William I, Viscount of Marseilles

Family/Spouse: Belielde. Belielde died in 1036. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Belielde married Adalelme before 987. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Stephanie of Baux-Rians before 1019. Stephanie (daughter of Pons "the Younger" of Baux-Rians and Profecta) died after 1055. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: He confirmed a gift of his uncle, Hildebert, to St. Andre at Avignon. His name appears with his sons in Bishop Bezenet's foundation charter of St. Ruf in 1038/1039.
• Married: Gerberge of Nice, the daughter of Miron of Nice and Odile of Venice. [Gerberge, married Berenger Viscount of Avignon and Judge of Provence] Issue: 1. Raimon, Dean of Avignon

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: Amic of Avignon was living between 1019 and 1036.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: Bertrand was living between 1035 and 1055.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: Peter Amic was living between 1064 and 1094.

Family/Spouse: Agnes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Geoffrey, Comte de Provence and Arles. Geoffrey (son of William II, Count of Provence and Arles and Gerberge) died before 1063. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ayelmna. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: In 1060, she was the heiress of Provence and Arles.

Gerberga married Gilbert, Vicount of Gievaudun, Carlat, and Milhaud on 1092 to 1098. Gilbert (son of Berenger II, Vicomte of Gievaudun, Milhaud, Carlat, and Lodeve and Adele) was born about 1071; died on 1110 to 1113. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Constance married Rostaing de Sabran on Yes, date unknown. Rostaing (son of William de Sabran and Adalaicia) was born about 1090; died in Nov 1184. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Name:
She was the heiress of Provence-Arles.

Family/Spouse: first husband. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: second husband. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dulce married Raymond Berenger III "el Grande", Marquis of Barcelona and Count of Provence on 3 Feb 1112. Raymond (son of Raymond Berenger II "Cabeza de Estope", Count of Barcelona and Mathilda of Apulia) was born on 11 Nov 1080; died on 19 Aug 1131. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Offices Held: Between 1152 and 1199; William de Sabran served between 1152 and 1199 as Constable of the Counts of Toulouse in Provence.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: His name was also spelt Ramon Berenger.

Raymond married Petronilla of Aragon on 11 Aug 1137. Petronilla (daughter of Ramiro II "the Monk", King of Navarre and Aragon and Matilda of Aquitaine) was born on 29 Jun 1136 in Huesca, Aragon, Spain; died on 15 Oct 1173 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Parents: Weis (1982) gives her parents as Raymond IV, Count of Barcelona and Marie.

Death: Weis (1982) gives her death date as 1131.

Berengaria married Alfonso VII, King of Castile and Léon in Nov 1128 in Saldaña, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. Alfonso (son of Raymond of Burgundy and Ivrea, Count of Castile and Urraca "la Temeraria", Infanta of Castile and León, Countess of Galicia) was born on 1 Mar 1105 in Castile, Spain; died on 21 Aug 1157 in La Fresneda, Aragon, Spain; was buried in Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Offices Held: Between 1199 and 1206; Rostaing Seigneur de Sabran served between 1199 and 1206 as the Constable of the Counts of Toulouse in Provence.

Rostaing married Clemencia de Montpellier on Yes, date unknown. Clemencia (daughter of Guillem IV) died before 1204. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rostaing married Almode de Mevouillon in 1205. Almode died after 1227. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He was also the Marquis and Count of Barcelona, Tortosa and Lerida; and the Count of Tarragona, Gerona and Cerdagne.
• Reign: From 1163 to 1196; King of Aragon
• Title(s): 1166; Alfonso became the Marquis of Provence in 1166.

Notes:

Birth: Weis (1976) states he was born in 1152.

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Alfonso married Sancha of Castile, Princess of Castile and Léon on 18 Jan 1174/75 in Zaragoza, Spain. Sancha (daughter of Alfonso VII, King of Castile and Léon and Richilde of Poland, Queen of Castile and Léon) was born on 21 Sep 1154; died on 9 Nov 1208 in Villanueva de Sigena, Aragon, Spain; was buried in Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena, Villanueva de Sigena, Aragon, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Constance married Louis VII "the Young", King of France in 1153/54. Louis (son of Louis VI "le Gros", King of France and Adelaide of Maurienne) was born in 1120; died on 18 Sep 1180 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Urraca married Garcia IV el Restaurador, King of Navarre on 24 Jun 1144 in León, Castile and León, Spain. Garcia (son of Ramiro II Sanchez, Infante of Navarre, Count of Moncon and Christina Diaz) was born after 1110; died on 21 Nov 1150 in Larca, Murcia, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reign: From 1157 to 1158; King of Castile

Notes:

Name:


He was also known as Sancho II.

