Marie of France, Princess of France

Marie married Henry I "the Generous", Count of Champagne and Brie in 1164. Henry (son of Theobald IV "the Great", Count of Blois and Champagne and Mathilda von Sponheim) was born about 1126; died on 17 Mar 1181 in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Theobald III, Count of Brie was born on 13 Jan 1179 in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France; died on 24 May 1201 in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France; was buried in Saint-Étienne, Troyes, Grand Est, France.
2. Marie of Champagne, Empress of Constantinople was born in 1174; died on 9 Aug 1204.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reign: From 1137 to 1180; King of France (House of Capet)
• Crowned: 25 Dec 1137; He was crowned the King of France on 25 December 1137.

Notes:

Name:

House of Capet

Buried:
Louis VII was buried in Barbeau Abbey, Fontaine-le-Port, France. His bones were transferred to St. Denis' Abbey in 1817.

Louis married Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine on 25 Jul 1137 in Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, and was divorced on 18 Mar 1152. Eleanor (daughter of William X, Duke of Aquitaine and Éléonore de Châtellerault) was born in 1123 in probably Bordeaux, France; died on 31 Mar 1204 in Palace of Poitiers, Poitiers, Poitou, France; was buried in Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-Et-Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: She was also the Queen of France and the Queen of England. She was the heiress of Aquitaine.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Crowned: 1108; He was crowned the King of France in 1108.
• Reign: From 1108 to 1137; King of France (House of Capet)
• Military: say 1120; He was a crusader.

Notes:

Birth: Stuart (2002) gives his birth as 1081 in Herbst, France.

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Louis married Adelaide of Maurienne in 1115. Adelaide (daughter of Humbert II "il Gross", Count of Maurienne and Savoy and Gisela de Bourgogne) was born in 1092; died on 18 Nov 1154. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: She was also known as Adelaide of Savoy.

Notes:

Marriage Date: von Redlich (1941) gives their marriage date as about 1120.

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He was also William VIII, Count of Poitou and a crusader.
• Title(s): 1126

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Title(s):
He became the Comte de Poitou where he was known as William VIII.

Died:
He died while on a pilgrimage to St. Iago de Compostela.

William married Éléonore de Châtellerault in late 1121. Éléonore (daughter of Almeric I, Vicscount of Châtellerault and Dangerose) was born about 1105; died after Mar 1130. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Crowned: 1060; In 1030, he was crowned King of France.
• Reign: From 1060 to 1108; King of France (House of Capet)

Notes:

Death: Stuart (2002) states he died 24 July 1108.

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Philip married Bertha of Holland in 1072, and was divorced in 1091. Bertha (daughter of Florenz I, Count of Holland and West Friesland and Gertrude of Saxony) was born about 1055; died in 1093 in Montreuil-sur-Mer, Hauts-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Humbert married Gisela de Bourgogne in 1090. Gisela (daughter of William II "the Great", Count of Burgundy and Mâcon and Stephanie of Longwy) was born about 1070; died after 1133. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He was also the Duke of Aquitaine and a crusader.
• Title(s): 1086

Notes:

Birth: Weis (1982) gives his birth date as 1061.

Name:


Title(s):
He was created the Count of Poitou.

William married Philippa (Mathilde) of Toulouse, Regent of Toulouse in 1094, and was divorced in 1115. Philippa (daughter of William IV of Toulouse, Count of Toulouse and Emma de Mortain) was born about 1073; died on 28 Nov 1117. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
She was also known as Philippa.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: say 1130, Noyers Abbey, Noyers, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Notes:

Religion:
In later life, he became a monk at Noyers Abbey.

Almeric married Dangerose. Dangerose (daughter of Bartholomew, Seigneur de l'Isle Bouchard) was born about 1080. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: She was living in 1119.