Raimond II, Count of Toulouse and Albi, Marquis of Gothie

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• History: Raimond II was living between 895 and 961.

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

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• History: He was also known as Raymond Pons.

Family/Spouse: Gersende of Gascony. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Aimerudis d'Auvergne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Luitgarde married Borrell II, Marquis of Barcelona, Count of Gerona and Odona in 968. Borrell (son of Sunifred, Count of Besalu and Adelaide de Toulouse) died on 30 Sep 992. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Arsinde d'Anjou on yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Emma de Mortain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: He was also known as Count Ramon Borrel I.

Raymond married Ermesinde de Carcassonne in 990/91. Ermesinde (daughter of Roger I, Count of Carcassonne and Adelaide of Auvergne) died on 1 Mar 1057. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Armengol married Gerberge of Provence before 1001. Gerberge (daughter of Rotbaud I, Count of Provence and Eimilde de Gevaudun) died after 1010. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Title(s): 1037; In 1037 he became the Count of Toulouse.
• Last Full Review: 7 Aug 2020

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Name:

Pons married Majore on Yes, date unknown. Majore died in 1044. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pons married Almodis de la Marche, Countess of Limoges in 1040, and was divorced in 1053. Almodis (daughter of Bernard I, Count de la Haute Marche and Perigord and Amelia, Countess of Aubnay) was born about 1020; died on 16 Oct 1071; was buried in Barcelona Cathedral, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Title(s): 1018; He became the Count of Barcelona upon the death of his father in 1018. He was also the Marquis of Barcelona, and Count of Girona and Ausona.
• Last Full Review: 7 Aug 2020

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Raymond married Sancha Sánchez in 1021. Sancha (daughter of Sancho Garcia, Count of Castile and Gisela of Lluçà) died on 26 Jun 1026; was buried in Santa Maria de Ripoll, Ripoll, Catalonia, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Raymond married Gisela of Lluçà on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Estephania married Roger I de Conches "the Spainiard" de Toeni on yes, date unknown. Roger (son of Ralph II de Toeni) was born about 990; died in 1038/39; was buried on 31 May 1038 in Conches (now Conches-sur-Gondoire), Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
He died on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

Armengol married Constance Velasquita of Besalu in 1030. Constance (daughter of Bernard I Tallaferro, Count of Besalu and Toda of Provence) died in 1038. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
He was a crusader and a poet.

William married Emma de Mortain in 1080. Emma (daughter of Robert de Burgo, Count of Mortain, Earl of Cornwall and Maud de Montgomery) was born about 1058 in Mortagne-au-Perche, Orne, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Raymond married first wife on yes date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Raymond married second wife on yes date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Raymond married Elvira Alfónsez on yes date unknown. Elvira (daughter of Alfonso VI of León and Castile "the Brave", King of Castile, León, and Navarre and Jimena Muñoz, a royal concubine) was born about 1079; died after Apr 1157. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: Her name is also spelt Almode.
• Living: 1135; She was living in 1135.
• Last Full Review: 6 May 2020

Almodis married Pierre, Count of Substantion Melgueil about 1065. Pierre (son of Raymond I, Count of Melgueil and Beatrix of Poitou) was buried in Maguelone Cathedral, Occitanie, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Military: say 1030; Ramon Berenguer campaigned against the Moors, extending his dominions as far west as Barbastro and imposing heavy tributes (parias) on other Moorish cities. Historians claim that those tributes helped create the first wave of prosperity in Catalan history. During his reign Catalan maritime power started to be felt in the western Mediterranean. Ramon Berenguer the Old was also the first count of Catalonia to acquire lands (the counties of Carcassonne and Razés) and influence north of the Pyrenees.
• Title(s): 1035; In 1035 he became the Count of Barcelona. He was also the Count of Gerona, Osona, Carcassonne and Rasez. Oddly enough, with the title change, he is called the first, same as his father.
• Religion: 1054; Pope Victor II excommunicated Almodis and Ramon for there illegal marriage until 1056.
• Legal: say 1060; He promulgated the earliest versions of a written code of Catalan law, the Usages of Barcelona.
• Last Full Review: 7 Aug 2020

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Name:

Legal:

Raymond married Isabel on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Raymond married Blanca of Narbonne on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Raymond married Almodis de la Marche, Countess of Limoges in 1053. Almodis (daughter of Bernard I, Count de la Haute Marche and Perigord and Amelia, Countess of Aubnay) was born about 1020; died on 16 Oct 1071; was buried in Barcelona Cathedral, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Land/House: say 1035
• Oath: 1041 to 1049
• Land/House: 9 Jun 1050
• Religion: say 1051

Notes:

Land/House:
He received the frontier march from the Llobregat to the al-Andalus, which constituted the new county of Penedès with its capital in Olèrdola

Oath:
Sanç swore fealty to his elder brother.

