de Courtenay, Alice

Female 1160 - 1218  (58 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  de Courtenay, Alice was born in 1160 in Courtenay, Yonne, Bourgogne, France; was christened in 1160 in Courtenay, Loiret, Centre, France (daughter of de Courtenay, Emperor of Constantinople Peter and de Courtenay, Elizabeth); died on 12 Feb 1218 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France; was buried after 12 Feb 1218 in Cathédral Notre-Dame de Rouen, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FSID: LZ1V-VQ4
    • Occupation: Countess of Angoloume

    Notes:

    Alice was born in 1160, the second eldest daughter and one of the ten children of Peter I of Courtenay and Elisabeth of Courtenay, daughter of Renauld de Courtenay and Hawise du Donjon. Her family was one of the most illustrious in France; and her paternal grandparents were King Louis VI of France and Adélaide de Maurienne.

    In 1178, she married her first husband, Guillaume I, Count of Joigny. The marriage did not produce any children, and they were divorced in 1186.

    Alice married her second husband, Aymer Taillefer in 1186, the same year he succeeded his father, William IV as Count of Angoulême. Sometime in 1188, Alice gave birth to her only child, Isabella of Angoulême, wife of King John of England and later Hugh X of Lusignan, Count of La Marche.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_of_Courtenay

    Alice married de Taillefer, Aymar in 1186 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France. Aymar (son of de Taillefer, WIlliam VI and de Limoges, Emma) was born on 23 Aug 1160 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France; died on 16 Jun 1202 in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France; was buried on 16 Jun 1202 in Abbey of Notre-Dame de La Couronne, La Couronne, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. de Taillefer, Queen of England Isabelle was born on 2 Sep 1188 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France; was christened in 1188 in France; died on 10 Jun 1246 in Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France; was buried in Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  de Courtenay, Emperor of Constantinople Peter was born on 11 Sep 1126 in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France (son of de France, King of France Louis VI and de Savoie, Adélaïde); died on 10 Apr 1183 in Israel; was buried on 10 Apr 1183 in Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Appointments / Titles: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey; Empereur de Constantinople
    • Appointments / Titles: Montargis, Loiret, Centre, France; Seigneur (Lord)
    • Appointments / Titles: Courtenay, Loiret, Centre, France; Seigneur (Lord)
    • Appointments / Titles: Châteaurenard, Loiret, Centre, France; Seigneur (Lord)
    • House: Capet
    • FSID: GSWG-DB2
    • Military: 1147, Acre, Yerushalayim, Israel; Crusade

    Notes:

    Foundation for Medieval Genealogy

    He was the son of Louis VII of France who took the name of his wife "de Courtenay"-

    PIERRE de France ([1126]-Palestine 10 Mar [1180/10 Apr 1183]). William of Tyre names him as brother of Louis VII King of France, when recording his arrival in Palestine in 1179[406]. He succeeded as Seigneur de Courtenay, by right of his wife. "Petrus regis frater et Curtiniacensis dominus" donated property to the abbey of Fontaine-Jean by charter dated 1170, with the support of "uxor mea Isabel et primogenitus meus Petrus"[407]. The necrology of La Cour-Dieu records the death “VI Id Mar” of “Petrus de Curtiniaco”[408].

    m (before 24 Nov 1160) ELISABETH de Courtenay, daughter and heiress of RENAUD Seigneur de Courtenay & his first wife Helvis de Donjon ([1140/45]-14 Sep after 1205). A Historia Regum Francorum records that "Petrus", son of Louis VI King of France, married "filiam Rainaldi de Curtiniaco cum…terra illius"[249].

    The Continuator of Aimon of Fleury names “Petrus” as sixth son of “rex Ludovicus” and his wife “Adalaidem filiam Humberti comitis de Mauriana”, adding that he married “filiam Rainaldi de Corteniaco” and had his land as there was no other surviving heir (“et terram ipsius habuit cum ea, quia non erat alius hæres superstes”)[250]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "domina de Monte-Argisi fuit soror vel neptis illius [=Guilelmus…archiepiscopus Bituricensis]" as the wife of "Petro de Cortenaio regis Philippi patruo", "Monte-Argisi" being identified as "Montargis, département Loiret" by the editor of the MGH edition[251].

    “Petrus dominus Curtiniaci et uxor mea Elisabeth” confirmed donations made by “antecessorum nostrorum...dominus Milo et filii eius” to Fontaine-Jean abbey by charter dated 24 Nov 1160, witnessed by “Willelmus de Cortiniaco...”[252].

    The 1166/67 Pipe Roll records “filie Regin de Crtinni” in London/Middlesex[253]. As discussed above in the introduction to section showing Elisabeth’s father, it is possible that this entry relates to Elisabeth. “Petrus...Ludovici Francorum regis frater” granted privileges to Montargis, with the consent of “uxoris suæ Helisabeth et Petri filii sui”, by charter dated 1170[254].

    “Petrus regis frater et Curtiniacensis dominus” confirmed donations to Fontaine-Jean abbey, with the consent of “uxor mea Ysabel et primogenitus meus Petrus”, by charter dated 1170, witnessed by “Ex parte domini et pueri...”[255].

