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Constance of Castile

Female - 1160


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  1. 1.  Constance of Castile died on 4 Oct 1160; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.

    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]

    Children:
    1. 2. Marguerite of France  Descendancy chart to this point died after 10 Sep 1197 in Acre, Holy Land.
    2. 3. Alys of France, Countess of Vexin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Oct 1160 in France; died about 1220.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Marguerite of France Descendancy chart to this point (1.Constance1) died after 10 Sep 1197 in Acre, Holy Land.

    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]


  2. 3.  Alys of France, Countess of Vexin Descendancy chart to this point (1.Constance1) was born on 4 Oct 1160 in France; died about 1220.

    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]

    Children:
    1. 4. Marie of Ponthieu, Countess of Ponthieu and Montreuil  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Apr 1199 in France; died in Sep 1250 in France.
    2. 5. Isabelle  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 6. Jean  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Marie of Ponthieu, Countess of Ponthieu and Montreuil Descendancy chart to this point (3.Alys2, 1.Constance1) was born on 17 Apr 1199 in France; died in Sep 1250 in France.

    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]

    Children:
    1. 7. Jeanne de Dammartin, Countess of Ponthieu  Descendancy chart to this point 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.

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


  2. 5.  Isabelle Descendancy chart to this point (3.Alys2, 1.Constance1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Last Full Review: 16 Mar 2021


  3. 6.  Jean Descendancy chart to this point (3.Alys2, 1.Constance1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

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



Generation: 4

  1. 7.  Jeanne de Dammartin, Countess of PonthieuJeanne de Dammartin, Countess of Ponthieu Descendancy chart to this point (4.Marie3, 3.Alys2, 1.Constance1) 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.

    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

    Notes:

    Name:

    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]

    Children:
    1. 8. Ferando de Castilla, Count of Ponthieu  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1239; died about 1265.
    2. 9. Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England  Descendancy chart to this point 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.
    3. 10. Louis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1243; died about 1275.
    4. 11. Simon  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1244; was buried in Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain.
    5. 12. John  Descendancy chart to this point died in young; was buried in Cathedral of Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain.


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