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Peter I of Courtenay

Peter I of Courtenay

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Peter I of Courtenay (1126 – 10 April 1183) was the sixth son of Louis VI of France and his second wife, Adélaide de Maurienne.[1] He was the father of the Latin Emperor Peter II of Courtenay.[1]

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Peter was born in France and died in Palestine. In about 1150, he married Elizabeth de Courtenay (1127 – September 1205), the daughter of Renaud de Courtenay and Hawise du Donjon, thus starting the Capetian line of the House of Courtenay.[2]

Rumour has it that he is buried in a tomb in the floor of Exeter Cathedral, next to Elizabeth; however, no physical evidence currently exists and the historians at the cathedral can find no documentation to support this rumour.

Children

Peter I and his wife had ten children:

Notes

  1. [1]
    Vincent 1999, p. 175.
  2. [2]
    Vincent 1999, pp. 201–202.
  3. [3]
    Perry 2013, p. 13.
  4. [4]
    Mosley 2003, p. 1112.

References

  • Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Burke's Peerage. ISBN 0971196621.
  • Perry, Guy (2013). John of Brienne: King of Jerusalem, Emperor of Constantinople, c.1175-1237. Cambridge University Press.
  • Vincent, Nicholas (1999). "Isabella of Angouleme:John's Jezebel". In Church, S. D. (ed.). King John: New Interpretations. The Boydell Press.
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