Thomas de Coucy, count of Amiens

Also known as Thomas de Marle and Thomas de la Fère.

Lord of Coucy and of Marle

Count of Amiens

Events

Date of Birth: the 1070s.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Chaurand (p. 15) notes that the exact date of Thomas’s birth is not known, but that he was young and recently knighted in 1096.

Date of Death: 1130.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Barthelemy.

Relationships

Father: Enguerrand de Boves, count of Amiens.

This relationship is given by Barthelemy (pp. 55-56).

Mother: Ada de Marle.

This relationship is given by Barthelemy (pp. 55-56).

Spouse: unknown de Montaigu.

This relationship is given by Barthelemy (pp. 55-56).

Spouse: Ida de Hainaut.

This relationship is given by Barthelemy (pp. 55-56).

Spouse: Melisende, daughter of Guy de Crécy, lord of Crécy-sur-Serre.

This relationship is given by Barthelemy (pp. 55-56).

Children (by Ida):

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

Ida de Coucy married (1) Alard de Chimay; married (2) Bernard d’Orbais.

Beatrix de Coucy married Erard de Breteuil.

Children (by Melisende):

Enguerrand de Coucy married Agnes de Baugency in 1132.

Robert de Coucy (died 19 June 1191) married Beatrix de Saint-Pol.

Melisende de Coucy married (1) Adelelme, châtelain of Amiens; married (2) Hugues de Gournay.

Mathilde de Coucy married Guy, châtelain of Amiens.

References

Barthelemy, Dominique. Les deux ages de la seigneurie banale: Coucy (XI^e - XIII^e siècle) (Publications de la Sorbonne, 1984).

Chaurand, Jacques. Thomas de Marle, sire de Coucy. (1963)