    “Petrus de Curtiniaco frater regis” confirmed donations made to Fontaine-Jean abbey by “Guillelmus de Curtiniaco” on leaving for Jerusalem, with the consent of “uxoris mei Elisabeth”, by undated charter[256].

    “Petrus frater regis dominus de Monteargi et de Curtiniaco” donated property to Fontaine-Jean abbey on leaving for Jerusalem, with the consent of “uxor mea Ysabel et filius meus Petrus”, by charter dated 1179[257].

    “Elisabeth domina de Curteneto mater Petri comitis Nivernensis” donated money to Paris Notre-Dame, for the anniversary of “Petri mariti meio”, and a further donation to the Knights Hospitallers after she died, by charter dated 1189[258]. Bouchet states that Elisabeth confirmed donations to “l’ abbaye des Escharlis” in 1205 “qui est le dernier Acte qu’on touve d’elle”[259]. The necrology of the Eglise Cathédrale de Paris records the death "XVIII Kal Oct" of "Helysabeth mater Petri comitis Autisiodorensis"[260].

    Pierre [I] & his wife had eleven children:

    1. PIERRE [II] de Courtenay ([after 1158]-Epirus after Jun 1219).
    2. daughter .
    3. ALIX de Courtenay ([1160/65]-12 Feb 1218).
    4. EUSTACHIE de Courtenay (-6 Apr after 1235).
    5. CLEMENCE de Courtenay .
    6. ROBERT de Courtenay (-Palestine 5 Oct 1239).
    7. PHILIPPE de Courtenay (-[before Apr 1183]).
    8. --- de Courtenay .
    9. CONSTANCE de Courtenay ([1168]-after 1231).
    10. GUILLAUME de Courtenay (-[Apr 1233/1248], bur Abbaye de Quincey near Langres).
    11. AGNES de Courtenay .

    Peter married de Courtenay, Elizabeth in 1150 in Okehampton, Devon, England. Elizabeth was born in Jul 1127 in Courtenay, Yonne, Bourgogne, France; died on 14 Sep 1205 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  de Courtenay, Elizabeth was born in Jul 1127 in Courtenay, Yonne, Bourgogne, France; died on 14 Sep 1205 in France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FSID: LBVL-MQ9
    • Name: Isabella de Courtenay
    • Occupation: Fille unique et héritière de Renaud, seigneur de Courtenay, Montargis et Château-Renard

    Children:
    1. 1. de Courtenay, Alice was born in 1160 in Courtenay, Yonne, Bourgogne, France; was christened in 1160 in Courtenay, Loiret, Centre, France; died on 12 Feb 1218 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France; was buried after 12 Feb 1218 in Cathédral Notre-Dame de Rouen, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  de France, King of France Louis VI was born on 1 Dec 1081 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was christened on 7 Dec 1081 in Paris, Île-de-France, France (son of de France, King Philippe I and von Holland, Queen Bertha); died on 1 Aug 1137 in Chateau de Bethisy, Bethisy-Saint-Pierre, Oise, Picardie, France; was buried on 3 Aug 1137 in Basilica of St Denis, Paris, Île-de-France, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • House: Capet
    • Nickname: The Far
    • FSID: MBMH-FJ9
    • Appointments / Titles: 30 Jul 1108, Orléans, Loiret, Centre, France

    Louis married de Savoie, Adélaïde on 3 Aug 1115 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. Adélaïde was born in 1100 in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France; died on 18 Nov 1154 in Abbey of Saint-Pierre of Montmartre, Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in 1154 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  de Savoie, Adélaïde was born in 1100 in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France; died on 18 Nov 1154 in Abbey of Saint-Pierre of Montmartre, Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in 1154 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Appointments / Titles: Countess of Savoy
    • Appointments / Titles: Queen of France
    • FSID: LDSM-3LQ

    Notes:

    Adélaïde de Savoie, Alix ou Adélaïde de Maurienne (vers 1100 - † 18 novembre 1154, à Montmartre), reine des Francs par son mariage en mars 1115 avec le Roi des Francs Louis VI, est la fille du comte Humbert II et de Gisèle de Bourgogne, cette dernière étant la fille du comte Guillaume Ier de Bourgogne et la sœur du pape Calixte II.

    Adélaïde de Savoie, Alix or Adélaïde de Maurienne (circa 1100 - † November 18, 1154, in Montmartre), queen of the Franks by her marriage in March 1115 with the King of the Franks Louis VI, is the daughter of Count Humbert II and Gisèle de Burgundy, the latter being the daughter of Count William I of Burgundy and the sister of Pope Calixte II.

