Peter I, Prince of France and Lord of Courtenay, was a mounted Crusader who fought and survived the Battle of Belvoir Castle in 1182, but the next year he died in battle in Palestine in the return attack of Saladin's forces at the Battle of Al-Fule in 1183. There were a total of 1300 mounted Crusaders on horseback and 15,000 foot soldiers who participated. The battle was between the 1st and 2nd Crusades.

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Pierre Ier de Courtenay

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Pierre Ier de France né en 1126, mort en 1183, seigneur de Courtenay, fils de Louis VI le Gros (1081-1137), roi de France et d'Adèle de Savoie ; tige de la maison capétienne de Courtenay.

Il accompagna ses frères Louis VII de France et Robert Ier de Dreux à la deuxième croisade. Parmi les croisés, il y avait également Renaud de Courtenay, le père se sa future femme.

Il épousa donc en 1150 Élisabeth de Courtenay (1127-1205), dame de Courtenay et eut :

1) Pierre II (1155-1219), qui deviendra empereur latin de Constantinople

2) une fille, née vers 1158 et mariée à Eudes de la Marche

3) Alice de Courtenay (1160-1218), mariée à Guillaume de Joigny, puis à Aymar Taillefer, comte d'Angoulême

4) Eustachie (1164-1235), mariée successivement à Guillaume de Brienne, seigneur de Pacy-sur-Armançon, puis à Guillaume Ier de Champlitte, prince d'Achaïe et au comte Guillaume Ier de Sancerre.

5) Clémence, mariée à Gui VI, vicomte de Thiers.

6) Robert (1168-1239), seigneur de Champignelles-en-Puisaye.

7) Philippe

8) Constance, mariée à Gasce de Poissy, puis à Guillaume de Breteuil.

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B: Abt 1126/1128

, Reims, Champagne, France

D: 1183

, , , Palestine, Israhel

M: 1168

, , , France

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 Peter of France1

M, b. circa 1125, d. 10 April 1183, #2902

Mother Adelaide of Savoy2,3 b. circa 1092, d. 1 August 1154

Father Louis VI of France "the Fat"2,3 b. 1081, d. 1 August 1137

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Reference 5119

Name Variation Peter of France was also styled Pierre de France.4

Birth* He was born circa 1125.1,3

Occupation* He was a crusader in 1147.1

Marriage* He married Elizabeth de Courtenay, daughter of Renaud de Courtenay and Joscelin de Donjon (?), circa 1150.1,3

Residence* He lived in 1178 at England.1

Death* He died on 10 April 1183 at Palestine.1,3

Family Elizabeth de Courtenay b. 1127, d. after 14 September 1205

Children

  1. Constance de Courtenay

  2. Eustachie de Courtenay d. a 1248

  3. Peter II de Courtenay b. c 1155, d. b Jan 1218

  4. Alice de Courtenay b. c 1160, d. c 14 Sep 1205

  5. Robert I (?) b. c 1168, d. 1239

Last Edited 2 Aug 2004

Citations

  1. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 153-25.

  2. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 153-24.

  3. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.

  4. [S234] David Faris, Plantagenet Ancestry, Plantagenet 16.

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The family of Pierre I de FRANCE and Élisabeth de COURTENAY

[126601] FRANCE (de), Pierre I (Louis VI le Gros & Adélaïde de SAVOIE [10402]), seigneur de Courtenay, etc.

• married about 1152, from .. (France)

COURTENAY (de), Élisabeth (Renaud & .. du DONJON [129216])

1) Pierre II, seigneur de Courtenay, etc., married Soissons (Aisne : 020722), France 1193-07-08 Yolande de HAINAUT

Bibliographie : Histoire de la maison royale de France (Père Anselme); Michel Pourroy

http://www.francogene.com/quebec--genealogy/126/126601.php

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Pierre de Courtenay was born circa 1126. He was the son of Louis VI, Roi de France and Adelaide di Savoia. He married Elizabeth de Courtenay, daughter of Renaud de Courtenay, Seigneur de Courtenay and Hedwige de Donjon, circa 1150.2 He died before 25 March 1184 at Palestine.

    Pierre de Courtenay was a member of the House of Capet. He gained the title of Seigneur de Courtenay.

http://www.thepeerage.com/p10681.htm#i106808

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_of_Courtenay

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Peter of Courtenay was the youngest son of Louis VI of France and his second Queen consort Adélaide de Maurienne. He was the father of the Latin Emperor Peter II of Courtenay.

Peter was born in France on September 1126 and died 10 April 1183 in Palestine. He married Elizabeth de Courtenay, who was born 1127 and died September 1205 and the daughter of Renauld de Courtenay and Helvis du Donjon. His tomb is Exeter Cathedral in England. Peter and Elizabeth were the parents of 10 children:

1.Phillippe de Courtenay (1153 - bef. 1186)

2.Peter II of Courtenay, Latin Emperor of Constantinople (abt 1155 to 1218)

3.Unnamed daughter (abt 1156 - ?)

4.Alice of Courtenay, died 12 February 1218. She married Aymer de Talliefer, Count of Angoulême, and they became the parents of Isabella of Angoulême, who married King John of England.

5.Eustachia de Courtenay (1162–1235), married William of Brienne, son of Erard II of Brienne and of Agnès of Montfaucon

6.Clementia de Courtenay (1164 - ?)

7.Robert de Courtenay, Seigneur of Champignelles (1166–1239)

8.William de Courtenay, Seigneur of Tanlay (1168 - bef 1248)

9.Isabella de Courtenay (1169 - ?)

