Isabel of Lancaster, Abess of Ambresbury
Husband
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Wife Isabel of Lancaster, Abess of Ambresbury
Born: Abt 1317 Christened: Died: After 1347 Buried:
Father: Henry 3rd Earl of Lancaster, Earl of Leicester (Abt 1281-1345) Mother: Maud de Chaworth Countess of Lancaster & Countess of Leicester (Abt 1282-Bef 1322)
Children
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Roger de Mortimer and Isabel
Husband Roger de Mortimer
Born: Christened: Died: Bef 19 Aug 1214 Buried:
Father: Hugh de Mortimer Lord Mortimer of Wigmore, co. Hereford ( -1180) Mother: Maud la Meschin ( - )
Marriage:
Wife Isabel
Born: Christened: Died: Bef 29 Apr 1252 Buried:
Father: Walkelin de Ferrieres Seigneur of Ferrieres-Saint-Hilaire ( - ) Mother:
Children
1 M Ralph de Mortimer Lord Mortimer of Wigmore
Born: Christened: Died: 6 Aug 1246 Buried: - Wigmore, Hereford, EnglandSpouse: Gwladus Ddu (Abt 1206-1251) Marr: 1230
Research Notes (Husband)
Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 132C-28
Research Notes (Wife)
Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 132C-28 (Roger de Mortimer. "...granted a life interest in Lechlade, co. Gloucester, & Oakham, Rutland, which her brother Henry lost at time of conquest of Normandy"
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Sir John Tuchet 4th Baron Audley, Lord Audley and Isabel
Husband Sir John Tuchet 4th Baron Audley, Lord Audley
Born: 23 Apr 1371 Christened: Died: 19 Dec 1408 Buried:
Father: John Tuchet (Bef 1361-1372) Mother:
Marriage:
Noted events in his life were:
• Member, of Parliament, Bet 1406 and 1408
Wife Isabel
AKA: Elizabeth Born: Christened: Died: After Jun 1405 Buried:
Children
1 M James Touchet 5th Baron Audley
AKA: Tuchet James 5th Baron Audley, James Touchet Lord Audley, James Touchett Born: Abt 1398 Christened: Died: 23 Sep 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, Blore Heath, Staffordshire, England Buried: - Darley Abbey, north of DerbySpouse: Eleanor de Holland (Abt 1406- )Spouse: Margaret de Ros ( -After 1423) Marr: 24 Feb 1415
Research Notes (Husband)
Wikipedia
Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 176B-35
Research Notes (Wife)
Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 176B-35 (Sir John Tuchet)
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Philip III "the Bold" King of France and Isabella of Aragon
Husband Philip III "the Bold" King of France
Born: 1245 Christened: Died: 5 Oct 1285 - Perpignan, France Buried:Marriage: 28 May 1262
Other Spouse: Marie of Brabant ( -1321) - 21 Aug 1274
Wife Isabella of Aragon
Born: 1247 Christened: Died: 1271 Buried:
Children
Research Notes (Husband)
Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall, Baltimore, 2008, Line 101-29
Research Notes (Wife)
Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall, Baltimore, 2008, Line 101-29 (Philip III)
Notes (Marriage)
Isabella
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Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Wife Isabella
Born: 1214 Christened: Died: 1241 Buried:
Father: King John "Lackland" of England (1166-1216) Mother: Isabella of Angoulême (Abt 1186-1246)
Children
Research Notes (Wife)
Source: Wikipedia - John of England
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King John "Lackland" of England and Isabella of Angoulême
Husband King John "Lackland" of England
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AKA: John "Lackland" King of England Born: 24 Dec 1166 or 1167 - Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England Christened: Died: 19 Oct 1216 - Newark Castle, Lincolnshire, England Buried: - Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, England
Father: Henry II "Curtmantel" King of England (1132-1189) Mother: Eleanor of Aquitaine (Abt 1124-1204)
Marriage: 10 May 1200
Other Spouse: Clemence ( - )
Noted events in his life were:
• Crowned, King of England, 1199
King of England 1199-1216