Land/House:
He ceded his inheritance to Ramon, who in return granted him some lands and men as a fief

Religion:
Sanç then entered the church, first as a monk at Saint-Pons-de-Thomières and then as the prior of Sant Benet de Bages, before it became an abbey.

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• Land/House: say 1035
• Land/House: 4 Dec 1054

Notes:

Name:
His name is also spelt William.

Land/House:
He received the county of Osona (comitatum Ausonensem), with his mother, and the county of Manresa.

Land/House:
He renounced his county, allowing his brother Ramon to restore their patrimony.[

Notes:

Name:
His name is also spelt Bernard.

Family/Spouse: Ermengol III of Urgell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sibylle married Henry, Duke of Burgundy about 1056. Henry (son of Robert III "the Old", Duke of Burgundy, Prince of France and Eleanor of Semur-en-Auxois) was born about 1035; died between 27 Jan 1070 and 1074. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Armengol married Clemencia de Bigorre in 1055. Clemencia (daughter of Bernard II, Count of Bigorre and Clemence) died after 1065. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Name:
She was also known as Philippa.

Philippa married Sancho I, King of Aragon and Navarre on Yes, date unknown, and was divorced. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Philippa married William VII "the Troubadour", Count of Poitou in 1094, and was divorced in 1115. William (son of William IV, Count of Poitou and Hildegarde of Burgundy, Duchess consort of Gascony and Aquitaine) was born on 22 Oct 1071 in Poitou, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France; died on 10 Feb 1127. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ermesende married William V, Seigneur de Montpellier in 1086/87. William (son of William IV, Seigneur de Montpellier and Ermengarde of Melgueil) was born on 1065 - 1069; died about 1122. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Legal: 16 Oct 1071

Notes:

Legal:
he murdered his father's third wife, Almodis, and was exiled.

Notes:

Name:
His full title was the Count of Barcelona, Gerona, Osona, Carcassonne, and Rasez.

Died:
He was murdered by his half-brother.

Raymond married Mathilda of Apulia in 1078. Mathilda (daughter of Robert Guiscard d'Hauteville, Duke of Apulia, Calabria, and Sicily and Sikelgaita) was born about 1058; died in 1111/12. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Agnes married Guigues VII "le Gros", Count of Albon and Grenoble; Sire de Vion on 10 May 1070. Guigues (son of Guigues VI "the Old", Count of Albon and Grenoble and Adelaide Beaujeu) was born about 1025; died on 22 Apr 1075. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: He founded Cîteaux Abbey.

Eudes married Sibylle of Burgunday in 1080. Sibylle (daughter of William II "the Great", Count of Burgundy and Mâcon and Stephanie of Longwy) was born in 1065; died in 1103. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Henry married Teresa Alfónsez of Castile and León in 1093. Teresa (daughter of Alfonso VI of León and Castile "the Brave", King of Castile, León, and Navarre and Jimena Muñoz, a royal concubine) was born about 1080; died on 1 Nov 1130; was buried in Braga Cathedral, Braga, Norte, Portugal. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: Armengol's name was also spelt Ermengaude. Armengol became the Count of Urgel in 1065.

Armengol married Adelaide on 1076 - 1080. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

Name:


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]

William married Emma de Limoges on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: Here name has also been rendered as Agnes.

Matilda married Amauri de Thouars on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Matilda married Ramiro II "the Monk", King of Navarre and Aragon on 13 Nov 1135 in Jaca, Aragon, Spain. Ramiro (son of Sancho Ramirez I, King of Aragon and Felicie de Roucy) was born in 1075; died on 16 Aug 1157 in Huesca, Aragon, Spain; was buried in Abbey of San Pedro el Viejo, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Land/House: 1136; In 1136, he received Tortosa.
• Religion: say 1160; In late life, he became a Cistercian monk at Grandselver.

William married Sibel de Vasto di Savona in Aug 1129. Sibel (daughter of Bonifacio I, Marchese di Savona Vasto and Agnes de Vermandois) died before 1146. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Raymond married Dulce di Gievaudun on 3 Feb 1112. Dulce (daughter of Gilbert, Vicount of Gievaudun, Carlat, and Milhaud and Gerberga) was born about 1095; died between 1127 and 1130. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: She was also called Ela or Helie..

