Alys Countess of The Vexin Princess of France

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In January 1169, Louis and Henry II of England signed a contract for th e marriage between Alys and Henry's son Richard. The 8 year-old Alys w as then sent to England as Henry's ward. In 1177, Cardinal Peter of Saint Chrysogonus, on behalf of Pope Alexand er III, threatened to place England's continental possessions under an i nterdict if Henry did not proceed with the marriage. There were wides pread rumors that Henry had not only made Alys his mistress, but that s he had borne him a child. Henry died in 1189. Richard married Berengari a of Navarre on 12 May 1191 while still officially engaged to Alys.

Alys married TALVAS, William IV, Count of Ponthieu III on 20 Aug 1195. William was born in 1179; died on 4 Oct 1221. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. PONTHIEU, Marie of Countess of Montreuil was born on 17 Apr 1199; died on 21 Sep 1250.

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Participated in the 2nd Crusade

Louis married ALFONSEZ, Constanz Princess of Castile in 1154 in Castillo, Tordesillas, Valladolid, Spain. Constanz (daughter of RAIMUNDEZ, Alfonso VII King of Castile Leon & Galicia and BARCELONA, Berenguela Raimundo De) was born about 1140 in Toledo, Spain; died on 4 Oct 1160 in Castillo, Tordesillas, Valladolid, Spain; was buried in St. Denis, Isle De France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The first member of the House of Capet to make a lasting contribution t o the centralizing institutions of royal power,[1] Louis was born in P aris, the son of Philip I and his first wife, Bertha of Holland. Almost a ll of his twenty-nine-year reign was spent fighting either the "robber b arons" who plagued Paris or the Norman kings of England for their conti nental possession of Normandy. Nonetheless, Louis VI managed to reinfor ce his power considerably and became one of the first strong kings of F rance since the division of the Carolingian Empire. His biography by hi s constant advisor Abbot Suger of Saint Denis renders him a fully-round ed character to the historian, unlike most of his predecessors.

Louis married Alix Adbelahide Countess Of Savoy on 3 Aug 1115 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. Alix (daughter of Humbert Marquis of Turin Count Of Maurienn & Savoy and BOURGOGNE, Gisela Gille De) was born about 1092 in Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France; died on 18 Nov 1154; was buried in Montmartre, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Adelaide was one of the most politically active of all France's medieva l queens consort. Her name appears on 45 royal charters from the reign o f Louis VI. During her tenure as queen, royal charters were dated with b oth her regnal year and that of the king. Among many other religious be nefactions, she and Louis founded the monastery of St Peter's (Ste. Pie rre) at Montmartre, in the northern suburbs of Paris. She was reputed t o be "ugly," but attentive and pious.

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Alfonso married BARCELONA, Berenguela Raimundo De in Nov 1128 in Saldaña, Palencia, Castilla-Leon, Spain. Berenguela (daughter of BERENGER, Raimund III (IV) Marquis of Barcelona and MILHAUD, Dulce Aldonza) was born about 1116 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; died on 02 Feb 1148/49 in Palencia, Castilla-Leon, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Philippe married Bertha Countess Of Holland in 1071/72 in France. Bertha (daughter of Floris Count of Holland and Gertrud Princess of Saxony) was born about 1054 in Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died in 1093/94 in Montreuil-Sur-Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Humbert married BOURGOGNE, Gisela Gille De in 1090. Gisela was born about 1060 in Bourgogne, France; died in 1133. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Raymond married ALFONSEZ, Urraca Empress of Spain in 1087 in Toledo, Spain. Urraca (daughter of Alfonso VI King of Castile & Leon and Constance Princess Of Burgundy) was born about 1082 in Burgos, Castile, Spain; died on 8 Mar 1126 in Saldaña, Palencia, Castilla-Leon, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Raimund married MILHAUD, Dulce Aldonza on 3 Feb 1112. Dulce (daughter of MILHAUD, Gilbert and Gerberge Countess Of Provence) was born about 1095 in Gevaudan, Essonne, France; died in 1190. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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