Alys of France, Countess of Vexin

1160 - 1220  (59 years)

• Name	Alys of France
  Born	4 Oct 1160	France   [1, 2, 4]
  Contract of Marriage	Jan 1169 (Age 9)  [1, 4, 5]
  Louis and King Henry II of England signed a contract for the marriage between Alys and Henry's son Richard the Lionheart in January 1169. The 8-year-old Alys was then sent to England as Henry's ward. She was said by some to have been seduced by King Henry II. Richard sent her back to her brother, King Philip II of France, refusing to marry his father's mistress. In 1177, Cardinal Peter of Saint Chrysogonus, on behalf of Pope Alexander III, threatened to place England's continental possessions under an interdict if Henry did not proceed with the marriage. There were widespread rumors that Henry had not only made Alys his mistress,[5] but that she had a child with him. Henry died in 1189. King Richard married Berengaria of Navarre on 12 May 1191, while still officially engaged to Alys. Philip had offered Alys to Prince John, but Eleanor prevented the match.
  Contract of Marriage	Mar 1190 (Age 30)  [1]
  Richard I voided his marriage contract with Alice of France in March 1190. She was then 30 years old.
  Died	About 1220  [2, 4]
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  1. Marguerite of France,   d. After 10 Sep 1197, Acre, Holy Land ▻ Béla III, King of Hungary,  m. After 24 Aug 1186   2. Alys of France, Countess of Vexin,   b. 4 Oct 1160, France ,   d. About 1220  (Age 59 years) ▻ William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil,  m. 20 Aug 1195
  Person ID	I5345	| Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	Louis VII "the Young", King of France,   b. 1120,   d. 18 Sep 1180, Paris, Île-de-France, France  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Constance of Castile,   d. 4 Oct 1160
  Married	1153/54
  Age at Marriage	Louis was est 34 years - Constance was ??. (Were Married est 6 years).
  Family ID	F2212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil,   b. 1179, France ,   d. 4 Oct 1221, France  (Age 42 years)
  Married	20 Aug 1195	Meudon, Île-de-France, France   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	Alys was 34 years - William was est 16 years. (Were Married est 24 years).
  Children	3 children
  + 1. Marie of Ponthieu, Countess of Ponthieu and Montreuil,   b. 17 Apr 1199, France ,   d. Sep 1250, France  (Age 51 years)   2. Isabelle   3. Jean
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2021
  Family ID	F4151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Oct 1160 - France Married - 20 Aug 1195 - Meudon, Île-de-France, France Child - Marie of Ponthieu, Countess of Ponthieu and Montreuil - 17 Apr 1199 - France  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

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