Alice married William I Talvas, Comte de Ponthieu, Alecon, and Montreuil about 1115. William (son of Robert de Bellême "Talvas", Earl of Shrewsbury and Agnes of Ponthieu, Countess of Ponthieu) was born about 1090; died on 29 Jun 1171. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Bertrand, Count of Toulouse. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hugh married Mathilda de Turenne about 1115. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reign: From 1126 to 1185; King of Portugal

Notes:

Name:


He recovered Lisbon from the Moors. He was also the Count of Portugal.

Alfonso married Matilda of Savoy in 1146. Matilda (daughter of Amadeus III, Count of Savoy and Marquis of Maurienne and Matilda d'Albon) died on 4 Dec 1157 in Coimbra, Portugal. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Miscellaneous: 1092; On the death of his father in 1092, he received a part of the parias (tribute) from the taifa of Zaragoza.
• Miscellaneous: 1094; In 1094, William inherited a share of Provence (Forcalquier) on the death of his maternal grandfather.
• Last Full Review: 23 Jul 2020

William married Gersende of Albon between 1076 and 1080. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Eleanor married Louis VII "the Young", King of France on 25 Jul 1137 in Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, and was divorced on 18 Mar 1152. 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]

Eleanor married Henry II "Curt Mantel", King of England on 18 May 1153 in Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Henry (son of Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy and The Empress Maud) was born on 5 Mar 1132/33 in Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France; died on 6 Jul 1189 in Château Chinon, Normandy, France; was buried after 6 Jul 1189 in Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Pays de la Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Death: Weis (1976) gives her death date as 1172, and Stuart (2002) gives her death date as 17 October 1174.

Petronilla married Raymond Berenguer IV, Marquis and Count of Barcelona on 11 Aug 1137. Raymond (son of Raymond Berenger III "el Grande", Marquis of Barcelona and Count of Provence and Dulce di Gievaudun) was born about 1113; died on 6 Aug 1162 in San Dalmacio, near Turin (not found). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: William left a will on 20 Sep 1172.

William married Mathilda of Burgundy, Dame de Montferrier on 25 Feb 1157 in Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France. Mathilda (daughter of Hugh II the Peaceful, Duke of Burgundy and Mathilda de Turenne) was born about 1130; died before 29 Sep 1172. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• 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]

Family/Spouse: William de Warenne, Earl of Surrey. William (son of William II de Warren, Earl of Surrey and Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester) was born in 1118; died on 6 Jan 1148 in Laodicea, Turkey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ela married Patrick, Earl of Salisbury in 1149. Patrick (son of Walter FitzEdward of Salisbury and Sibyl de Chaworth) was born about 1135 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; died on 7 Apr 1168 in Poitou, France; was buried in Église Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand, Poitiers, Poitou, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Military: 1127; He went on the second Crusade.

Notes:

Name:


Died:
He died while on the Second Crusade.

Gui married Ida about 1139 in France. Ida died about 1180. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eudes married Marie de Champagne in 1145. Marie (daughter of Theobald IV "the Great", Count of Blois and Champagne and Mathilda von Sponheim) was born about 1129; died about 1190. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mathilda married William VII, Duc de Montpellier and Montferrier on 25 Feb 1157 in Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France. William (son of William VI, Seigneur de Montpellier and Sibel de Vasto di Savona) was born about 1130; died after May 1173; was buried in Grandselve Abbey, Bouillac, Occitanie, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Religion: Abt Jul 1175; After her divorce, Urraca became a nun.

Notes:

Death: Weis (1982) gives her death date as 1178.

Name:

Urraca married Fernando II, King of Léon in 1164, and was divorced in Jun 1175. Fernando (son of Alfonso VII, King of Castile and Léon and Richilde of Poland, Queen of Castile and Léon) was born in 1137; died on 22 Jan 1188 in Benavente, Zamora, Castile, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Last Full Review: 23 Jul 2020

Family/Spouse: Josserande de la Flotte. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

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• Married: 2 Nov 1160, Le Neubourg, Évreux, Normandy, France; Marguerite of France, the daughter of Louis VII, King of France and Constance of Castile. [Marguerite married first Henry "the Young King" Duke of Normandy] After 24 August 1186 Marguerite married second, Béla III, King of Hungary, son of Géza II King of Hungary and Euphrosyne Mstislawna. After the death of her husband, Béla III, she made a pilgrimage to the holy land. She died after 10 September 1197 in Acre, Holy Land. Issue: 1. William, Prince of England (1177-c1177)
• Crowned: 14 Jun 1170; He was crowed joint King of England

