Raoul de Faye (c. 1100–1190) was the seneschal of Poitou during the time of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
[1] He was the uncle of Eleanor of Aquitaine and was her most trusted adviser during the years she lived in Poitiers, beginning in 1168.
[2] Earlier in his life, he was in the favor of Henry II, frequently serving as a witness to royal charters.
[3] Raoul, sometimes also known as Ralph, featured in an anecdote related by Gerald of Wales in his Gemma ecclesiastica.
[2] This tale featured in many lectures and sermons of the era as the clergy disputed the King's hunting excesses.