Wife Isabella of Angoulême
AKA: Isabella Taillefer of Angoulême Born: Abt 1186 Christened: Died: 31 May 1246 - Fontevrault Abbey, France Buried: - Fontevrault Abbey, France
Father: Aymer Taillifer de Valence, Count of Angoulême ( -1202) Mother: Alix de Courtenay ( -1218)
Other Spouse: Hugh X de Lusignan Count of la Marche and of Angoulême (Bet 1183-Abt 1249) - Mar or Apr 1220
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Marriage, possibly, 24 Aug 1200 - Bordeaux, France
Children
1 M King Henry III of England
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Born: 1 Oct 1207 - Winchester Castle, Winchester, [Hampshire], England Christened: Died: 16 Nov 1272 - Westminster Palace, London, England Buried: - Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, EnglandSpouse: Eleanor of Provence (Abt 1223-1291) Marr: 14 Jan 1236-1237 - Canterbury
2 M Richard 1st Earl of Cornwall, King of the Romans
Born: 5 Jan 1209 Christened: Died: 2 Apr 1272 Buried:Spouse: Joan de Valletort ( - )
3 F Joan Queen Consort of Scotland
Born: 1210 Christened: Died: 1238 Buried:
4 F Isabella
Born: 1214 Christened: Died: 1241 Buried:
5 F Eleanor
AKA: Eleanor Plantagenet Born: 1215 Christened: Died: 13 Apr 1275 Buried:Spouse: William Marshal Earl of Pembroke ( -1231) Marr: 23 Apr 1224Spouse: Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester (Abt 1208-1265) Marr: 7 Jan 1238 or 1239
Research Notes (Husband)
Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall, Baltimore, 2008, Line 29A-26 has b. Oxford, 24 Dec. 1167, d. Newark, 19 Oct. 1216. Line 1-25 has b. Oxford, 24 Dec. 1166/7
From Wikipedia - John of England :
John (24 December 1166 - 19 October 1216 [1]) reigned as King of England from 6 April 1199 , until his death. He succeeded to the throne as the younger brother of King Richard I (known in later times as "Richard the Lionheart"). John acquired the nicknames of "Lackland" (French : Sans Terre) for his lack of an inheritance as the youngest son and for his loss of territory to France , and of "Soft-sword" for his alleged military ineptitude.[2] He was a Plantagenet or Angevin king.
Apart from entering popular legend as the enemy of the fictional Robin Hood , he is also known for acquiescing to the nobility and signing Magna Carta , a document that limited his power and that is popularly regarded as an early first step in the evolution of modern democracy .
Born at Beaumont Palace , Oxford , John was the fifth son and last of eight children born to Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine . He was almost certainly born in 1166 instead of 1167, as is sometimes claimed.[3]
He was a younger maternal half-brother of Marie de Champagne and Alix of France , his mother's children by her first marriage to Louis VII of France , which was later annulled. He was a younger brother of William, Count of Poitiers ; Henry the Young King ; Matilda, Duchess of Saxony ; Richard I of England ; Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany ; Leonora, Queen of Castile ; and Joan, Queen of Sicily
Early life
While John was his father's favourite son, as the youngest he could expect no inheritance . His family life was tumultuous, as his older brothers all became involved in repeated rebellions against Henry . Eleanor was imprisoned by Henry in 1173, when John was a small boy.
As a child, John was betrothed to Alys (pronounced 'Alice'), daughter and heiress of Humbert III of Savoy . It was hoped that by this marriage the Angevin dynasty would extend its influence beyond the Alps , because John was promised the inheritance of Savoy , the Piemonte , Maurienne , and the other possessions of Count Humbert. King Henry promised his young son castles in Normandy which had been previously promised to his brother Geoffrey, which was for some time a bone of contention between King Henry and his son Geoffrey. Alys made the trip over the Alps and joined Henry's court, but she died before being married.
