badly damaged by warfare in the 1630s. Riéval was suppressed at the Revolution and the former monastic complex was destroyed in a fire in the 1830s.
Heads of Community
Abbots
Herbert, 1141-1148
Raymund, fl. 1160
Dreux, 1165-1172
Gautier, 1172-1194
Gerard, 1194-?
Cono, fl. 1198
Joscelin, fl. ca. 1220
Gerard II, ?-1219
Laurentius, fl. 1220
Gautier II, 1225-1234
Guillaume, 1260-1266
Manasses, fl. 1285
Aubert, 1321-1322
Hugues de Lucey, 1322-1325
Henri, fl. 1332
Varin, fl. 1346
Adam, ca. 1350-1375
Rainier, 1380-1387
Jean de Bacon, fl. 1409
Albertic de Sorcy, fl. 1447
Jean II Perrin, 1450-1453
Desiderius de Vaux, 1471-1481
Dominicus de Sonsault, ca. 1488-1510
Guerin Thibaut, fl. ca. 1512
Gilles de Maizières, 1514-1521
Barthélemy Chevresson, ?-1534
Etienne de Metz, ?-1544
Walterinus Maucollot, 1544-1595
Herbert, 1141-1148
Raymund, fl. 1160
Dreux, 1165-1172
Gautier, 1172-1194
Gerard, 1194-?
Cono, fl. 1198
Joscelin, fl. ca. 1220
Gerard II, ?-1219
Laurentius, fl. 1220
Gautier II, 1225-1234
Guillaume, 1260-1266
Manasses, fl. 1285
Aubert, 1321-1322
Hugues de Lucey, 1322-1325
Henri, fl. 1332
Varin, fl. 1346
Adam, ca. 1350-1375
Rainier, 1380-1387
Jean de Bacon, fl. 1409
Albertic de Sorcy, fl. 1447
Jean II Perrin, 1450-1453
Desiderius de Vaux, 1471-1481
Dominicus de Sonsault, ca. 1488-1510
Guerin Thibaut, fl. ca. 1512
Gilles de Maizières, 1514-1521
Barthélemy Chevresson, ?-1534
Etienne de Metz, ?-1544
Walterinus Maucollot, 1544-1595
Status
Abbey
Archival Sources
Reference
Bibliography
Backmund, Norbert. “Riéval.” In Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche, edited by Josef Höfer and Karl Rahner, Second Edition., 8:1307–8. Freiburg, 1963.
Lesort, André, and Michel Prévost. “Bulles Incites des Papes Eugène III, Lucius III, Célestin III, et Innocent III.” Bibliothèque de l’École des chartes 64 (1903): 554–66. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43004516.
Parisse, Michel. “La petite noblesse et les nouveaux ordres. Les bienfaiteurs de Riéval en Lorraine (XIIe-XIIIe siècles).” In Campagnes médiévales: L’homme et son espace. Etudes offertes à Robert Fossier., 455–71. Publications de la Sorbonne. Histoire ancienne et médiévale 31. Paris: Publications de la Sorbonnne, 1995.
Image Credit
Plan of the abbey of Riéval, ca. 1770s. Archives départementales de la Meuse, C 10.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Riéval,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/264.
Geolocation
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