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• Married: 1 Feb 1168, Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; Henry "the Lion", Duke of Saxony and Bavaria, the son of Heinrich, Duke of Barvaria and Gertrude. He was born in 1129. [Henry married second Matilda] In 1180, he was deprived of both Saxony and Bavaria. His remaining years were spent either at Danworderode Castle in Brunswick, or at the court of his father-in-law, King Henry II of England. He died 1 April 1195 or he died on 6 August 1195 in Danwarderode Castle, Brunswick, Germany. He was buried in Church of St. Blaise, now Brunswick Cathedral, Brunswick, Germany. Issue: 1. Henry "the Long", Duke of Saxony (1170-1227) 2. Lothar 3. Otto IV, King of he Romans and Count of Poitou (c1183-1218) 4. Richza 5. Wilhelm, Count of Lüneburg

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• History: 1169; A marriage contract was drawn up for Richard to wed Alice, Princess of France, the daughter of Louis VII, King of France and Constance of Castile. In March 1190, Richard I voided his marriage contract with Alice of France.
• Title(s): 1170; He became the Duke of Aquitane.
• History: 1173; 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.
• Reign: From 1189 to 1199; King of England
• Crowned: 3 Sep 1189, Westminster Abbey, London, England
• Military: 11 Dec 1189; 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. 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.
• Married: 12 May 1191, Limassol, Cyprus; Berengara of Navarre, the daughter of Sancho VI, King of Navarre and Sancha, Infanta of Castile. She was born in 1163 in Navarre, Spain. [Berengara, married Richard I, King of England, at age 33] She died in 1230 .

Notes:

Name:
   
Angevin king of England

He was also Duke of Normandy; Duke of Aquitaine; and Count of Poitou.

Geoffrey married Constance, Duchess of Brittany in Jul 1181. Constance (daughter of Conan IV "la Petit", Duke of Brittany and Margaret de Huntingdon) was born about 1162; died on 5 Sep 1201 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France; was buried on 24 Nov 1225 in Abbey of Villeneuve, Les Sorinières, Pays de la Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Death: Some sources say she died in Domfront, Normandy, France.

Eleanor married Alfonso IX "the Noble", King of Castile in 1170 in Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. Alfonso (son of Sancho III, King of Castile and Blanca of Navarre, Princess of Navarre) was born on 11 Nov 1155 in Soria, Castile and León, Spain; died on 5 Oct 1214 in 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: say 1185; (1) William II of Sicily. [William, married Joan] He died in 1189.
• Married: say 1190; (2) Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse. [Raymond, married Joan] He died in 1222.

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• Reign: From 1199 to 1216; King of England
• Charter/Grant/Gift: 19 Jun 1215, Runnymede, Surrey, England

Notes:

Name:


Charter/Grant/Gift:
King John Signed the Magna Charta at Runnemede.

John married Isabelle de Clare on 29 Aug 1189 in Marlborough Castle, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, and was divorced in 1199. Isabelle (daughter of William FitzRobert, Earl of Gloucester and Hawise de Beaumont) was born before 1176; died on 14 Oct 1217; was buried in Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Isabella of Angoulême, Queen of England on 24 Aug 1200 in Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Isabella (daughter of Aymer de Valence, Count of Angoulême and Alice de Courtenay) was born in 1188; died on 31 May 1246; was buried in Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-Et-Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Agatha de Ferrers. Agatha (daughter of William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby and Sibyl de Braose) was born about 1168 in Chartley Castle, Stowe-by-Chartley, Staffordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: daughter de Warenne. [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.

Name:

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]

William married Eudoxia Comnena in 1178/1179, and was divorced in 1187. Eudoxia (daughter of Alexies Comnenus and Marie Dukaina) was born about 1168; died after 4 Nov 1202. [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.

Name:

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]

Notes:

Birth:
She was the only daughter and sole heir of her father.

Family/Spouse: Sir William FitzRoy, Count of Boulogne and Mortain . William (son of Stephen of Blois, King of England and Matilda, Countess of Boulogne) was born about 1135; died in Oct 1159 in France; was buried in Montmorillon, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isabel married Hamelin Plantagenet, Earl of Surrey in Apr 1164 in England. Hamelin (son of Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy and a concubine) was born in 1130 in Normandy, France; died on 7 May 1202 in England; was buried in Lewes Priory, Lewes, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Eleanor de Vitrie about 1190. Eleanor (daughter of Robert de Vitrie and Emma de Dinan) was born about 1158 in Normandy, France; died in 1232. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Military: say 1185; Jean fought against the English and was later a Crusader.