Gerald of Wales relates that King Henry had a curious painting in a chamber of Winchester Castle , depicting an eagle being attacked by three of its chicks, while a fourth chick crouched, waiting for its chance to strike. When asked the meaning of this picture, King Henry said:
The four young ones of the eagle are my four sons, who will not cease persecuting me even unto death. And the youngest, whom I now embrace with such tender affection, will someday afflict me more grievously and perilously than all the others.
Before his accession, John had already acquired a reputation for treachery, having conspired sometimes with and sometimes against his elder brothers, Henry, Richard and Geoffrey. In 1184, John and Richard both claimed that they were the rightful heir to Aquitaine, one of many unfriendly encounters between the two. In 1185, John became the ruler of Ireland , whose people grew to despise him, causing John to leave after only eight months...
Death
John's tomb effigy
Retreating from the French invasion, John took a safe route around the marshy area of the Wash to avoid the rebel held area of East Anglia . His slow baggage train (including the Crown Jewels ), however, took a direct route across it and was lost to the unexpected incoming tide. This dealt John a terrible blow, which affected his health and state of mind. Succumbing to dysentery and moving from place to place, he stayed one night at Sleaford Castle before dying on 18 October (or possibly 19 October ) 1216 , at Newark Castle (then in Lincolnshire , now on Nottinghamshire 's border with that county). Numerous, possibly fictitious, accounts circulated soon after his death that he had been killed by poisoned ale, poisoned plums or a "surfeit of peaches".
He was buried in Worcester Cathedral in the city of Worcester .
His nine-year-old son succeeded him and became King Henry III of England (1216-72), and although Louis continued to claim the English throne, the barons switched their allegiance to the new king, forcing Louis to give up his claim and sign the Treaty of Lambeth in 1217.
[edit ] Legacy
King John's tomb
King John's reign has been traditionally characterised as one of the most disastrous in English history: it began with defeats-he lost Normandy to Philip Augustus of France in his first five years on the throne-and ended with England torn by civil war and himself on the verge of being forced out of power. In 1213, he made England a papal fief to resolve a conflict with the Roman Catholic Church , and his rebellious barons forced him to sign Magna Carta in 1215, the act for which he is best remembered...
Marriage and issue
In 1189, John was married to Isabel of Gloucester , daughter and heiress of William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester (she is given several alternative names by history, including Avisa, Hawise, Joan, and Eleanor). They had no children, and John had their marriage annulled on the grounds of consanguinity , some time before or shortly after his accession to the throne, which took place on 6 April 1199 , and she was never acknowledged as queen. (She then married Geoffrey FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex as her second husband and Hubert de Burgh as her third).
John remarried, on 24 August 1200 , Isabella of Angoulême , who was twenty years his junior. She was the daughter of Aymer Taillefer , Count of Angouleme. John had kidnapped her from her fiancé, Hugh X of Lusignan .
Isabella bore five children:Henry III (1207-1272), King of England. Richard (1209-1272), 1st Earl of Cornwall.Joan (1210-1238), Queen Consort of Alexander II of Scotland .Isabella (1214-1241), Consort of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor .Eleanor (1215-1275), who married William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke , and later married Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester .
John is given a great taste for lechery by the chroniclers of his age, and even allowing some embellishment, he did have many illegitimate children. Matthew Paris accuses him of being envious of many of his barons and kinsfolk, and seducing their more attractive daughters and sisters. Roger of Wendover describes an incident that occurred when John became enamoured of Margaret, the wife of Eustace de Vesci and an illegitimate daughter of King William I of Scotland . Eustace substituted a prostitute in her place when the king came to Margaret's bed in the dark of night; the next morning, when John boasted to Vesci of how good his wife was in bed, Vesci confessed and fled.
John had the following illegitimate children:Joan, Lady of Wales , the wife of Prince Llywelyn Fawr of Wales , (by a woman named Clemence) Richard Fitz Roy , (by his cousin, Adela, daughter of his uncle Hamelin de Warenne )Oliver FitzRoy, (by a mistress named Hawise) who accompanied the papal legate Pelayo to Damietta in 1218, and never returned.