Sancho married Blanca of Navarre, Princess of Navarre on 30 Jan 1151 in Logera or Calaharra, Spain. Blanca (daughter of Garcia IV el Restaurador, King of Navarre and Margaret de l'Aigle) was born about 1134; died on 12 Aug 1156. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sancha married Sancho VI "el Sabio", King of Navarre on 20 Jul 1153 in Carrion de los Condes, Castile and León, Spain. Sancho (son of Garcia VII, King of Navarre and Margret de l'Aigle) was born in 1132; died on 27 Jun 1194 in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He was also the Seigneur de Castellar and Forcalquier, and the Seigneur de Costellar.

Raimon married Gersinde on Yes, date unknown. Gersinde (daughter of William IV, Count of Forcalquier and Adelaide de Beziers) died after 1193. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
He was buried with papal permission by the hospitalarian knights

Pedro married Marie de Montpellier, Queen of Aragon on 15 Jun 1204. Marie (daughter of William VIII, Seigneur de Montpellier and Eudoxia Comnena) was born in 1182; died on 21 Apr 1213 in Rome, Lazio, Italy; was buried in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, Lazio, Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alfonso married Gersinde of Sabran in 1193. Gersinde (daughter of Raimon de Sabran, Count of Forcalquier and Gersinde) died after 1222. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 2 Nov 1160, Le Neubourg, Évreux, Normandy, France; (1) Henry, Duke of Normandy, the son of Henry II, King of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine. He was born on 28 February 1155 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England. [Henry married Marguerite of France] He was crowned joint King of England in 14 June 1170. He died on Saturday 11 June 1183 in Château Martel, Touraine, France. He was buried in Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, Normandy, France. Issue: 1. William, Prince of England (1177-c1177)
• History: 1196; After the death of her husband, Béla III, she made a pilgrimage to the holy land.

Marguerite married Béla III, King of Hungary after 24 Aug 1186. Béla (son of Géza II of Hungary, King of Hungary and Euphrosyne Mstislawna of Kiev) was born in 1148; died on 23 Apr 1196 in Hungary; was buried in Székesfehérvár, Central Transdanubia, Hungary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Contract of Marriage: Jan 1169; 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; Richard I voided his marriage contract with Alice of France in March 1190. She was then 30 years old.
• Last Full Review: 16 Mar 2021

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Alys married William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil on 20 Aug 1195 in Meudon, Île-de-France, France. William (son of Jean I, Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil and Beatrice of Saint Pol) was born in 1179 in France; died on 4 Oct 1221 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He was also known as Alfonso VIII. He was also the King of Toledo and Extramadura. He was the victor of Los Navas de Tolosa.
• Reign: From 1158 to 1214; King of Castile

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Alfonso married Eleanor of England, Princess of England and Queen of Castile in 1170 in Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. Eleanor (daughter of Henry II "Curt Mantel", King of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine) was born on 13 Oct 1162 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France; died on 25 Oct 1214 in Burgos, Castile and León, Spain; was buried in Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 12 May 1191, Limassol, Cyprus; Richard I, King of England, the son of Henry II, King of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine. He was born on 8 September 1157 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. A contract for the marriage of Richard and Alice Princess of France was signed in 1169. He became Duke of Aquitane in 1170. In 1173, he joined with his brothers in a revolt against his father, which ended the next year. He then set about establishing his authority in the Aquitaine. In 1177, King Louis demanded that he marry the Princess Alice, and the matter was submitted to arbitration. With his brother, Henry’s, death in 1183, he became the heir to the throne of England. Henry II called him to give Aquitaine to his brother John. This lead to another war, which Henry II won. In 1187, King Phillip Augustus lead an army into Barry and besieged John and Richard at Châteauroux. The nobles intervened and prevented an all out battle. He was crowned King of England in 3 September 1189 at Westminster Abbey, London, England. On 11 December 1189, Richard left England on the Third Crusade. While he helped defeat the Moslems at the Battle of Arsuf, they were not strong enough to win Jerusalem. He made peace with Saladin and was allowed to visit Jerusalem. In March 1190, Richard I voided his marriage contract with Alice of France. [Richard, at age 33, married Berengara of Navarre] On his return from the Crusade, he was imprisoned by the Duke of Austria. In 1194, upon the payment of a large ransom, he was released. He arrived back in England 13 March 1194. He died 2 April 1199 having been wounded by an crossbow bolt at the siege of Châlus in Limousin. He was buried in Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, France.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Miscellaneous: 1199; As her dower, Blanche received Theobald's seven castles – Épernay, Vertus, Sézanne, Chantemerle, Pont-sur-Seine, Nogent-sur-Seine, and Méry-sur-Seine – and all the subsidiaries coming from these castles and castellaries at the Count's death in 1199.
• Offices Held: 24 May 1201; When her husband died, 24 May 1201, she was pregnant. When she gave birth to her son, he immediately became Theobald IV, Count of Champaign. She was to rule as regent for the following 21 years, during which the succession was contested by Theobald's nieces, Alice and Philippa.
• Religion: 1222; When her regency ended in 1222, she withdrew to the Convent of Argensolles.
• Will: say 1228; In her will she left 5 marks of gold to the Cathedral of Reims, which was used to build a statue to contain the Holy Milk of the Virgin.
• Last Full Review: 7 Jul 2020

