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Amalric I, King of Jerusalem

Male 1136 - 1174  (38 years)


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  1. 1.  Amalric I, King of Jerusalem was born in 1136 (son of Fulk V "le Jeune", King of Jerusalem, Count of Anjou and Mélesinde de Rethe); died on 11 Jul 1174.

    Notes:

    Name:


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Fulk V "le Jeune", King of Jerusalem, Count of Anjou was born in 1092 in France (son of Fulk IV "Rechin", Count of Anjou and Bertrade de Montfort l'Amaury); died on 10 Nov 1143 in Acre, Holy Land; was buried after 10 Nov 1143 in Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Jerusalem, Holy Land.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Moved To: 1128
    • Reign: 1131-1143, Jerusalem, Holy Land; King of Jerusalem
    • Complier's Note: 2020; Holding place for sources.

    Notes:

    Death: Moriarty (1945) gives his death date as 13 November 1144.

    Weis (1982) states he died in Jerusalem.

    Name:


    Le Jeune means the younger.

    Moved To:
    Upon the death of his first wife, Ermengarde of Maine, he handed over the Countship of Anjou to Geoffrey, his son, and left France in 1128. He settled in the Kingdom of Outremer.

    Reign:
    After King Baldwin II, his new father-in-law died, he ascended the throne of Jerusalem.

    Fulk married Mélesinde de Rethe on 2 Jun 1129 in Jerusalem, Holy Land. Mélesinde (daughter of Baldwin II, King of Jerusalem and Malfia) died on 11 Sep 1161 in Holy Land. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mélesinde de Rethe (daughter of Baldwin II, King of Jerusalem and Malfia); died on 11 Sep 1161 in Holy Land.
    Children:
    1. Baldwin III, King of Jerusalem was born in 1130; died on 10 Feb 1162.
    2. 1. Amalric I, King of Jerusalem was born in 1136; died on 11 Jul 1174.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Fulk IV "Rechin", Count of Anjou was born in 1043 (son of Geoffrey II "Ferreol", Count of the Gâtinais and Château-Landon and Ermengarde of Anjou); died on 14 Apr 1109 in France.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Fulk is noted as "chronicler of the Counts of Anjou", so presumably he began a family history. He is known as "Fulk le Rechin" which means "Fulk the Rude". The reason for this name is unclear.

    Fulk married Bertrade de Montfort l'Amaury about 1090 in France, and was divorced on 15 Apr 1092. Bertrade (daughter of Simon I de Montfort l'Amaury, Seigneur of Montfod l'Amauri and Agnes d'Évreux) was born about 1060 in Montfort l'Amauri, Île-de-France, France; died on 14 Feb 1117 in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Pays de la Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Bertrade de Montfort l'Amaury was born about 1060 in Montfort l'Amauri, Île-de-France, France (daughter of Simon I de Montfort l'Amaury, Seigneur of Montfod l'Amauri and Agnes d'Évreux); died on 14 Feb 1117 in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Pays de la Loire, France.
    Children:
    1. 2. Fulk V "le Jeune", King of Jerusalem, Count of Anjou was born in 1092 in France; died on 10 Nov 1143 in Acre, Holy Land; was buried after 10 Nov 1143 in Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Jerusalem, Holy Land.

  3. 6.  Baldwin II, King of Jerusalem was born about 1058 (son of Hugh I, Comte de Rethel and Melisende de Monthlhéry); died on 21 Aug 1131.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: He was also the Count of Rethel and Edessa.
    • Military: 1098; He joined with Geoffrey de Bouillon and went on the First Crusade in 1098.
    • Crowned: 1118; In 1118, he was crowned the King of Jerusalem.
    • Reign: From 1118 to 1131; King of Jerusalem

    Notes:

    Name:

    Baldwin married Malfia in 1101. Malfia (daughter of Gabriel the Armenian, Prince and Governor of Melitene) died in 1126/27. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Malfia (daughter of Gabriel the Armenian, Prince and Governor of Melitene); died in 1126/27.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: Her name was also spelt Moraphia.