By an unknown mistress (or mistresses) John fathered:Geoffrey FitzRoy, who went on expedition to Poitou in 1205 and died there. John FitzRoy, a clerk in 1201. Henry FitzRoy, who died in 1245. Osbert Gifford, who was given lands in Oxfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk , and Sussex , and is last seen alive in 1216. Eudes FitzRoy, who accompanied his half-brother Richard on Crusade and died in the Holy Land in 1241. Bartholomew FitzRoy, a member of the order of Friars Preachers . Maud FitzRoy, Abbess of Barking , who died in 1252. Isabel FitzRoy, wife of Richard Fitz Ives . Philip FitzRoy, found living in 1263.
(The surname of FitzRoy is Norman-French for son of the king.)
Research Notes (Wife)
Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 117-27 has b. abt. 1189, d. 3 or 4 June 1246, but line 153A-28 (new to 8th edition) has b. 1187, d. 31 May 1246.
From Wikipedia - Isabella of Angoulême :
Isabella of Angoulême (Fr. Isabelle d'Angoulême ; c. 1187 - May 31 , 1246 ) was countess of Angoulême and queen consort of England .
She was the only daughter and heir of Aymer Taillifer, Count of Angoulême , by Alix de Courtenay ; her maternal great-grandfather was King Louis VI of France . She became Countess of Angoulême in her own right in 1202 , by which time she was already queen of England. Her marriage to King John took place on August 24 , 1200 , at Bordeaux , a year after he annulled his first marriage. At the time of this marriage Isabella was aged about thirteen, and her beauty was renowned; she is sometimes called the "Helen " of the Middle Ages by historians.
It could not be said to have been a successful marriage, as Isabella was much younger than her husband and had a fiery character to match his. Before their marriage, she had been betrothed to Hugh X of Lusignan [1], son of the then Count of La Marche . As a result of John's temerity in taking her as his second wife, King Philip II of France confiscated all his French lands, and armed conflict ensued.
When John died in 1216 , Isabella was still in her twenties. She returned to France and in 1220 proceeded to marry Hugh X of Lusignan, now Count of La Marche, her former fiancé.
Isabella was accused of plotting against the French king in 1244 ; she fled to Fontevrault Abbey , where she died on May 31 , 1246 , and was buried there. Afterwards most of her many children, having few prospects in France, set sail for England and the court of their half-brother King Henry III.
IssueWith King John of England: 5 children, all of whom survived into adulthood, including:
King Henry III of England (b. 1207 - d. 1272 )
Richard, Earl of Cornwall and King of the Romans (b. 1209 - d. 1272 )
Joan (b. 1210 - d. 1238 ), the wife of King Alexander II of Scotland
Isabella (b. 1214 - d. 1241 ), the wife of Emperor Frederick II
Eleanor (b. 1215 - d. 1275 ), who would marry William Marshal, 2nd Earl of PembrokeWith Hugh X of Lusignan , the Count of La Marche : 9 children, all of whom survived into adulthood, including:
Hugh XI of Lusignan (b. 1221 - d.1250 ), Count of La Marche and Count of Angoulême
Aymer de Valence (b. 1222 - d. 1260 ), Bishop of Winchester
Agnès de Lusignan (b. 1223 - d. 1269 ), married William II de Chauvigny
Alice de Lusignan (b. 1224 - d. February 9 , 1256 ), married John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey
Guy de Lusignan (b. 1225 ? - d. 1264 ), killed at the Battle of Lewes . (Tufton Beamish maintains that he escaped to France after the Battle of Lewes and died there in 1269)
Geoffrey de Lusignan (b. 1226 ? - d. 1274 ), married in 1259 Jeanne, Viscountess of Châtellerault and had issue
William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke (b. 1228 ? - d. 1296 )
Marguerite de Lusignan (b. 1229 ? - d. 1288 ), married 1243 Raymond VII of Toulouse , married c. 1246 Aimery IX de Thouars, Viscount of Thouars
Isabelle de Lusignan (1234 - January 14 , 1299 ), married Geoffrey de Rancon
ReferencesAncestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis, Lines: 1-25, 80-29, 117-27, 153A-28, 154-28, 258-27, 260-29, 275-27 Isabelle d'Angoulême, Reine d'Angleterre , by Sophie FougèreIsabella: Queen Without a Conscience , by Rachel Bard (historical novel)
Notes (Marriage)
Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 153A-28 has m. John 10 May 1200, but line 117-27 has m. 24 Aug 1200.
