Ralph I, Lord of Coucy
Ralph of Coucy, (c. 1134 – 1191), Lord of Coucy, Lord of Marle, La Fère, Crécy, Vervins, Pinon, Landouzy, and Fontaine. He was the son of Enguerrand II, Lord of Coucy and Agnes de Beaugency.[1]
Ralph of Coucy
History
Ralph married Agnes of Hainault, daughter of Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut.[1] They had:
- Ada, married Dirk van Beveren[1]
- Yolande, married Robert II of Dreux[1]
Ralph married the second time to Alix II of Dreux, daughter of Robert I, Count of Dreux and Hawise, countess of Perche.[2][lower-alpha 1] They had:
- Enguerrand III, Lord of Coucy (d.1243)[1]
- Thomas, lord of Vervines (d.1252/3)[1]
- Agnes (d.1214)[1]
By his later marriage, Ralph became cousin to Philip II of France. He attended the King of France in 1181 during the war against Philip I, Count of Flanders. He left for the Holy Land, where he died in the siege of Acre in November 1191.[3]
Notes
- M.A. Pollock indicates Alix was the daughter of Robert and his second wife Agnes[1]
References
- Pollock 2015, p. 145.
- Guyotjeannin 2000, p. 16.
- Leson 2015, p. 89.
Sources
- Guyotjeannin, Olivier, ed. (2000). Le chartrier de l'abbaye prémontrée de Saint-Yved de Braine (1134-1250). Ecole des Chartes.
- Leson, Richard A. (2015). "A Constellation of Crusade: The Resafa Heraldry Cup and the Aspirations of Raoul I, Lord of Coucy". In Lapina, Elizabeth; Morris, April Jehan; Throop, Susanna A; Whatley, Laura J (eds.). The Crusades and Visual Culture. Ashgate Publishing.
- Pollock, M. A. (2015). Scotland, England and France After the Loss of Normandy, 1204-1296: Auld Amitie. Boydell & Brewer.
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