Blanche married Theobald III, Count of Brie on 1 Jul 1199 in Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Theobald (son of Henry I "the Generous", Count of Champagne and Brie and Marie of France, Princess of France) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: She was the heiress of Provence and Forcalquier. Her name was also rendered Gersinda II.
• Offices Held: From 1213 to 1217; She was the regent of Provence and Forcalquier.
• Religion: 1222; She became a nun

Gersinde married Alfonso, Count of Provence, Prince of Aragon in 1193. Alfonso (son of Alfonso II, King of Aragon and Sancha of Castile, Princess of Castile and Léon) was born in 1180; died in Feb 1209 in Palermo, Sicily. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth: Weis (1982) gives his birth year as 1213.

Name:

James married Yolande of Hungary, Princess of Hungary on 8 Sep 1235 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Yolande (daughter of Andrew II, King of Hungary and Yolande de Courtenay, Queen of Hungary and Galicia) was born about 1215 in Hungary; died on 12 Oct 1251 in Monastery of Santa Maria de Vallbona, Urgell, Catalonia, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Raymond married Beatrix of Savoy, Countess of Provence on 5 Jun 1219 in Dez, France (not found). Beatrix (daughter of Thomas I of Savoy, Count of Savoy and Margaret of Geneva) was born in 1198; died in Dec 1266. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: She was also known as Jeanne of Ponthieu.
• Heir or Heiress: 1225; She was the heiress of Ponthieu and Montreuil.

Marie married Simon II de Dammartin, Count of Aumale in Sep 1208. Simon (son of Alberic III de Dammartin, Count of Dammartin and Île-de-France and Mathilda of Ponthieu) was born about 1180; died on 21 Sep 1239 in Abbeville, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France; was buried in Valloire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Matthew de Montgomery, Seigneur de Montmorency. Matthew died in Feb 1250. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Last Full Review: 16 Mar 2021

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• General Information: He was stillborn.
• Last Full Review: 16 Mar 2021

Notes:

Birth: Stuart (2002) states she was born in 1180.

Name:
She was the heiress of Castile.

Family/Spouse: first husband. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Berengaria married Alfonso IX "el Barboro", King of Léon in Dec 1197 in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. Alfonso (son of Fernando II, King of Léon and Urraca, Princess of Portugal) was born on 15 Aug 1171 in Zamora, Léon, Spain; died on 24 Sep 1230 in Villanueva de Sigena, Aragon, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: Blanche of Castile served as the regent during the minority of her son, Louis IX.

Notes:

Death: Moriarty (1963) gives her death date as 1 December 1262.

Blanche married Louis VIII "the Lion", King of France on 23 May 1200 in Bapaume, Hauts-de-France, France. Louis (son of Philip II "Augustus", King of France and Isabella of Hainaut) was born on 5 Sep 1187 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died on 8 Nov 1226 in Château de Montpensier, Montpensier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Treaty: say 1222; One of the conditions of Blanche's treaty with Philip II confirming her son's inheritance was that Marie had to be sent away to be raised in the royal court at Paris.
• Last Full Review: 7 Jul 2020

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reign: From 1234 to 1253; King of Navarre
• Military: Between 1239 and 1240; He was a Crusader.