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Hugh X de Lusignan Count of la Marche and of Angoulême and Isabella of Angoulême
Husband Hugh X de Lusignan Count of la Marche and of Angoulême
AKA: Hugh X of Lusignan, Count of La Marche Born: Bet 1183 and 1195 Christened: Died: Abt 5 Jun 1249 - Angoulême Buried: - Angoulême
Father: Hugh IX "le Brun" de Lusignan Count of La Marche (1163-1219) Mother: Mahaut de Angoulême ( -After 1233)
Father: Hugh IX "le Brun" de Lusignan Count of La Marche (1163-1219) Mother: Agatha de Preuilly ( -Bef 1194)
Marriage: Mar or Apr 1220
Wife Isabella of Angoulême
AKA: Isabella Taillefer of Angoulême Born: Abt 1186 Christened: Died: 31 May 1246 - Fontevrault Abbey, France Buried: - Fontevrault Abbey, France
Father: Aymer Taillifer de Valence, Count of Angoulême ( -1202) Mother: Alix de Courtenay ( -1218)
Other Spouse: King John "Lackland" of England (1166-1216) - 10 May 1200
Children
1 F Alice de Lusignan
AKA: Alfais de Lusignan Born: Christened: Died: 9 Feb 1256 Buried:Spouse: John de Warenne 7th Earl of Surrey (1231-1304) Marr: Aug 1247
2 M Sir William de Valence Lord of Valence, titular Earl of Pembroke
AKA: Sir William de Lusignan Lord of Valence, titular Earl of Pembroke Born: Bef 1225 Christened: Died: Bef 18 May 1296 Buried:
3 M Hugh XI "le Brun" de Lusignan Count of Ponthieu, la Marche and Angoulême
Born: 1221 Christened: Died: 1250 - Damietta, Egypt Buried:Spouse: Yolande de Dreux of Brittany, Comtesse de Penthievre et de Porhoet (1218-1272) Marr: 1238
Research Notes (Husband)
His mother was either Agathe de Preuilly or Mahaut de Angoulême.
Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 275-27
Source: Wikipedia - Isabella of Angoulême
From Wikipedia - Hugh X of Lusignan :
Hugh X of Lusignan, Hugh V of La Marche or Hugh I of Angoulême or Hugues X & V & I de Lusignan (c. 1183 [1] or c. 1195 - c.June 5 , 1249 , Angoulême ) succeeded his father Hugh IX as Seigneur de Lusignan and Count of La Marche in November , 1219 and was Count of Angoulême by marriage.
It is unclear whether it was Hugh IX or Hugh X who was betrothed to Isabella of Angoulême when, in 1200 , King John of England took her for his Queen, an action which resulted in the entire de Lusignan family rebelling against the English king.
