Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy by Alison Weir Page A
Authors: Alison Weir
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Edmund’s, Suffolk. He was buried in Faversham Abbey, Kent.
Eustace married, in February, 1140, in Paris:
Constance
She was the daughter of Louis VI, King of France, by Adelaide, daughter of Umberto II, Count of Savoy and Maurienne, and she was born in c .1128. After Eustace’s death, she married secondly Raymond V ( d. 1194), Count of Toulouse, in 1154, and had issue:
1 Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (1156–1222); he married firstly Ermensinda de Pelet ( d .1176); he married secondly Beatrice of Beziers, whom he repudiated; he married thirdly, and bigamously, Bourguigne de Lusignan, Princess of Cyprus, whomhe also repudiated; he married fourthly Joan, daughter of Henry II, and had issue.
2 William (or Alberic, or Alfonso), surnamed Taillefer ( d .1183/4).
3 Baldwin ( d .1212).
4 Alesia ( d .1183); she married Roger, Viscount of Beziers.
5 Laura; she married Odo, Count of Comminger.
Constance died on 16 August, 1176, at Rheims in France.
3 William
He was born between c. 1132 and 1137. He became Earl of Surrey in right of his wife before 1148/9. He succeeded his mother as Count of Boulogne on 17 August, 1153, and succeeded his father as Count of Mortain on 25 October, 1154. He was killed on 11 October, 1159, at the siege of Toulouse in France, and was buried in the Hospital of Montmorillon, Poitou, France.
William married, before 1148/9, although no evidence exists as to where:
Isabella
She was the daughter of William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey, by Adela, daughter of William Talvas, Count of Ponthieu, and she was born in c. 1136/7. After the death of William, she married secondly Hamelin of Anjou, Earl of Surrey (1129?–1202), a bastard brother of Henry II. Hamelin adopted her surname ‘de Warenne’ when the couple were married in April, 1164. They had issue:
1 William, 5th Earl of Surrey ( d. 1240); he married Matilda, who was perhaps a member of the Albini family. He married secondly Matilda ( d. 1248), daughter of William Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke, and had issue. He also had illegitimate issue.
2 Matilda ( d.c .1212); she married firstly Henry, Count of Eu and Baron Hastings ( d .1183), and had issue, and secondly Henry d’Estouteville of Eckington, Co. Derby ( d. after 1231).
3 Isabella; she married firstly Robert de Lascy, and secondly Gilbert de l’Aigle, Lord of Pevensey, Sussex.
4 Ela; she married firstly Robert de Newburn, and secondly William FitzWilliam of Sprotborough.
5 Mary, Margaret or Matilda ( d. after 1208); it may have been she, and not her sister Isabella, who married Gilbert de l’Aigle.
Isabella died on 13 July, 1199 or 1203, and was buried in the Chapter House, Lewes Priory, Sussex.
4 Matilda
She was born in c. 1133/4, and was married in infancy at c .Easter, 1136, to Waleran de Beaumont, Count of Meulan (1104–1166). She died either before 1137 or in 1141 in the Tower of London, and was buried in the Priory of the Holy Trinity, Aldgate Without, London.
5 Mary
She was born in c .1136; she was dedicated to religion in her infancy and entered as a novice at Lillechurch Priory, Kent. She transferred to Romsey Abbey, Hampshire, where she was professed a nun between c .1148 and 1155. She was elected Abbess of Romsey after 1155. She succeeded her brother William as Countess of Boulogne on 5 October, 1159. She was abducted from her convent in 1160 by Matthew I, Count of Flanders and Boulogne ( d .1173), who made her his wife in defiance of her religious vows around the same time. They had issue:
1 Ida, Countess of Boulogne (1161?–1216); she married firstly Gerard III, Count of Gueldres ( d .1183), and secondly Berthold IV, Duke of Zehringen ( d .1186); and thirdly Reginald de Tree, Count of Dammartin, and had issue.
