Died in the Battle of Arsouf in Palestine during one of the Crusades. -------------------- James (also Jacques or Jacob; 1152 – 7 September 1191) was a son of Nicholas d'Oisy, lord of Avesnes and Matilda de la Roche. He was the lord of Avesnes, Condé, and Leuze from 1171. He participated in the Third Crusade as leader of a detachment of French, Flemish, and Frisian soldiers which arrived in the Holy Land in 1189. He died there at the Battle of Arsuf in 1191.

He married Adela (died 1185), daughter of Bernard of Guise, and was the father of:

Walter II of Avesnes

James, lord of Landrechies

William (died 1219)

Bouchard IV of Avesnes

Matilda, married (1) Nicholas IV of Rumigny and (2) Louis IV of Chiny

Adelaide, married Rogier of Rosoy (died 1246)

Ida (1180–1216), married Engelbert IV of Edingen

Adela, married (1) Henry III of Grandpré and (2) Ralph I of Nesle -------------------- James (also Jacques or Jacob; 1152 – 7 September 1191) was a son of Nicholas of Avesnes and Matilda de la Roche. He was the lord of Avesnes, Condé, and Leuze from 1171. He participated in the Third Crusade as leader of a detachment of French, Flemish, and Frisian soldiers which arrived in the Holy Land in 1189. He died there at the Battle of Arsuf in 1191.

He married Adela (died 1185), daughter of Bernard of Guise, and was the father of:

   * Walter II of Avesnes

   * James, lord of Landrechies

   * William (died 1219)

   * Bouchard IV of Avesnes

   * Matilda, married (1) Nicholas IV of Rumigny and (2) Louis IV of Chiny

   * Adelaide, married Rogier of Rosoy (died 1246)

   * Ida (1180–1216), married Engelbert IV of Edingen

   * Adela, married (1) Henry III of Grandpré and (2) Ralph I of Nesle

-------------------- James (also Jacques or Jacob; 1152 – 7 September 1191) was a son of Nicholas d'Oisy, lord of Avesnes and Matilda de la Roche. He was the lord of Avesnes, Condé, and Leuze from 1171. He participated in the Third Crusade as leader of a detachment of French, Flemish, and Frisian soldiers which arrived in the Holy Land in 1189. He died there at the Battle of Arsuf in 1191.

He married Adela (died 1185), daughter of Bernard of Guise, and was the father of:

Walter II of Avesnes

James, lord of Landrechies

William (died 1219)

Bouchard IV of Avesnes

Matilda, married (1) Nicholas IV of Rumigny and (2) Louis IV of Chiny

Adelaide, married Rogier of Rosoy (died 1246)

Ida (1180–1216), married Engelbert IV of Edingen

Adela, married (1) Henry III of Grandpré and (2) Ralph I of Nesle