Following John's death, Isabella returned to France. By his marriage to Isabelle d'Angoulême (1186 - Fontrevault Abbey, France , May 31 , 1246 and buried there) in March 10 -May 22 , 1220 , Hugh X also became Count of Angoulême , until her death in 1246 . Together they founded the abbey of Valence . They had nine children:Hugues XI & III & II de Lusignan , Seigneur de Lusignan, Count of La Marche and Count of Angoulême (1221 -1250 ) Aymer de Lusignan , Bishop of Winchester c. 1250 (c. 1222 - Paris , December 5 , 1260 and buried there)Agnés/Agathe de Lusignan (c. 1223 - aft. April 7 , 1269 ), married Guillaume II de Chauvigny, Seigneur de Chateauroux (1224 - Palermo , January 3 , 1271 ) Alice le Brun de Lusignan (c. 1224 - at childbirth February 9 , 1256 ), married 1247 John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey Guy de Lusignan (d. 1264 ), Seigneur de Couhe, de Cognac et d'Archiac in 1249 , killed at the Battle of Lewes . (Tufton Beamish maintains that he escaped to France after the Battle of Lewes and died there in 1269) Geoffroi de Lusignan (d. 1274 ), Seigneur de Jarnac, married secondly in 1259 Jeanne de Châtellerault, Viscountess of Châtellerault (d. May 16 , 1315 ) and had issue: Eustachie de Lusignan (d. Carthage , Tunisia , 1270 ), married 1257 Dreux III de Mello (d. 1310 ) William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke (d. 1296 ) Marguerite de Lusignan (ca 1226 /1228 - 1288 ), married firstly 1240 /1241 Raymond VII of Toulouse (1197 - 1249 ), married secondly c. 1246 Aimery IX de Thouars, Viscount of Thouars (d. 1256 ), and married thirdly Geoffrey V de Chateaubriant, Seigneur de Chateubriant Isabelle de Lusignan (1234 - January 14 , 1299 ), Dame de Beauvoir-sur-Mer et de Mercillac, married firstly Geoffrey de Rancon, Seigneur de Taillebourg, and married secondly c. 1255 Maurice IV de Craon (1224 /1239 - soon before May 27 , 1250 /1277 )
Hugh X was succeeded by his eldest son, Hugh XI of Lusignan .
According to explanations in the manuscripts of Gaucelm Faidit 's poems, this troubadour was a rival of Hugh X of Lusignan for the love of Marguerite d'Aubusson.
He was buried at Angoulême .
SourcesBiographies des troubadours ed. J. Boutière, A.-H. Schutz (Paris: Nizet, 1964) pp. 180-184. Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis, Lines: 80-29, 83-28, 95-30, 117-27, 153A-28, 154-25, 275-27.
Research Notes (Wife)
Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 117-27 has b. abt. 1189, d. 3 or 4 June 1246, but line 153A-28 (new to 8th edition) has b. 1187, d. 31 May 1246.
From Wikipedia - Isabella of Angoulême :
Isabella of Angoulême (Fr. Isabelle d'Angoulême ; c. 1187 - May 31 , 1246 ) was countess of Angoulême and queen consort of England .
She was the only daughter and heir of Aymer Taillifer, Count of Angoulême , by Alix de Courtenay ; her maternal great-grandfather was King Louis VI of France . She became Countess of Angoulême in her own right in 1202 , by which time she was already queen of England. Her marriage to King John took place on August 24 , 1200 , at Bordeaux , a year after he annulled his first marriage. At the time of this marriage Isabella was aged about thirteen, and her beauty was renowned; she is sometimes called the "Helen " of the Middle Ages by historians.
It could not be said to have been a successful marriage, as Isabella was much younger than her husband and had a fiery character to match his. Before their marriage, she had been betrothed to Hugh X of Lusignan [1], son of the then Count of La Marche . As a result of John's temerity in taking her as his second wife, King Philip II of France confiscated all his French lands, and armed conflict ensued.
When John died in 1216 , Isabella was still in her twenties. She returned to France and in 1220 proceeded to marry Hugh X of Lusignan, now Count of La Marche, her former fiancé.
Isabella was accused of plotting against the French king in 1244 ; she fled to Fontevrault Abbey , where she died on May 31 , 1246 , and was buried there. Afterwards most of her many children, having few prospects in France, set sail for England and the court of their half-brother King Henry III.
