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William III d'Avêsnes "le Bon", Count of Hainault and Holland

Male Abt 1286 - 1337  (51 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William III d'Avêsnes "le Bon", Count of Hainault and Holland was born about 1286 in Hainault, Belgium (son of Jean II d'Avêsnes, Count of Hainault and Holland and Philippa of Luxemburg); died on 7 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France.

    William married Jeanne de Valois on 19 May 1305 in Chauny, Hauts-de-France, France. Jeanne (daughter of Charles of Valois, Prince of France andCount of Valois and Marguerite, Princess of Naples and Sicily) was born about 1294 in Duchy of Valois, Hauts-de-France, France; died on 7 Mar 1342. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Philippa of Hainault was born on 24 Jun 1311 in Hainault, Belgium; died on 15 Aug 1369 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England; was buried after 15 Aug 1369 in Westminster Abbey, London, England.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jean II d'Avêsnes, Count of Hainault and Holland was born in 1247 in Brabant, Holland (son of Jean I d'Avêsnes, Seigneur d'Avesnes and Adelaide of Holland); died on 22 Aug 1304.

    Jean married Philippa of Luxemburg in 1270. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Philippa of Luxemburg (daughter of Henry III "the Blond", Count of Luxemburg and Arlon and Mathilde de Bar-le-Duc).
    Children:
    1. 1. William III d'Avêsnes "le Bon", Count of Hainault and Holland was born about 1286 in Hainault, Belgium; died on 7 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jean I d'Avêsnes, Seigneur d'Avesnes was born on 1 May 1218 in Etraeungt, Nord, France (not found) (son of Sir Bouchard d'Avêsnes, Seigneur d'Avêsnes and d'Etroen and Margaret, Countess of Hainault and Flanders); died on 24 Dec 1257; was buried in Valenciennes, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France.

    Jean married Adelaide of Holland on 9 Oct 1246. Adelaide (daughter of Florenz IV, Count of Holland and Matilda of Brabant, Countess of Holland) was born about 1225; died in 1284. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Adelaide of Holland was born about 1225 (daughter of Florenz IV, Count of Holland and Matilda of Brabant, Countess of Holland); died in 1284.
    Children:
    1. 2. Jean II d'Avêsnes, Count of Hainault and Holland was born in 1247 in Brabant, Holland; died on 22 Aug 1304.

  3. 6.  Henry III "the Blond", Count of Luxemburg and Arlon was born in 1217 (son of Waleran IV, Duke of Monschau and Ermesinde of Namur, Countess of Luxemburg); died on 24 Nov 1281.

    Henry married Mathilde de Bar-le-Duc on 4 Jun 1240. Mathilde (daughter of Henry II, Count of Luxemburg and Philippa de Dreux, Dame de Coucy) died on 23 Nov 1275. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Mathilde de Bar-le-Duc (daughter of Henry II, Count of Luxemburg and Philippa de Dreux, Dame de Coucy); died on 23 Nov 1275.
    Children:
    1. Henry VI died in 1288.
    2. Waleran I of Luxemburg, Sire de Ligni and de Roussi was born in 1245 in Ligny, Namur, Belgium; died on 5 Jun 1288 in Worringen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
    3. Isabelle was born in 1247; died in 1298.
    4. 3. Philippa of Luxemburg
    5. Marguerite, Lady of Macheren
    6. Felicitas
    7. Jeanne, Abbess at the Abbey of Clairefontaine died in 1310.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Sir Bouchard d'Avêsnes, Seigneur d'Avêsnes and d'Etroen was born about 1180 (son of Jacques d'Avêsnes, Seigneur d'Avêsnes, Leuze, Conde and Guise and Adele de Guise); died in 1244 in Etaeungt, Nord, France (not found); was buried in 1244 in Clairefontaine Abbey, Wallonia, Belgium.

    Bouchard married Margaret, Countess of Hainault and Flanders in Jul 1212, and was divorced in 1221. Margaret (daughter of Baldwin VI, Count of Hainaut and Latin Emperor of Constantinople and Marie of Champagne, Empress of Constantinople) was born on 2 Jun 1202 in Constantinople (now Istanbul), Empire of the East; died on 10 Feb 1280. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Margaret, Countess of Hainault and Flanders was born on 2 Jun 1202 in Constantinople (now Istanbul), Empire of the East (daughter of Baldwin VI, Count of Hainaut and Latin Emperor of Constantinople and Marie of Champagne, Empress of Constantinople); died on 10 Feb 1280.
    Children:
    1. 4. Jean I d'Avêsnes, Seigneur d'Avesnes was born on 1 May 1218 in Etraeungt, Nord, France (not found); died on 24 Dec 1257; was buried in Valenciennes, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France.

  3. 10.  Florenz IV, Count of Holland was born on 24 Jun 1210 in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands (son of William I, Comte de Holland and East Friesland and Adelaide of Guelders); died on 19 Jul 1234 in Corbie, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France.

    Florenz married Matilda of Brabant, Countess of Holland on 6 Dec 1224. Matilda (daughter of Henry I "the Courageous", Duke of Brabant and Matilda of Bloulogne) was born in 1200; died on 21 Dec 1267; was buried in Abbey Church, Loosduinen, South Holland, Netherlands. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Matilda of Brabant, Countess of HollandMatilda of Brabant, Countess of Holland was born in 1200 (daughter of Henry I "the Courageous", Duke of Brabant and Matilda of Bloulogne); died on 21 Dec 1267; was buried in Abbey Church, Loosduinen, South Holland, Netherlands.
    Children:
    1. William II of Holland was born in 1227; died on 28 Jan 1256 in West Frisia, Netherlands.
    2. Floris de Voogd, Regent of Holland was born about 1228; died in 1258.
    3. 5. Adelaide of Holland was born about 1225; died in 1284.
    4. Margaret died in 1277.
    5. Machteld

  5. 12.  Waleran IV, Duke of Monschau (son of Henry III "the Old", Duke of Limburg, Count of Arlon and Sophia von Saarbrücken); died on 2 Jul 1226; was buried in Rolduc Abbey, Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands.

    Waleran married Ermesinde of Namur, Countess of Luxemburg in May 1214. Ermesinde (daughter of Henry "the Blind", Count of Luxemburg and Namur and Agnes) was born in Jul 1186; died on 12 Feb 1247. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Ermesinde of Namur, Countess of Luxemburg was born in Jul 1186 (daughter of Henry "the Blind", Count of Luxemburg and Namur and Agnes); died on 12 Feb 1247.
    Children:
    1. 6. Henry III "the Blond", Count of Luxemburg and Arlon was born in 1217; died on 24 Nov 1281.

  7. 14.  Henry II, Count of Luxemburg was born in 1190 in France (son of Theobald I, Count of Briey, Bar-le-Duc, and Luxemburg and Ermensinde of Bar-sur-Saône); died on 13 Nov 1239 in Gaza, Holy Land.

    Henry married Philippa de Dreux, Dame de Coucy in 1219. Philippa (daughter of Robert II, Count of Dreux and Braine and Yolande de Coucy) was born in 1192 in France; died on 17 Mar 1242. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Philippa de Dreux, Dame de Coucy was born in 1192 in France (daughter of Robert II, Count of Dreux and Braine and Yolande de Coucy); died on 17 Mar 1242.
    Children:
    1. 7. Mathilde de Bar-le-Duc died on 23 Nov 1275.
    2. Thibault II, Count de Bar-le-Duc died about 1296.