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He was also the Count of Brie and Bar-sur-Seine.

Family/Spouse: first wife. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: second wife. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Theobald married Marguerite de Bourbon on 12 Sep 1232. Marguerite (daughter of Archambaud VIII de Bourbon "the Great", Seigneur de Bourbon and Beatrice de Montculon) was born about 1211; died on 12 Apr 1256 in Provins, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Raymond married Beatrix of Savoy, Countess of Provence on 5 Jun 1219 in Dez, France (not found). Beatrix (daughter of Thomas I of Savoy, Count of Savoy and Margaret of Geneva) was born in 1198; died in Dec 1266. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: say 1240; Alphonso X King of Castile and Léon, the son of Ferdinand III "the Saint" King of Castile and Léon and Ethisa. He was born on 23 November 1221. [Alphonso, married Violante of Aragon] He died 21 April 1284.

Isabella married Philip III "the Bold", King of France on 28 May 1262 in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Philip (son of Saint Louis IX, King of France and Margerite of Provence) was born on 1 May 1245 in Poissy, Île-de-France, France; died on 5 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, Occitanie, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: say 1280; Maria la Granda, the daughter of Alphonso, Count of Molino.

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Birth: Stuart (2002) gives her birth as about 1223 in Aix-en-Provence, France.

Eleanor married Henry III, King of England on 14 Jan 1237 in Canterbury, Kent, England. Henry (son of John "Lackland", King of England and Isabella of Angoulême, Queen of England) was born on 1 Oct 1207 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; died on 16 Nov 1272 in Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Beatrix married Charles I, King of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem on 31 Jan 1246. Charles (son of Louis VIII "the Lion", King of France and Blanche of Castile, Princess of Castile, Queen of France) was born in 1220; died on 7 Jan 1285 in Foggia, Apulia, Italy; was buried in Naples, Campania, Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Death: She may have died on 21 December 1285.

Margerite married Saint Louis IX, King of France on 27 May 1234 in Sens, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Louis (son of Louis VIII "the Lion", King of France and Blanche of Castile, Princess of Castile, Queen of France) was born on 25 Apr 1215 in Poissy, Île-de-France, France; died on 25 Aug 1270 in near Tunis; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: In English, she was Joan, Countess of Ponthieu, and in French she was Jeanne de Dammartin. She was also called Jeanne d'Aumale.
• Heir or Heiress: 1251; In 1251 she became the heiress of Ponthieu and the Countess of Montreuil and Aumale.
• Last Full Review: 1 Jun 2020

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Jeanne married Saint Ferdinand III, King of Castile and Léon in 1237 in Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. Ferdinand (son of Alfonso IX "el Barboro", King of Léon and Berengaria of Castile) was born in Jul or Aug 1201 in Kingdom of Castile; died on 30 May 1253 in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reign: From 1217 to 1252; King of Castile, Toledo, and Extremadura
• Reign: From 1230 to 1252; King of Léon, Galicia, and Cordoba
• Canonized: 1671; He was canonized by Pope Clement X.

Notes:

Birth: Weis (1982) gives his birth as 1191.

Birth: Evans (1931) gives his birth as 1199.

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Family/Spouse: Ethisa von Hohenstauffen. Ethisa (daughter of Philip II von Hohenstauffen, Emperor of Germany and Irene Angelica, Queen of Sicily) died about 1234. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ferdinand married Jeanne de Dammartin, Countess of Ponthieu in 1237 in Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. Jeanne (daughter of Simon II de Dammartin, Count of Aumale and Marie of Ponthieu, Countess of Ponthieu and Montreuil) was born between 1208 and 1220; died on 16 Mar 1279 in Abbeville, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France; was buried in Valloires Abbey, Argoules, Hauts-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Berenguela married Jean de Brienne, King of Jerusalem and Latin Emperor of Constantinople in 1223. Jean was born about 1168; died on 21 Mar 1237. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Crowned: 1226; He was crowned King of France in 1226.
• Reign: From 1226 to 1270; King of France (House of Capet)
• Miscellaneous: 1227; Starting in 1227, Blanche of Castile served as the regent during the minority of her son, Louis IX.
• Canonized: 11 Aug 1297; He was canonized by Pope Boniface VIII on 11 August 1297.