Notes:

Name:

Jean married Matilda on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jean married daughter of Bernhard of St. Valerie on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jean married Beatrice of Saint Pol in by 1177. Beatrice (daughter of Anselme Candavene, Count of St. Pol and Eustachie de Champagne) was born about 1160. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Beatrix de Viennois. Beatrix was born in 1161 in France; died on 15 Dec 1228 in Château de Vizille, Vizille, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Eudoxia Comnena in 1178/1179, and was divorced in 1187. Eudoxia (daughter of Alexies Comnenus and Marie Dukaina) was born about 1168; died after 4 Nov 1202. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reign: From 1188 to 1229; King of Léon

Notes:

Birth: Moriarty (1963) and Weis (1982) give his birth date as 1166.

Name:

Alfonso married Berengaria of Castile in Dec 1197 in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. Berengaria (daughter of Alfonso IX "the Noble", King of Castile and Eleanor of England, Princess of England and Queen of Castile) was born in 1171 in Kingdom of Castile; died on 8 Nov 1244 in Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Adelaide de Beziers on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Title(s): 1197; He succeeded as Count of Champagne in 1197 upon the death of his older brother Henry II.
• Miscellaneous: 1198; In 1198, Pope Innocent III called the Fourth Crusade. There was little enthusiasm for the crusade at first, but on 28 November 1199 various nobles of France gathered at Theobald's court for a tournament (in his castle at Ecry-sur-Aisne), including the preacher Fulk of Neuilly. There, they "took the cross", and elected Theobald their leader, but he died in 1201 and was replaced by Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat.
• Last Full Review: 7 Jul 2020

Notes:

Buried:
He was buried beside his father, Henry I.

Theobald married Blanche, Princess of Navarre on 1 Jul 1199 in Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Blanche (daughter of Sancho VI "el Sabio", King of Navarre and Sancha, Infanta of Castile) was born about 1177; died on 13 Mar 1229. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marie married Baldwin VI, Count of Hainaut and Latin Emperor of Constantinople on 6 Jun 1186. Baldwin (son of Baldwin V "le Courageux", Count of Hainaut and Namur and Marguerite of Lorraine) was born in Jul 1171 in Valenciennes, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France; died on 11 Jun 1205. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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:

• Moved To: Nov 1265, Montargis Abbey, Montargis, Centre-Val de Loire, France; She went into exile and retired to the nunnery of Montargis, France.
• Married: 2017; Saved for sources
• Married: 2018, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England; saved for sources

Eleanor married William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke on 23 Apr 1224. William (son of Sir William the Marshal, Earl of Pembroke and Isabel de Clare, Countess Strigoil) was born about 1190 in Normandy, France; died on 6 Apr 1231; was buried on 15 Apr 1231 in Temple Church, London, England . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eleanor married Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester on 7 Jan 1237 in Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England. Simon (son of Simon I de Montfort l'Amaury, Seigneur of Montfod l'Amauri and Agnes d'Évreux) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Crowned: 1216; In 1261, he was crowned King of England.
• Reign: From 1216 to 1279; King of England

Notes:

Name:

Henry married Eleanor of Provence on 14 Jan 1237 in Canterbury, Kent, England. Eleanor (daughter of Raymond IV Berenger, Count of Provence and Forcalquier and Beatrix of Savoy, Countess of Provence) was born about 1223 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; died on 25 Jan 1291 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Title(s): 1225; He was created Earl of Poictiers.
• Married: 23 Nov 1243, Westminster Abbey, London, England; (2) Sanchia Berenger of Provence, Queen of the Ge, the daughter of Raymond V Berenger, Count of Provence and Beatrice de Savoie. She was born about 1225 in Aix-en-Provence, France. [Sanchia, married Richard of Cornwall King of the Romans, Earl of Cornwall, at age 34] She died 9 November 1257 in Berkhamsted Castle, Buckinghamshire, England. She was buried in Hayles Abbey, Gloucestershire, England. Issue: 1. Richard (1246-1246) 2. Edmund of Cornwall, Earl of Cornweall (1249-1300) 3. Richard (c1252-1296)
• Title(s): 1256; He was crowned King of the Romans and of Almaine.
• Married: 16 Jun 1269, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany ; (3) Beatrix of Falkenbur, the daughter of Wiliam de Fauquemont of Montjoye, Count of Falkenburg and Joan van Loon. She was born about 1253 in Falkenburg Castle, Germany. [Beatrix, married Richard of Cornwall King of the Romans. Earl of Cornwall, at age 60] She died 17 October 1277. She was buried in Oxford, England.

