Walter III of Châtillon

Walter III of Châtillon (in French Gaucher III) was the second son of Guy II of Châtillon. He joined the Third Crusade in 1189 and in 1191 succeeded his brother as lord of Châtillon. In 1196 he married Elisabeth, heiress of Saint-Pol, becoming count in 1205.

He served Philip Augustus in Normandy, on the Albigensian Crusade and at the Battle of Bouvines in 1214, where his charges through the enemy line were celebrated by chroniclers. He died at the siege of Toulouse in 1219.