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Alix FitzRoy

French: Alice Fitzroy
Also Known As: "Alice", "Aline", "Princess Alix of /England/", "an illegitimate daughter of King Henry I", "by one of his many mistresses"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Selby, Yorkshire, England
Death: 1141 (37-47)
Montmorency, Val-d'Oise, Ile-de-France, France
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Henry I "Beauclerc", King of England and Concubines #7 - #11 Mistresses of Henry I King Of England
Wife of Mathieu Bouchard Hervé de Montmorency
Mother of Bouchard V de Montmorency, Lord Montmorency; Mathieu de Montmorency, seigneur de Marly; Henri de Montmorency; Thibaud de Montmorency, seigneur de Marly and Hervé de Montmorency, abbé de Saint-Martin
Sister of Maud, Duchess of Britany; Matilda Abbess FitzRoy and Constance Mathilde FitzRoy, Vicountess de Maine
Half sister of Euphemia (Name & Sex Unconfirmed) Child of Henry I & Mathilda; Empress Matilda; William Atheling, Duke of Normandy; Adelaide de Angers (Possibly Empress Mathilda); Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester and 17 others

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About Alix FitzRoy

Alix/Alice/Aline fitzRoy (d'Angleterre)

From Medlands:

http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20Kings%201066-1603.htm#_T...

ALIX [Aline (-before 1141) Guillaume de Jumièges records one illegitimate daughter of King Henry I as wife of "Matthieu fils de Burchard de Montmorency"[240]. m (1126) as his first wife, MATHIEU [I] de Montmorency, son of BOUCHARD [III] Sire de Montmorency & his first wife Agnès de Beaumont-sur-Oise (-1160). He succeeded his father as Sire de Montmorency in [1130/32]. Constable of France.

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Mathieu [I] & his first wife had [five] children:

1. [HENRI (-24 Jul before 1160). The necrology of the abbey of Notre-Dame du Val records the death "IX Kal Aug" of "Henricus de Montemorenciaco"[632]. Duchesne names Henri as oldest son of Mathieu [I] Seigneur de Montmorency, citing only this necrology entry which gives no indication either of his parentage or the time-frame during which he lived[633].]

2. BOUCHARD [IV] (-Jerusalem 1189, bur Abbaye du Val). The Chronicon Hanoniense names "nobili Buchardo de Montemorenciaco…filium Matheum et filiam Rogerus, Reinaldi de Roseto frater…comitis Hanoniensis consobrinus"[634]. "Matheus de Montemorenciaco" donated property to the abbaye du Val, with the consent of "filii mei Buchardus, Theobaldus, Matheus", by charter dated 1160[635]. Seigneur de Montmorency, Seigneur de Conflans-Sainte-Honorine et d'Hérouville. "Bucardus de Monte Morenciaco" donated money to Notre-Dame des Vaux de Cernay by charter dated to [1160/77], witnessed by "Teobaldo fratre meo, Matheo fratre meo…"[636]. Seigneur d'Ecouen 1183. "Buccardus de Montemorenciaco" confirmed donations made by "Guibertus de Tauerni…" to l’abbaye du Val, with the consent of "fratres mei Theobaldus et Matheus et Herveus clericus, uxorque mea Laurentia et filius meus Matheus et filia mea Eva", by undated charter[637]. The necrology of the abbey of Notre-Dame du Val records on "XVI Kal Dec" that "Bucardus avus, Bucardus, Theobaldus de Montemorenciaco" died in Jerusalem[638], although it is not clear to which of the three deaths the date relates. m (1173) as her second husband, LAURETTE de Hainaut, widow of DIRK van Aalst, daughter of BAUDOUIN IV Comte de Hainaut & his wife Alix de Namur (-9 Aug 1181, bur Abbaye du Val). The Chronicon Hanoniense names (in order) "Yolandem, Agnetem, Lauretam" as the daughters of "Alidis comitissa Hanonensis …cum viro Balduino comite", specifying that Laurette married "Theodericus de Alost, Iwani de Gandavo et Laurete filius" and secondly "in Francia Bucardo de Monte Morenciaco…filium Matheum", recording in a later passage that her second marriage took place "1173 post atavam epiphanie"[639]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names (in order) "comitem Balduinum, Henricum de Sebu rgo et quatuor sorores" as children of "comiti Balduini de Haynaco", naming one daughter (third among those listed) "Loreta [uxor] Buchardo de Montinorencei" by whom she had "Matheum in curia Francie nominatissimum et comitissam Montisfortis matrem comitis Almarici"[640]. The necrology of the abbey of Notre-Dame du Val records the death "V Id Aug" of "domina Laureta de Montemorenciaco"[641]. Bouchard [IV] & his wife had five children: a) MATHIEU [II] "le Grand" (-24 Nov 1230). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Matheum in curia Francie nominatissimum et comitissam Montisfortis matrem comitis Almarici" as children of "Loreta [de Haynaco] [uxor] Buchardo de Montinorencei"[642]. Seigneur de Montmorency, d'Ecouen, de Conflans-Sainte-Honorine et d'Attichy. Connétable de France 1194. - see below. b) EVA . "Buccardus de Montemorenciaco" confirmed donations made by "Guibertus de Tauerni…" to l’abbaye du Val, with the consent of "fratres mei Theobaldus et Matheus et Herveus clericus, uxorque mea Laurentia et filius meus Matheus et filia mea Eva", by undated charter[643]. c) THIBAUT . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not been identified. He is not mentioned by Duchesne. [1220]. d) ALIX (-25 Feb 1221, bur Abbaye de Haute-Bruyère). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Matheum in curia Francie nominatissimum et comitissam Montisfortis matrem comitis Almarici" as children of "Loreta [de Haynaco] [uxor] Buchardo de Montinorencei"[644]. "Symon comes Leycestrie dominus Montisfortis…Biterrenensis et Carcasonensis vicecomes" donated property to Notre-Dame de la Trappe with the consent of "A comitissa uxore mea et filiis nostris A et G" by charter dated Jul 1212[645]. The necrology of Port-Royal records the death "V Kal Jan" of "Alix comtesse de Montfort"[646]. The necrology of Haute-Bruyère lists members of the Montfort family who are buried in the abbey, including "…conte Simon…qui mourut en Albigeois et de la contesse Alix sa femme…"[647]. m ([1190]%29 SIMON [V] Seigneur de Montfort, son of SIMON [IV] Seigneur de Montfort & his wife Amicie of Leicester ([1170]-killed in battle Toulouse 25 Jun 1218, bur Abbaye de Haute-Bruyère). Earl of Leicester. Duc de Narbonne, Comte de Toulouse. e) JEANNE . The primary source which confirms her parentage has not been identified. She is not mentioned by Duchesne. [1220].