Notes:

Name:

Richard married Lady Isabel Marshal on 30 Mar 1231 in St Mary the Virgin's Church, Fawley, Buckinghamshire, England. Isabel (daughter of Sir William the Marshal, Earl of Pembroke and Isabel de Clare, Countess Strigoil) was born on 9 Oct 1200 in Pembroke Castle, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wale; died on 17 Jan 1240 in Berkhamsted Castle, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire., England; was buried in Beaulieu Abbey, Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 1234; Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, the son of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor and Constance. He was born on 26 December 1194. [Frederick, married Isabelle Princess of England] He died 13 December 1250. Issue: 1. Princess Margaret (1241-1270)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Petition: 1208
• Miscellaneous: From 1210 to 1212

Notes:

Name:
While illegitimate, she was declared legitimate in the eyes of the Church.

Petition:
She petitioned to have Llywelyn pardoned by the Crown.

Miscellaneous:
During the Anglo-Welsh conflict between 1210 and 1212, she acted as a emissary between the two rulers.

Joan married Llewelyn ap Iorwerth "the Great", Prince of North Wales in 1206. Llewelyn (son of Iorwerth "Drwyndwn" ap Owain, Prince of North Wales and Margred verch Madog) was born in 1173 in Royal Palace of Aberffraw, Anglesey, Wales; died on 11 Apr 1240 in Aberconwy, Arllechwedd Isaf, Caernarvonshire, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Rohese. Rohese (daughter of Fulbert or Robert of Dover) died in by 1264/65. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:


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]

Marie married Pedro II, King of Aragon on 15 Jun 1204. Pedro (son of Alfonso II, King of Aragon and Sancha of Castile, Princess of Castile and Léon) was born in 1176; died on 14 Sep 1213; was buried in 1217 in Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena, Villanueva de Sigena, Aragon, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:


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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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

Notes:

Name:

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

Notes:

Name:

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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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]

Family/Spouse: Roger de Bigod, Earl of Norfolk. Roger (son of Hugh de Bigod, Lord of Framlingham and Juliana de Vere) was born before 1140; died before Aug 1221. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Henry II "Curt Mantel", King of England. Henry (son of Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy and The Empress Maud) was born on 5 Mar 1132/33 in Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France; died on 6 Jul 1189 in Château Chinon, Normandy, France; was buried after 6 Jul 1189 in Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Pays de la Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Maud married Henry d'Eu, Count of Eu in 1179 in England. Henry (son of John d'Eu, Count of Eu and Alice d'Aubigny) died on 11 Mar 1183. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Henry de Stouteville. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: 1197; In 1197 at Rouen, he witnessed a charter for Richard I. He had seisin of his father's lands in 1202, and two years later in 1204, he was granted a yearly fair at Wakefield. Having lost his lands in Normandy, the King, in 1205, granted him Grantham and Stamford in Lincolnshire in compensation. Earl William owed 100 marks in 1206 for an advance he received at Poitou, and another 100 marks for robes provided him at Poitou. He was directed to escort the King of Scots to York in 1206.
• History: 1213; He was a witness to King John's submission to the Pope in 1213, and took part in the seizure of London on 24 May 1215. Earl William was one of the Barons at the signing of the Magna Carta at Runnymede on 15 June 1215.
• History: 1217; He took part in the naval battle, which defeated Eustace the Monk in 1217. He was appointed to meet the King of Scotland at Berwick in 1220. Three years later, in 1223, he went on pilgrimage to St. James Santiago in Spain and St. John.
• History: 1236; He took the part of the Butler at the Coronation of Queen Eleanor of Provence.

Family/Spouse: Maud d'Aubeney. Maud (daughter of William d'Aubeney, Earl of Arundel and Maude de St. Hilaire) died on 6 Feb 1215 in England; was buried in Lewes Priory, Lewes, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Maud Marshall, Countess of Norfolk in 1225 in Surrey, England. Maud (daughter of Sir William the Marshal, Earl of Pembroke and Isabel de Clare, Countess Strigoil) died on 27 Mar 1248. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: William Fitz William.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: say 1190; (1) Robert de Lacy. [Robert, married Isabel de Warenne] He died in 1193.
• Married: Before 1196; (2) Gilbert de l'Aigle, the son of Richard de l'Aigle. [Gilbert, married Isabel de Warenne] His lands were seized in 1204 because of his opposition to King John, but he regained them sometime between 1212 and 1216. He had license to pass to and from Normandy in 1226. He died before 19 December 1231. Issue: 1. Gilbert de l'Aigle 2. Richer de l'Aigle 3. Alice de l'Aigle