    Children:
    1. 2. de Courtenay, Emperor of Constantinople Peter was born on 11 Sep 1126 in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France; died on 10 Apr 1183 in Israel; was buried on 10 Apr 1183 in Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  de France, King Philippe I was born on 23 May 1052 in Champagne, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France; was christened on 23 May 1052 in Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France (son of de France, King Henri I and Yaroslavna, Anne); died on 23 Jul 1108 in Château De Mun, Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France; was buried on 29 Jul 1108 in Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, Loire, Rhône-Alpes, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • House: House of Capet
    • Nickname: "The Fair"
    • FSID: L8WB-MRH
    • Appointments / Titles: 23 May 1059, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
    • Appointments / Titles: 1060, Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France; Count
    • Appointments / Titles: 1060, Bourges, Cher, Centre, France; Count
    • Appointments / Titles: Between 1060 and 1108; King Of The Franks

    Notes:

    Philip I (23 May 1052-29 July 1108), called the Amorous, was King of the Franks from 1060 to his death. His reign, like that of most of the early Capetians, was extraordinarily long for the time. The monarchy began a modest recovery from the low it reached in the reign of his father and he added to the royal demesne the Vexin and Bourges.

    «b»Biography«/b»
    Philip was born 23 May 1052 at Champagne-et-Fontaine, the son of Henry I and his wife Anne of Kiev. Unusual at the time for Western Europe, his name was of Greek origin, being bestowed upon him by his mother. Although he was crowned king at the age of seven, until age fourteen (1066) his mother acted as regent, the first queen of France ever to do so. Baldwin V of Flanders also acted as co-regent.

    Following the death of Baldwin VI of Flanders, Robert the Frisian seized Flanders. Baldwin's wife, Richilda requested aid from Philip, who defeated Robert at the battle of Cassel in 1071.

    Philip first married Bertha in 1072. Although the marriage produced the necessary heir, Philip fell in love with Bertrade de Montfort, the wife of Fulk IV, Count of Anjou. He repudiated Bertha (claiming she was too fat) and married Bertrade on 15 May 1092. In 1094, he was excommunicated by Hugh of Die, for the first time; after a long silence, Pope Urban II repeated the excommunication at the Council of Clermont in November 1095. Several times the ban was lifted as Philip promised to part with Bertrade, but he always returned to her, but in 1104 Philip made a public penance and must have kept his involvement with Bertrade discreet. In France, the king was opposed by Bishop Ivo of Chartres, a famous jurist.

    Philip appointed Alberic first Constable of France in 1060. A great part of his reign, like his father's, was spent putting down revolts by his power-hungry vassals. In 1077, he made peace with William the Conqueror, who gave up attempting the conquest of Brittany. In 1082, Philip I expanded his demesne with the annexation of the Vexin. Then in 1100, he took control of Bourges.

    It was at the aforementioned Council of Clermont that the First Crusade was launched. Philip at first did not personally support it because of his conflict with Urban II. Philip's brother Hugh of Vermandois, however, was a major participant.

    Philip died in the castle of Melun and was buried per request at the monastery of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire and not in St Denis among his forefathers. He was succeeded by his son, Louis VI, whose succession was, however, not uncontested. According to Abbot Suger:

    "… King Philip daily grew feebler. For after he had abducted the Countess of Anjou, he could achieve nothing worthy of the royal dignity; consumed by desire for the lady he had seized, he gave himself up entirely to the satisfaction of his passion. So he lost interest in the affairs of state and, relaxing too much, took no care for his body, well-made and handsome though it was. The only thing that maintained the strength of the state was the fear and love felt for his son and successor. When he was almost sixty, he ceased to be king, breathing his last breath at the castle of Melun-sur-Seine, in the presence of the future king Louis... They carried the body in a great procession to the noble monastery of St-Benoît-sur-Loire, where King Philip wished to be buried; there are those who say they heard from his own mouth that he deliberately chose not to be buried among his royal ancestors in the church of St. Denis because he had not treated that church as well as they had, and because among so many noble kings his own tomb would not have counted for much."

    «b»Issue«/b»
    Philip's children with Bertha were:

    1.) Constance (1078-14 September 1126), married Hugh I of Champagne before 1097 and then, after her divorce, to Bohemund I of Antioch in 1106.

    2.) Louis VI of France (1 December 1081-1 August 1137).

    3.) Henry (1083-died young).

    Philip's children with Bertrade were:

    1.) Philip, Count of Mantes (1093-1123), married Elizabeth, daughter of Guy III of Montlhéry

    2.) Fleury, Seigneur of Nangis (1095-July 1119)

    3.) Cecile (1097-1145), married Tancred, Prince of Galilee and then, after his death, to Pons of Tripoli.

    Philippe married von Holland, Queen Bertha in 1072. Bertha was born in 1055 in Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; was christened in 1054; died on 30 Jul 1093 in Montreuil-sur-Loir, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France; was buried after 30 Jul 1093 in Priory of Haute-Bruyère, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  von Holland, Queen Bertha was born in 1055 in Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; was christened in 1054; died on 30 Jul 1093 in Montreuil-sur-Loir, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France; was buried after 30 Jul 1093 in Priory of Haute-Bruyère, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FSID: LDSM-QN8

    Children:
    1. 4. de France, King of France Louis VI was born on 1 Dec 1081 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was christened on 7 Dec 1081 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died on 1 Aug 1137 in Chateau de Bethisy, Bethisy-Saint-Pierre, Oise, Picardie, France; was buried on 3 Aug 1137 in Basilica of St Denis, Paris, Île-de-France, France.