3. THIBAUT (-Jerusalem after 1189). "Matheus de Montemorenciaco" donated property to the abbaye du Val, with the consent of "filii mei Buchardus, Theobaldus, Matheus", by charter dated 1160[648]. "Theobaldi domini castri de Marli" confirmed donations made by "avo suo Bucardo" to "ecclesiæ S. Eugenii de Diogillo", by charter dated 1160, witnessed by "domino Bucardo fratre suo"[649]. "Bucardus de Monte Morenciaco" donated money to Notre-Dame des Vaux de Cernay by charter dated to [1160/77], witnessed by "Teobaldo fratre meo, Matheo fratre meo…"[650]. Seigneur de Marly. "Theobaldus Marliensis dominus" donated property to Notre-Dame des Vaux de Cernay by charter dated 15 Aug 1173[651]. He joined the crusade in 1173: "Theobaldus dominus Marliaci", on the point of leaving for Jerusalem on pilgrimage, donated property "apud Gunnessam et apud Montem Morenciacum Herveo fratri meo" to Notre-Dame de Paris, with the consent of “dominus Bucardus frater meus”, by charter dated 1173[652]. He became a Cistercian monk at Notre-Dame du Val in [1177]. The necrology of the abbey of Notre-Dame du Val records on "XVI Kal Dec" that "Bucardus avus, Bucardus, Theobaldus de Montemorenciaco" died in Jerusalem[653], although it is not clear to which of the three deaths the date relates.

4. HERVE (-25 Mar 1192). "Theobaldus dominus Marliaci", on the point of leaving for Jerusalem on pilgrimage, donated property "apud Gunnessam et apud Montem Morenciacum Herveo fratri meo" to Notre-Dame de Paris, with the consent of “dominus Bucardus frater meus”, by charter dated 1173[654]. "Burchardus dominus Montismorenciaci" confirmed the grant of property made by "frater meus Theobaldus de Marliaco, assumpto peregrinationis Hierosolimitane" to "Herveo fratri meo" by charter dated 1173[655]. Abbot of Saint-Martin de Montmorency 1174. Deacon at Paris 1184. The necrology of Paris Notre-Dame records the death "VIII Kal Apr" of "de domo Sancte Marie...Herveus decanus et sacerdos", his donations of “prata apud Viri...terram...apud Gonessiam”, and the donation made by “Matheus de Marli frater eiusdem Hervei” for his soul[656].

5. MATHIEU (-Constantinople 27 Aug 1204). "Matheus de Montemorenciaco" donated property to the abbaye du Val, with the consent of "filii mei Buchardus, Theobaldus, Matheus", by charter dated 1160[657]. "Bucardus de Monte Morenciaco" donated money to Notre-Dame des Vaux de Cernay by charter dated to [1160/77], witnessed by "Teobaldo fratre meo, Matheo fratre meo…"[658]. Seigneur de Marly et d'Attichy.

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Alix FitzRoy's Timeline

1099
1099
Selby, Yorkshire, England
1127
1127
Of, Montmorency, Seine-Et-Oise, France
1129
1129
Montmorency, Seine-Et-Oise, France
1131
1131
of, Montmorency, Seine-et-Oise, France
1134
1134
of, Montmorency, Seine-et-Oise, France
1137
1137
of, Montmorency, Seine-et-Oise, France
1141
1141
Age 42
Montmorency, Val-d'Oise, Ile-de-France, France
1141
Age 42