Ela married William "Longespée", Earl of Salisbury before Sep 1197 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. William (son of Henry II "Curt Mantel", King of England and Ida Plantagenet) was born about 1170 in England; died on 7 Mar 1225/26 in Salisbury Castle, Wiltshire, England (exact location not found). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He was William III, Count of Ponthieu, ruler of a small province in northern France that fell under the suzerainty of the dukes of Normandy (later also kings of England) since at least the mid 11th century.
• Military: From 1202 to 1214; William was an important army commander in the Anglo-French War which lasted from 1202 to 1214.
• Military: 27 Jul 1214; As part of the Albigensian Crusade, he commanded the right wing for the French at the Battle of Bouvines on 27 July 1214.
• Last Full Review: 16 Mar 2021

Notes:

Name:

Military:

Military:

William married Alys of France, Countess of Vexin on 20 Aug 1195 in Meudon, Île-de-France, France. Alys (daughter of Louis VII "the Young", King of France and Constance of Castile) was born on 4 Oct 1160 in France; died about 1220. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Adele married Thomas de St. Vallery in 1178. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Amadeo IV, Count of Savoy. Amadeo (son of Thomas I of Savoy, Count of Savoy and Margaret of Geneva) was born in 1197; died on 13 Jul 1253. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marie married Pedro II, King of Aragon on 15 Jun 1204. Pedro (son of Alfonso II, King of Aragon and Sancha of Castile, Princess of Castile and Léon) was born in 1176; died on 14 Sep 1213; was buried in 1217 in Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena, Villanueva de Sigena, Aragon, 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.

Name:
   

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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: She was the heiress of Provence and Forcalquier.

Gersinde married Raimon de Sabran, Count of Forcalquier on Yes, date unknown. Raimon (son of Rostaing, Seigneur de Sabran and Clemencia de Montpellier) was born about 1155; died in 1224. [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.

Notes:

Name:
   

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]

Notes:

Name:
She was the heiress of Hainault and Flanders.

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

Margaret married Sir Bouchard d'Avêsnes, Seigneur d'Avêsnes and d'Etroen in Jul 1212, and was divorced in 1221. Bouchard (son of Jacques d'Avêsnes, Seigneur d'Avêsnes, Leuze, Conde and Guise and Adele de Guise) was born about 1180; died in 1244 in Etaeungt, Nord, France (not found); was buried in 1244 in Clairefontaine Abbey, Wallonia, Belgium. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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.

Notes:

Name:
       

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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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.

Name:

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.

Notes:

Name:


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]

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

Notes:

Name:


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]

Notes:

Name:
Her name was also spelt Helen.

Family/Spouse: Robert de Quincy. Robert (son of Saher de Quincy, Earl of Winchester and Margaret de Beaumont) died in 1217 in London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Donald, Earl of Mar. Donald (son of William, Earl of Mar and Elizabeth Comyn) was born in 1243 in Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margred married John de Braose about 1219. John died in 1210. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margred married Walter de Clifford about 1232. Walter (son of Walter de Clifford and Agnes de Cundy) was born about 1168 in Clifford Castle, Herefordshire, England; died in 1263/64 in Clifford Castle, Herefordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: birth to death
• Married: Isabella de Braose.

Notes:

History:
When his father died in 1240, he soon rose in revolt and regained much of what had been lost on his father's death. According to Matthew of Paris "During all this time, the Welsh, swarming from their lurking-places, like bees, spread fire and slaughter, and unceasingly ravaged the countries adjoining their own; the king [sent] three hundred knights...with the necessary money and supplies for the read, to check the insolence of the Welsh." He also says that the king, like a woman, stayed from from the fight in comfort and safety. By 1245, Dafydd was pursued into Northern Wales. When winter came, the English forces withdrew, but the revolt crumbled when Dafydd died.

Died:
He died without issue.

Isabel married Maurice de Berkeley, Lord Berkeley about 12 Jul 1247. Maurice was born in 1218; died on 4 Apr 1281. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Land/House: 26 Apr 1254; On 26 April 1254, William and Lorette acknowledged that land in Messingham was the right of the Prior of Thornholme.
• Last Full Review: 30 May 2021

Lorette married Sir William de Marmion, Baron Marmion of Winteringham in 1248. William died on 27 Jul 1274. [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]

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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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.

Notes:

Name:
   

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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: birth to death

Notes:

History:
In February 1221, he became the the third Earl of Norfolk.

