Peter I of Courtenay
| Peter | |
|---|---|
 Peter dressed like a warrior in chain mail, from a medieval illuminated manuscript | |
| Born |
c.1126 Reims |
| Died | Acre, Palestine |
| Burial | Exeter Cathedral |
| Spouse | Elizabeth de Courtenay |
| Issue |
Phillip de Courtenay Peter II de Courtenay Alice de Courtenay Eustachia de Courtenay Clémence de Courtenay Robert de Courtenay William de Courtenay Isabella de Courtenay Constance de Courtenay |
| House | House of Capet |
| Father | Louis VI of France |
| Mother | Adélaide de Maurienne |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Peter I of Courtenay (September 1126 – 10 April 1183) was the youngest son of Louis VI of France and his second wife, Adélaide de Maurienne. He was the father of the Latin Emperor Peter II of Courtenay.
Peter was born in France and died in Palestine. In about 1150, he married Elizabeth de Courtenay (1127 – September 1205),[1] the daughter of Renaud de Courtenay and Hawise du Donjon, thus starting the Capetian line of the House of Courtenay.
He is buried in a tomb in the floor of Exeter Cathedral, next to Elizabeth. The couple had ten children:
- Phillip (1153 – before 1186)
- Peter II, Latin Emperor of Constantinople (c. 1155 to 1218)[2][3]
- Unnamed daughter (c. 1156 – ?)
- Alice (died 12 February 1218), married Count Aymer of Angoulême[4]
- Eustachia (1162–1235), married firstly William of Brienne, son of Erard II of Brienne and of Agnès of Montfaucon, secondly William of Champlitte[5]
- Clémence (1164 – ?)
- Robert, Seigneur of Champignelles (1166–1239), married in 1217 Mathilde of Mehun (d. 1240). Their eldest son was Peter of Courtenay, Lord of Conches.[6]
- William, Seigneur of Tanlay (1168 – before 1248)[6]
- Isabella (1169 – after 1194)
- Constance (after 1170–1231)
References
- ↑ Louda, Jirí (1999). Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition. London: Little, Brown and Company. p. 64.
- ↑ Mosley, Charles (1999). Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes. Routledge. p. 227. ISBN 1579580831.
- ↑ "COURTENAY4". Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ↑ Weir, Alison (1999). Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy. London: The Bodley Head. p. 67.
- ↑ Marek, Miroslav. "capet/capet7.html". genealogy.euweb.cz.
- 1 2 Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Burke's Peerage. p. 1112. ISBN 0971196621.
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