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Died:
He was killed in battle.

Louis married Margerite of Provence on 27 May 1234 in Sens, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Margerite (daughter of Raymond IV Berenger, Count of Provence and Forcalquier and Beatrix of Savoy, Countess of Provence) was born in 1221 in Saint-Maime, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; died on 20 Dec 1285 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: He was also the Count of Anjou, Provence, and Maine.
• Reign: From 1266 to 1285; King of Sicily
• Crowned: 6 Jan 1266; On 6 January 1266 he was crowned the King of Sicily.

Notes:

Birth: Stuart (2002) gives his birth date as March 1226.

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Charles married Beatrix of Provence, Countess of Provence on 31 Jan 1246. Beatrix (daughter of Raymond IV Berenger, Count of Provence and Forcalquier and Beatrix of Savoy, Countess of Provence) was born in 1234; died on 23 Sep 1267 in Nocera Terinese, Calabria, Italy; was buried in Roque-Pymont, France (not found). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He was also a Prince of France
• Military: 1248; In 1248, he joined his father on the Seventh Crusade with St. Louis.

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Died:
He was killed in battle.

Robert married Matilda of Brabant on 14 Jun 1237 in Compiègne, Oise, Hauts-de-France, France. Matilda (daughter of Henry II "the Magnanimous", Duke of Brabant and Lorraine and Maria von Hohenstauffen, Princess of Germany) died on 29 Sep 1288; was buried in Abbaye Notre-Dame de Cercamp, Frévent, Hauts-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: His name is also spelt Engique.

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Family/Spouse: first wife. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Blanche of Artois in 1269. Blanche (daughter of Robert I, Count of Artois and Matilda of Brabant) was born about 1248; died on 2 May 1302 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth: Stuart (2002) gives her birth as about 1223 in Aix-en-Provence, France.

Eleanor married Henry III, King of England on 14 Jan 1237 in Canterbury, Kent, England. Henry (son of John "Lackland", King of England and Isabella of Angoulême, Queen of England) was born on 1 Oct 1207 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; died on 16 Nov 1272 in Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Beatrix married Charles I, King of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem on 31 Jan 1246. Charles (son of Louis VIII "the Lion", King of France and Blanche of Castile, Princess of Castile, Queen of France) was born in 1220; died on 7 Jan 1285 in Foggia, Apulia, Italy; was buried in Naples, Campania, Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Death: She may have died on 21 December 1285.

Margerite married Saint Louis IX, King of France on 27 May 1234 in Sens, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Louis (son of Louis VIII "the Lion", King of France and Blanche of Castile, Princess of Castile, Queen of France) was born on 25 Apr 1215 in Poissy, Île-de-France, France; died on 25 Aug 1270 in near Tunis; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Crowned: 1285; He was crowned the King of France in 1285.
• Reign: From 1285 to 1314; King of France (House of Capet)

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Philip married Jeanne of Navarre, Queen of France and Navarre on 16 Aug 1284 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. Jeanne (daughter of Henry I, King of Navarre and Blanche of Artois) was born in Jan 1272 in France; died on 2 Apr 1305 in Château-de-Vincennes, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Paris, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Marguerite, Princess of Naples and Sicily on 16 Aug 1290 in Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne, Île-de-France, France. Marguerite (daughter of Charles II "le Boiteax", King of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem and Princess Maria of Hungary) was born about 1273; died on 31 Dec 1299. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Title(s): 1272
• Crowned: 19 Aug 1272, Westminster Abbey, London, England
• Reign: From 1274 to 1307; King of England
• Military: 1277
• Miscellaneous: 1290
• Military: 1296

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He was also the Duke of Aquitaine.

Title(s):
He became the Duke of Aquitaine.

Crowned:
He was crowned the King of England by Robert Kilwardby, Archbishop of Canterbury in Westminster Abbey.

Military:
In 1277, he began a campaign to subdue Wales and defeat Llywelyn ap Gruffydd. The campaign lasted until Llywelyn's death in 1282. Wales was divided into shires and English law was established.

Miscellaneous:
In 1290, when Alexander III, King of Scotland died without heirs, Edward intervened as feudal lord. Margaret Maid of Norway and heir to the throne of Scotland, then a child, was betrothed to the future Edward II, and sailed from Norway to England. She died in 1290 before reaching England leaving the throne empty. Edward chose John Baliol from among thirteen candidates as King of the Scots. While John Balioli did homage to Edward the Scots resisted English domination.