2 Matilda (1162?– c .1211); she married Henry I, Duke of Louvain and Brabant ( c .1158–1235), and had issue.
Mary’s marriage was annulled in c .1169, and she re-entered the religious life at the Benedictine
Eustace married, in February, 1140, in Paris:
Constance
She was the daughter of Louis VI, King of France, by Adelaide, daughter of Umberto II, Count of Savoy and Maurienne, and she was born in c .1128. After Eustace’s death, she married secondly Raymond V ( d. 1194), Count of Toulouse, in 1154, and had issue:
1 Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (1156–1222); he married firstly Ermensinda de Pelet ( d .1176); he married secondly Beatrice of Beziers, whom he repudiated; he married thirdly, and bigamously, Bourguigne de Lusignan, Princess of Cyprus, whomhe also repudiated; he married fourthly Joan, daughter of Henry II, and had issue.
2 William (or Alberic, or Alfonso), surnamed Taillefer ( d .1183/4).
3 Baldwin ( d .1212).
4 Alesia ( d .1183); she married Roger, Viscount of Beziers.
5 Laura; she married Odo, Count of Comminger.
Constance died on 16 August, 1176, at Rheims in France.
3 William
He was born between c. 1132 and 1137. He became Earl of Surrey in right of his wife before 1148/9. He succeeded his mother as Count of Boulogne on 17 August, 1153, and succeeded his father as Count of Mortain on 25 October, 1154. He was killed on 11 October, 1159, at the siege of Toulouse in France, and was buried in the Hospital of Montmorillon, Poitou, France.
William married, before 1148/9, although no evidence exists as to where:
Isabella
She was the daughter of William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey, by Adela, daughter of William Talvas, Count of Ponthieu, and she was born in c. 1136/7. After the death of William, she married secondly Hamelin of Anjou, Earl of Surrey (1129?–1202), a bastard brother of Henry II. Hamelin adopted her surname ‘de Warenne’ when the couple were married in April, 1164. They had issue:
1 William, 5th Earl of Surrey ( d. 1240); he married Matilda, who was perhaps a member of the Albini family. He married secondly Matilda ( d. 1248), daughter of William Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke, and had issue. He also had illegitimate issue.
2 Matilda ( d.c .1212); she married firstly Henry, Count of Eu and Baron Hastings ( d .1183), and had issue, and secondly Henry d’Estouteville of Eckington, Co. Derby ( d. after 1231).
3 Isabella; she married firstly Robert de Lascy, and secondly Gilbert de l’Aigle, Lord of Pevensey, Sussex.
4 Ela; she married firstly Robert de Newburn, and secondly William FitzWilliam of Sprotborough.
5 Mary, Margaret or Matilda ( d. after 1208); it may have been she, and not her sister Isabella, who married Gilbert de l’Aigle.
Isabella died on 13 July, 1199 or 1203, and was buried in the Chapter House, Lewes Priory, Sussex.
4 Matilda
She was born in c. 1133/4, and was married in infancy at c .Easter, 1136, to Waleran de Beaumont, Count of Meulan (1104–1166). She died either before 1137 or in 1141 in the Tower of London, and was buried in the Priory of the Holy Trinity, Aldgate Without, London.
5 Mary
She was born in c .1136; she was dedicated to religion in her infancy and entered as a novice at Lillechurch Priory, Kent. She transferred to Romsey Abbey, Hampshire, where she was professed a nun between c .1148 and 1155. She was elected Abbess of Romsey after 1155. She succeeded her brother William as Countess of Boulogne on 5 October, 1159. She was abducted from her convent in 1160 by Matthew I, Count of Flanders and Boulogne ( d .1173), who made her his wife in defiance of her religious vows around the same time. They had issue:
1 Ida, Countess of Boulogne (1161?–1216); she married firstly Gerard III, Count of Gueldres ( d .1183), and secondly Berthold IV, Duke of Zehringen ( d .1186); and thirdly Reginald de Tree, Count of Dammartin, and had issue.
2 Matilda (1162?– c .1211); she married Henry I, Duke of Louvain and Brabant ( c .1158–1235), and had issue.
Mary’s marriage was annulled in c .1169, and she re-entered the religious life at the Benedictine
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