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Isabelle was born in about 1148, the eldest daughter of Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Worcester, Count of Meulan, and Agnes de Montfort, Dame de Gournay-sur-Marne. She had six brothers and two younger sisters. Her father was a powerful Norman magnate with much wealth and political influence. Her paternal grandparents were [[Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester]] and Elisabeth de Vermandois. Her maternal grandparents were [[Amaury III of Montfort|Amaury III de Montfort]], Count of Evreux, and Agnes de Garlande. |
Isabelle was born in about 1148, the eldest daughter of Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Worcester, Count of Meulan, and Agnes de Montfort, Dame de Gournay-sur-Marne. She had six brothers and two younger sisters. Her father was a powerful Norman magnate with much wealth and political influence. Her paternal grandparents were [[Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester]] and Elisabeth de Vermandois. Her maternal grandparents were [[Amaury III of Montfort|Amaury III de Montfort]], Count of Evreux, and Agnes de Garlande. |
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== Marriages and children == |
== Marriages and children == |
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In 1161 Isabelle married her first husband. He was Geoffroy, Seigneur de Mayenne whose first wife Constance of Brittany had died, leaving him with one daughter, Mathilde. Together Geoffroy and Isabelle had two children: |
In 1161 Isabelle married her first husband.<ref>Cawley, ''Medieval Lands, NORMAN NOBILITY''</ref> He was Geoffroy, Seigneur de Mayenne whose first wife Constance of Brittany had died, leaving him with one daughter, Mathilde. Together Geoffroy and Isabelle had two children: |
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* Clemence de Mayenne (died before 1209), married [[Robert de Sablé]], Grand Master of the [[Knights Templar]], by whom she had three children including [[Marguerite de Sablé]] |
* Clemence de Mayenne (died before 1209), married [[Robert de Sablé]], Grand Master of the [[Knights Templar]], by whom she had three children including [[Marguerite de Sablé]] |
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* Juhel III, Seigneur de Mayenne (1168- 12 April 1220), married Gervaise de Vitré, by whom he had three children. |
* Juhel III, Seigneur de Mayenne (1168- 12 April 1220), married Gervaise de Vitré, by whom he had three children. A celebrated Crusader, he was killed in battle in 1220 at the age of fifty-two. |
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Geoffroy died in 1169. Isabelle married secondly in 1170 to Maurice II, Sire de Craon. Together they had seven children: |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 07:31, 2 August 2009
Isabelle de Meulan, Dame de Mayenne, Dame de Craon (born c.1148- 10 May 1220) was a French noblewoman, being the daughter of Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Worcester, Count of Meulan. Isabelle married twice;[1] firstly to Geoffroy, Seigneur de Mayenne, and secondly to Maurice II, Sire de Craon. Her eldest son Juhel III de Mayenne was a celebrated Crusader.
Family
Isabelle was born in about 1148, the eldest daughter of Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Worcester, Count of Meulan, and Agnes de Montfort, Dame de Gournay-sur-Marne. She had six brothers and two younger sisters. Her father was a powerful Norman magnate with much wealth and political influence. Her paternal grandparents were Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester and Elisabeth de Vermandois. Her maternal grandparents were Amaury III de Montfort, Count of Evreux, and Agnes de Garlande.
Marriages and children
In 1161 Isabelle married her first husband.[2] He was Geoffroy, Seigneur de Mayenne whose first wife Constance of Brittany had died, leaving him with one daughter, Mathilde. Together Geoffroy and Isabelle had two children:
- Clemence de Mayenne (died before 1209), married Robert de Sablé, Grand Master of the Knights Templar, by whom she had three children including Marguerite de Sablé
- Juhel III, Seigneur de Mayenne (1168- 12 April 1220), married Gervaise de Vitré, by whom he had three children. A celebrated Crusader, he was killed in battle in 1220 at the age of fifty-two.
Geoffroy died in 1169. Isabelle married secondly in 1170 to Maurice II, Sire de Craon. Together they had seven children:
References
- Charles Cawley, Medieval Lands, NORMAN NOBILITY
- Charles Cawley, Medieval Lands, ANJOU