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2. | Sir Bouchard d'Avêsnes, Seigneur d'Avêsnes and d'Etroen (1.Adele1) was born about 1180; died in 1244 in Etaeungt, Nord, France (not found); was buried in 1244 in Clairefontaine Abbey, Wallonia, Belgium. Other Events and Attributes:
- Education: 1205; Bouchard held a Dorcor Juris degree. At first he was a clerk (priest), but in 1205 he returned to the lay world.
- Knighted: 1239
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He was also the Archdeacon of Laon; and the Canon of St. Pierre de Lille.
Bouchard married Margaret, Countess of Hainault and Flanders in Jul 1212, and was divorced in 1221. Margaret (daughter of Baldwin VI, Count of Hainaut and Latin Emperor of Constantinople and Marie of Champagne, Empress of Constantinople) was born on 2 Jun 1202 in Constantinople (now Istanbul), Empire of the East; died on 10 Feb 1280. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 3. Jean I d'Avêsnes, Seigneur d'Avesnes was born on 1 May 1218 in Etraeungt, Nord, France (not found); died on 24 Dec 1257; was buried in Valenciennes, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France.
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3. | Jean I d'Avêsnes, Seigneur d'Avesnes (2.Bouchard2, 1.Adele1) was born on 1 May 1218 in Etraeungt, Nord, France (not found); died on 24 Dec 1257; was buried in Valenciennes, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Legal: 1236; The Pope declared him a bastard in 1236, as he was the son of a cleric. In 1244, he was legitimatized by the Emperor Frederick II.
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He was also the Seneschal of Frederick II, the Seigneur d'Etroen, and the Count of Hainault, Holland and Flanders.
Jean married Adelaide of Holland on 9 Oct 1246. Adelaide (daughter of Florenz IV, Count of Holland and Matilda of Brabant, Countess of Holland) was born about 1225; died in 1284. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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