Events
Date of Birth: about 1188.
The date is given by Vincent (ODNB).Events
Date of Birth: about 1188.
The date is given by Vincent (ODNB).
Date of Death: 4 June 1246.
Place of Death: the Abbey of Fontevrault.
The date and place are given by Vincent (ODNB).
Place of Burial: Fontevrault.
Relationships
Father: Adémar (died 1202), count of Angoulême.
This relationship is given by Vincent (ODNB) and by the Complete Peerage (12/1:507).
Mother: Alice de Courtenay (died 1218).
This relationship is given by Vincent (ODNB).
Spouse: John, king of England. Married 24 August 1200.
This relationship and dates are given by Gillingham (ODNB) and Vincent (ODNB).
Spouse: Hugues X (le Brun) de Lusignan, count of La Marche.
This relationship is given by Vincent (ODNB) and by the Complete Peerage (12/1:507).
Children (by John):
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Cawley.)
Henry (1 October 1207 - 16 November 1272), later Henry III of England, married Éléonore de Provence 20 January 1236.
Richard (5 January 1209 - 2 April 1272), later first earl of Cornwall and king of Germany, married (1) Isabel Marshal in 1231; married (2) Sancha de Provence 23 November 1243; married (3) Beatrix van Valkenburg 16 June 1269.
Joan (22 July 1210 - 4 March 1238) married Alexander II, King of Scotland, in June 1221 in York Minster.
Isabella (1214 - 1 December 1241) married Emperor Friedrich II in July 1235.
Eleanor (probably 1215 - 1275) married (1) William Marshall, earl of Pembroke, on 23 April 1224; married (2) Simon de Montfort on 7 January 1238.
Children (by Hugues):
Hugues de Lusignan (died 6 April 1250), count of La Marche et d’Angoulême, married Yolande de Bretagne in January 1236.
Agnes de Lusignan married Guillaume de Chauvigny.
Alice de Lusignan (died 1256) married John de Warenne, earl of Surrey.
Guy de Lusignan.
Geoffroy de Lusignan married (1) Adalmode; married (2) Jeanne de Châtellerault.
William de Valence (died 16 May 1296) married Joan Munchensy.
Aymar de Lusignan (died 1259). Bishop of Winchester.
Isabelle de Lusignan (died 14 January 1300) married (1) Maurice, lord of Craon; married (2) Geoffroy de Rancon, lord of Taillebourg.
Marguerite de Lusignan (died 22 October 1288) married (1) Raymond, count of Toulouse; married (2) Aimery, vicomte of Thouars; married (3) Geoffroy, lord of Châteaubriand.
References
Cawley, Charles. “Isabelle d'Angoulême” in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.
Cokayne, George Edward, and Vicary Gibbs; et al. The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant [2nd ed.]. (London: St. Catherine Press, 1910-59).
Gillingham, John. “John (1167 - 1216)” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. (Oxford University Press, 2004).
Vincent, Nicholas. “Isabella, suo jure countess of Angoulême (c. 1188-1246)” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004).
Date of Death: 4 June 1246.
Place of Death: the Abbey of Fontevrault.
The date and place are given by Vincent (ODNB).
Place of Burial: Fontevrault.
Relationships
Father: Adémar (died 1202), count of Angoulême.
This relationship is given by Vincent (ODNB) and by the Complete Peerage (12/1:507).
Mother: Alice de Courtenay (died 1218).
This relationship is given by Vincent (ODNB).
Spouse: John, king of England. Married 24 August 1200.
This relationship and dates are given by Gillingham (ODNB) and Vincent (ODNB).
Spouse: Hugues (le Brun) de Lusignan, count of La Marche.
This relationship is given by Vincent (ODNB) and by the Complete Peerage (12/1:507).
Children (by John):
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Cawley.)
Henry (1 October 1207 - 16 November 1272), later Henry III of England, married Éléonore de Provence 20 January 1236.
Richard (5 January 1209 - 2 April 1272), later first earl of Cornwall and king of Germany, married (1) Isabel Marshal in 1231; married (2) Sancha de Provence 23 November 1243; married (3) Beatrix van Valkenburg 16 June 1269.
Joan (22 July 1210 - 4 March 1238) married Alexander II, King of Scotland, in June 1221 in York Minster.
Isabella (1214 - 1 December 1241) married Emperor Friedrich II in July 1235.
Eleanor (probably 1215 - 1275) married (1) William Marshall, earl of Pembroke, on 23 April 1224; married (2) Simon de Montfort on 7 January 1238.
Children (by Hugues):
Hugues de Lusignan (died 6 April 1250), count of La Marche et d’Angoulême, married Yolande de Bretagne in January 1236.
Agnes de Lusignan married Guillaume de Chauvigny.
Alice de Lusignan (died 1256) married John de Warenne, earl of Surrey.
Guy de Lusignan.
Geoffroy de Lusignan married (1) Adalmode; married (2) Jeanne de Châtellerault.
William de Valence (died 16 May 1296) married Joan Munchensy.
Aymar de Lusignan (died 1259). Bishop of Winchester.
Isabelle de Lusignan (died 14 January 1300) married (1) Maurice, lord of Craon; married (2) Geoffroy de Rancon, lord of Taillebourg.
Marguerite de Lusignan (died 22 October 1288) married (1) Raymond, count of Toulouse; married (2) Aimery, vicomte of Thouars; married (3) Geoffroy, lord of Châteaubriand.
References
Cawley, Charles. “Isabelle d'Angoulême” in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.
Cokayne, George Edward, and Vicary Gibbs; et al. The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant [2nd ed.]. (London: St. Catherine Press, 1910-59).
Gillingham, John. “John (1167 - 1216)” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. (Oxford University Press, 2004).
Vincent, Nicholas. “Isabella, suo jure countess of Angoulême (c. 1188-1246)” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004).