In 1215, he was a Magna Charta Surety.

Hugh married Maud Marshall, Countess of Norfolk in 1207/12. Maud (daughter of Sir William the Marshal, Earl of Pembroke and Isabel de Clare, Countess Strigoil) died on 27 Mar 1248. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William Hastings. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The listing of Rosamond de Clifford as the mother of William Longespée is incorrect. This association did not appear until 1611 in Speed's History of Great Britain.

Birth: Wies (1982) gives his birth as 1176.

William married Ela, Countess of Salisbury before Sep 1197 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Ela (daughter of William FitzPatrick, Earl of Salisbury and Eleanor de Vitrie) was born about 1190 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England; died on 24 Aug 1261 in Lacock, Wiltshire, England; was buried in Lacock Abbey, Lacock, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Title(s): say 1230

Notes:

Title(s):
She was also the Lady of Hastings.

Alice married Raoul I de Lusignan, Count d'Eu about 1191. Raoul (son of Hugh VIII "le Brun" de Lusignan, Sire de Lusignan and Bourgogne and [no first name] de Rancon, Dame de Fonenay) died on 1 May 1219. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: 1254, Gascony, France; In 1254, he accompanied Edward, prince of Wales to Gascony.
• Title(s): 1254, Spain; He was knighted by Edward, Prince of Wales.
• Military: Sep 1255, Gascony, France; He accompanied Edward, prince of Wales to Gascony.
• Military: 1257; He went to Almain in 1257 with Richard, Earl of Cornwall, King elect of the Romans. In 1263, he joined with Simon de Montfort and Prince Edward and fought in the Battle of Lewes on 14 May. Upon losing the battle, he and the Kings's brothers fled to pevensey. In 1265, he fought in the Battle of Evesham under Prince Edward. The next year he commanded the royalist forces at Chesterfield. He received pardon for his actions in 1267, and the next year on 24 June he took up the cross. It appears however that he never went on Crusade. Two years later, in 1269, he violently quarreled with Sir Alan la Zouche in Westminster Hall, the result being that Sir Alan died of his wounds. Sir Alan's son barely escaped with his life. Earl John fled to Reigate being perused by Prince Edward. He begged for mercy, and on 4 August 1270, was pardoned, having agreed to pay a large sum to the King. Four days after the King's death, Sir John swore allegiance to Prince Edward. As Prince Edward was at that time returning home from Crusade, Earl John was appointed one of the Guardians of the Realm. In 1277 and 1294, he was summoned to serve against the Welsh, and was summoned to serve against the Scots in 1291, 1297, and 1300.
• Military: 27 Apr 1296; On 27 April 1296, Earl John defeated the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar. The next year in August his advance guard under Henry de Percy was attacked, though the attack was repelled. He continued on the Battle of Sterling, where he was defeated on 10 September 1269. He fled to Berwick, but he soon abandoned it. Later he commanded the rear guard at the Battle of Falkirk on 22 July 1298. He commanded the second division at the siege of Caerlaverock Castle in 1300.
• Offices Held: 3 Sep 1296; He became the Keeper of the Realm of Scotland.

Notes:

Name:
His other titles were Baron of Lewes and Constable of Bamborough Castle.

Buried:
He was buried before the high altar.

John married Alice de Lusignan in Aug 1247 in England. Alice (daughter of Hugh X "le Brun" de Lusignan, Count de la Marche and Angoulême and Isabella of Angoulême, Queen of England) died on 9 Feb 1255 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 1234, England; Hugh d'Aubene, Earl of Arundel, the son of William de Albini, Earl of Arundel and Mabel de Meschines. He was born about 1214 in England. [Hugh, married Isabel de Warenne] He went with the King in 1242 on an expedition to Guienne. He died 7 May 1243. He was buried in Wymondham Priory, Wymondham, Norfolk County, England.

Notes:

Name:


Died:
He was killed in battle against the Saracens.

William married Idoine de Camville in Apr 1226. Idoine (daughter of Richard de Camville and Eustachia Bassett) died in 1 Jan 1250 to 21 Sep 1252. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stephen married Emmeline de Riddlesford on 1243 to 1244. Emmeline (daughter of Walter de Riddlesford and Annora) died in 1276. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Beatrice married Manfredo III, Marquis of Saluzzo in 1233. Manfredo (son of Bonifacio de Saluzzo and Maria de Torres) died on 29 Oct 1244. [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:

Name:

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:

• 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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: His name is also spelt Engique.

Notes:

Name:

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]