10.Constance de Courtenay (aft 1170 - 1231)

[edit] Ancestors

[hide]v • d • eAncestors of Peter of Courtenay

 16. Robert II of France 

 8. Henry I of France   

 17. Constance of Arles 

 4. Philip I of France   

 18. Yaroslav I of Kiev 

 9. Anne of Kiev   

 19. Ingegerd Olofsdotter 

 2. Louis VI of France   

 20. Dirk III, Count of Holland 

 10. Floris I, Count of Holland   

 21. Othelendis of Saxony 

 5. Bertha of Holland   

 22. Bernard II, Duke of Saxony 

 11. Gertrude of Saxony   

 23. Eilika of Schweinfurt 

 1. Peter of Courtenay   

 24. Otto, Count of Savoy 

 12. Amadeus II of Savoy   

 25. Adelaide of Susa 

 6. Humbert II of Savoy   

 26. Gerald, Count of Geneva 

 13. Joan of Geneva   

 27. Gisela of Geneva 

 3. Adelaide of Maurienne   

 28. Reginald I, Count of Burgundy 

 14. William I, Count of Burgundy   

 29. Adelaide of Normandy 

 7. Gisela of Burgundy   

 15. Etiennete   

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Peter of Courtenay was the youngest son of Louis VI of France and his second Queen consort Adélaide de Maurienne. He was the father of the Latin Emperor Peter II of Courtenay.

Peter was born in France on September 1126 and died 10 April 1183 in Palestine. He married Elizabeth de Courtenay, who was born 1127 and died Sept. 1205 and the daughter of Renauld de Courtenay and Hawise du Donjon. His tomb is Exeter Cathedral in England. Peter and Elizabeth were the parents of 10 children:

Phillippe de Courtenay (1153 - bef. 1186)

Peter II of Courtenay, Latin Emperor of Constantinople (abt 1155 to 1218)

Unnamed daughter (abt 1156 - ?)

Alice de Courtenay, died Sep. 14, 1211. She married Aymer de Talliefer, Count of Angouleme, and they became the parents of Isabella of Angoulême, who married King John I "Lackland", King of England.

Eustachia de Courtenay (1162 - 1235), married William of Brienne, son of Erard II of Brienne and of Agnès of Montfaucon

Clementia de Courtenay (1164 - ?)

Robert de Courtenay, Seigneur of Champignelles (1166 - 1239)

William de Courtenay, Seigneur of Tanlay (1168 - bef 1248)

Isabella de Courtenay (1169 - ?)

Constance de Courtenay (aft 1170 - 1231)

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Peter of Courtenay

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Peter of Courtenay was the youngest son of Louis VI of France and his second Queen consort Adélaide de Maurienne. He was the father of the Latin Emperor Peter II of Courtenay.

Peter was born in France on September 1126 and died 10 April 1183 in Palestine. He married Elizabeth de Courtenay, who was born 1127 and died Sept. 1205 and the daughter of Renauld de Courtenay and Hawise du Donjon. His tomb is Exeter Cathedral in England. Peter and Elizabeth were the parents of:

Alice de Courtenay, died Sep. 14, 1211. She married Aymer de Talliefer, Count of Angouleme, and they became the parents of Isabella of Angoulême, who married King John I "Lackland", King of England.

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A Crusader; poss'ly died during one of the Crusades.

Titles: Prince of France, Count of Courtenay & Montargis, Emperor of Constantinople.

Source: The book, 'Kings & Queens of Europe'

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Peter of Courtenay was the youngest son of Louis VI of France and his second Queen consort Adélaide de Maurienne. He was the father of the Latin Emperor Peter II of Courtenay.

Peter was born in France on September 1126 and died 10 April 1183 in Palestine. He married Elizabeth de Courtenay, who was born 1127 and died Sept. 1205 and the daughter of Renauld de Courtenay and Hawise du Donjon. His tomb is Exeter Cathedral in England. Peter and Elizabeth were the parents of 10 children:

Phillippe de Courtenay (1153 - bef. 1186)

Peter II of Courtenay, Latin Emperor of Constantinople (abt 1155 to 1218)

Unnamed daughter (abt 1156 - ?)

Alice de Courtenay, died Sep. 14, 1211. She married Aymer de Talliefer, Count of Angouleme, and they became the parents of Isabella of Angoulême, who married King John I "Lackland", King of England.

Eustachia de Courtenay (1162 - 1235), married William of Brienne, son of Erard II of Brienne and of Agnès of Montfaucon

Clementia de Courtenay (1164 - ?)

Robert de Courtenay, Seigneur of Champignelles (1166 - 1239)

William de Courtenay, Seigneur of Tanlay (1168 - bef 1248)

Isabella de Courtenay (1169 - ?)

Constance de Courtenay (aft 1170 - 1231) -------------------- Pierre de Courtenay was born circa 1126. He married Elizabeth de Courtenay, daughter of Renaud de Courtenay, Seigneur de Courtenay and Hedwige de Donjon, circa 1150.2 He died before 25 March 1184 at Palestine.

    He was a member of the House of Capet. He was the son of Louis VI, Roi de France and Adelaide di Savoia. He gained the title of Seigneur de Courtenay.

Children of Pierre de Courtenay and Elizabeth de Courtenay

   Alice de Courtenay+3 d. c 1218
   Eustachie de Courtenay+1 d. a 1235
   Robert de Courtenay, Seigneur de Champignelles+4 d. 1239
   William de Courtenay, Seigneur de Tanlai4
   Jean de Courtenay, Seigneur de Yerre4
   Peter de Courtenay, Emperor of Constantinople+1 b. 1155, d. 1219

Citations

   [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 227. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
   [S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 64. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
   [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 67. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.
   [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1122. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.