    Children:
    1. 3. Mélesinde de Rethe died on 11 Sep 1161 in Holy Land.
    2. Alice de Rethel, Princess of Jerusalem was born about 1110; died after 1136.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Geoffrey II "Ferreol", Count of the Gâtinais and Château-Landon was born about 1004 (son of Geoffrey III "Ferole", Count of the Gâtinais and Château Laudon and Beatrice de Mâcon); died on 1 Apr 1046.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: He was also known as Aubri-Geoffrey II de Château-Landon.
    • Title(s): 1034; In 1034, he succeeded as the Count of the Gâtinais.

    Geoffrey married Ermengarde of Anjou in 1035. Ermengarde (daughter of Fulk III "the Black", Count of Anjou and Hildegarde of Metz) was born about 1018; died on 21 Mar 1076 in Fleury-sur-Ouche, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Ermengarde of Anjou was born about 1018 (daughter of Fulk III "the Black", Count of Anjou and Hildegarde of Metz); died on 21 Mar 1076 in Fleury-sur-Ouche, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: Upon her brother, Geoffrey's death, she became the heiress of the County of Anjou. She was also known as Blanche of Anjou.

    Children:
    1. Geoffrey "the Bearded", Count of Anjou died about 1096.
    2. Hildegarde de Château-Landon was born about 1032 in Courtenay, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died about 1060 in Courtenay, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
    3. 4. Fulk IV "Rechin", Count of Anjou was born in 1043; died on 14 Apr 1109 in France.

  3. 10.  Simon I de Montfort l'Amaury, Seigneur of Montfod l'Amauri was born about 1026 (son of Amauri de Montfort, Seigneur of Montfort and Bertrade de Gometz); died about 1088; was buried in Épernon, Centre-Val de Loire, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: He was the Seigneur de Montfort l"Amauri and the Count of Montfort.

    Simon married Agnes d'Évreux on Yes, date unknown. Agnes (daughter of Richard, Count of d'Évreux and Godeheut) was born about 1030. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Agnes d'Évreux was born about 1030 (daughter of Richard, Count of d'Évreux and Godeheut).
    Children:
    1. Richard de Montfort died in 1092 in Conches Abbey, Conches-en-Ouche, Normandy, France; was buried in Épernon, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
    2. Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester was born in 1208; died on 4 Aug 1265 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England; was buried after 4 Aug 1265 in Eversham Abbey, Evesham, Worcestershire, England.
    3. William de Montfort, Bishop of Paris
    4. Amauri III de Montfort, Comté d'Evreux died in 18 Apr 1137 or 19 Apr 1137; was buried in Abbey of Hautes-Bruyères, Saint-Remy-l'Honore, Île-de-France, France.
    5. 5. Bertrade de Montfort l'Amaury was born about 1060 in Montfort l'Amauri, Île-de-France, France; died on 14 Feb 1117 in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Pays de la Loire, France.

  5. 12.  Hugh I, Comte de Rethel (son of Manasses III, Count of Rethel and Porcieu and Yvette de Reucy); died about 1118; was buried in Novi (not found).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Living: 1081; He was living in 1081.

    Notes:

    Parents: Weis (1982) gives his parents as Baldwin of Le Bourg, Count of Rethel and Ida, sister of Eustace II, count of Boulogne.

    Weis 103-25*

    Hugh married Melisende de Monthlhéry on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Melisende de Monthlhéry (daughter of Guy I de Montlhéry, Seigneur de Montlhéry and Chevreuse and Saint Hodierne de Gometz, Dame de la Ferte).

    Notes:

    Parents: Weis (1982) gives her parents as Bouchard of Montlhéry, Count of Corbeil and Adelaide of Crécy.

    Children:
    1. 6. Baldwin II, King of Jerusalem was born about 1058; died on 21 Aug 1131.

  7. 14.  Gabriel the Armenian, Prince and Governor of Melitene

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: He was the Governor of Melitene on the Upper Euphrates, at first for the Eastern Emperor, then for the Sultan.

    Children:
    1. 7. Malfia died in 1126/27.


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