Military:
Edward invaded Scotland and soundly defeated the Scots under Baliol. Edward forced Balliol to abdicate The Scottish barons did homage to Edward as their king. William Wallace incited a rebellion in 1297, defeated the English army at Stirling, and harassed England's northern counties. The next year, Edward defeated Wallace at the Battle of Falkirk but encountered continued resistance until Wallace's capture and execution in 1304. Robert the Bruce revolted in 1306 against England ultimately defeating Edward II at Bannockburn.

Edward married Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England on 18 Oct 1254 in Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain. Eleanor (daughter of Saint Ferdinand III, King of Castile and Léon and Jeanne de Dammartin, Countess of Ponthieu) was born in 1240/41 in Kingdom of Castile; died on 29 Nov 1290 in Harby, Nottinghamshire, England; was buried after 29 Nov 1290 in Westminster Abbey, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married Marguerite of France on 10 Sep 1299 in Canterbury, Kent, England. Marguerite (daughter of Philip III "the Bold", King of France and Marie of Brabant) was born in 1279 in France; died on 14 Feb 1318 in Marlborough Castle, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: mistress. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He was also Earl of Leicester; and Count of Champagne and Brie.
• Title(s): 26 Oct 1265; On 26 October 1265, he was created the Earl of Leicester and the High Steward of England.
• Knighted: 1267; In 1267, he was knighted.
• Offices Held: 1276; On 1276, he was called to Parliament.

Edmund married first wife on 12 May 1264. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edmund married Blanche of Artois in 1276. Blanche (daughter of Robert I, Count of Artois and Matilda of Brabant) was born about 1248; died on 2 May 1302 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: "Le Boiteaux" means "the lame". He was also the Prince of Salerno.
• Crowned: 6 Jan 1266; He was crowned the King of Sicily.
• Reign: 1266-1309; King of Sicily

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Charles married Princess Maria of Hungary in 1270. Maria (daughter of Stephen V, King of Hungary and Croatia and Elizabeth of Bosnia) was born about 1257 in Hungary; died on 25 Mar 1323. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Crowned: 1270; He was crowned the King of France in 1270.
• Reign: From 1270 to 1285; King of France (House of Capet)

Notes:

Name:

Philip married Isabella of Aragon on 28 May 1262 in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Isabella (daughter of James I "the Conqueror", King of Aragon and Yolande of Hungary, Princess of Hungary) was born on 1243 or 1247; died on 28 Jan 1271 in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Philip married Marie of Brabant in 1274. Marie (daughter of Henry III, Duke of Brabant and Alix of Burgundy) was born in 1256; died in 1321. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Death: Weis (1982) states she died in Grantham, England.

Name:
She was the Princess of Castile and Léon and the Countess of Ponthieu.

Eleanor married Edward I "Longshanks", King of England on 18 Oct 1254 in Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain. Edward (son of Henry III, King of England and Eleanor of Provence) was born on 17 Jun 1239 in Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England; died on 7 Jul 1307 in Burgh-by-Sands, Cumberland, England; was buried after 7 Jul 1307 in Westminster Abbey, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: say 1240; Violante of Aragon, the daughter of James I, King of Aragon and Yolande of Hungary. [Violante, married Alphonso X King of Castile and Loén] She died about 1264.

Notes:

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Blanche married Henry I, King of Navarre in 1269. Henry (son of Theobald IV "the Great", King of Navarre and Marguerite de Bourbon) was born about 1244 in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France; died on 22 Jul 1274. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Blanche married Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet, Earl of Lancaster and of Leicester in 1276. Edmund (son of Henry III, King of England and Eleanor of Provence) was born on 16 Jan 1244 in London, England; died on 5 Jun 1295 in Bayonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Burial: Stuart (2002) states she was buried in the Church of the Grey Friars in Paris. I have not found corroborating statements, nor information on such a church. At this point I leave it as she was buried in Paris.

Name:
Also known as Jeanne.

Died:
She died in childbirth.

Jeanne married Philip IV "the Fair", King of France and Navarre on 16 Aug 1284 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. Philip (son of Philip III "the Bold", King of France and Isabella of Aragon) was born in 1268 in Fontainbleau, Île-de-France, France; died on 29 Nov 1314 in Fontainbleau, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]