IssueWith King John of England: 5 children, all of whom survived into adulthood, including:
King Henry III of England (b. 1207 - d. 1272 )
Richard, Earl of Cornwall and King of the Romans (b. 1209 - d. 1272 )
Joan (b. 1210 - d. 1238 ), the wife of King Alexander II of Scotland
Isabella (b. 1214 - d. 1241 ), the wife of Emperor Frederick II
Eleanor (b. 1215 - d. 1275 ), who would marry William Marshal, 2nd Earl of PembrokeWith Hugh X of Lusignan , the Count of La Marche : 9 children, all of whom survived into adulthood, including:
Hugh XI of Lusignan (b. 1221 - d.1250 ), Count of La Marche and Count of Angoulême
Aymer de Valence (b. 1222 - d. 1260 ), Bishop of Winchester
Agnès de Lusignan (b. 1223 - d. 1269 ), married William II de Chauvigny
Alice de Lusignan (b. 1224 - d. February 9 , 1256 ), married John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey
Guy de Lusignan (b. 1225 ? - d. 1264 ), killed at the Battle of Lewes . (Tufton Beamish maintains that he escaped to France after the Battle of Lewes and died there in 1269)
Geoffrey de Lusignan (b. 1226 ? - d. 1274 ), married in 1259 Jeanne, Viscountess of Châtellerault and had issue
William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke (b. 1228 ? - d. 1296 )
Marguerite de Lusignan (b. 1229 ? - d. 1288 ), married 1243 Raymond VII of Toulouse , married c. 1246 Aimery IX de Thouars, Viscount of Thouars
Isabelle de Lusignan (1234 - January 14 , 1299 ), married Geoffrey de Rancon
ReferencesAncestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis, Lines: 1-25, 80-29, 117-27, 153A-28, 154-28, 258-27, 260-29, 275-27 Isabelle d'Angoulême, Reine d'Angleterre , by Sophie FougèreIsabella: Queen Without a Conscience , by Rachel Bard (historical novel)
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Itta of Landen
Husband
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Marriage:
Wife Itta of Landen
AKA: Idoberge of Landen, Itte of Landen Born: 591 - Landen, Liege, Austrasia [Belgium]] Christened: 652 Died: Buried:
Father: Grimoalde (Grimaud) - Duke of Aquitaine (Abt 0555-0599) Mother:
Other Spouse: Pepin I of Landen, Mayor of Austrasia (0564-Bet 0639)
Children
Research Notes (Wife)
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Pepin I of Landen, Mayor of Austrasia and Itta of Landen
Husband Pepin I of Landen, Mayor of Austrasia
AKA: Pepinus de Landis, Pippin of Landen Born: 564 - Landen, Liege, Austrasia [Belgium] Christened: Died: Bet 639 and 640 Buried:
Father: Carolman Major Domus ( -0615) Mother:
Marriage:
Wife Itta of Landen
AKA: Idoberge of Landen, Itte of Landen Born: 591 - Landen, Liege, Austrasia [Belgium]] Christened: 652 Died: Buried:
Father: Grimoalde (Grimaud) - Duke of Aquitaine (Abt 0555-0599) Mother:
Children
1 F Saint Begga of Landen
AKA: Doda of Landen Born: Abt 613 - Landen, Liege, Austrasia [Belgium] Christened: Died: 17 Dec 693 - Ardennes, [Belgium] Buried:Spouse: Ansegisel of Metz, Duke Ansgise (Abt 0602-Bef 0679)
Research Notes (Husband)
FamilySearch.org Compact Disc #94 Pin #91669
(submitted by Samuel Taylor "Sam" Geer)
Research Notes (Wife)
FamilySearch.org Compact Disc #94 Pin #91441
(submitted by Samuel Taylor "Sam" Geer)
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Iulus Ascanius King of Alba Longa
Husband Iulus Ascanius King of Alba Longa
Born: Christened: Died: 1137 B.C. Buried:
Father: Aenius King of Latium ( -1175 B.C.) Mother: Creusa of Troy ( - )
Marriage:
Wife
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Children
1 M Silvius Prince of Alba Longa
AKA: Selys Hen Prince of Alba Longa Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Research Notes (Husband)
FamilySearch.org Compact Disc #94 Pin #105906 (submitted by Samuel Taylor "Sam" Geer)
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