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May 10, 2017 · Alys of France was born on 4 October 1160 as the daughter of King Louis VII of France and his second wife, Constance of Castile. She had two elder half-sisters from her father’s marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine and a full elder sister. Her mother died giving birth to Alys, and so she never knew her mother.
Jul 15, 2019 · Alys was born on 4 October 1160. Unusually we know her exact date of birth, even princesses didn’t normally have their dates of birth recorded. However in Alys’ case her mother died giving birth to her, cementing her birthday in history for all the wrong reasons. Alys’ father King Louis VII of France was a man in desperate need of an heir.
Louis VII, King of France. Mother. Constance of Castile. Alys of France, Countess of Vexin (4 October 1160 – c. 1218-1220), known in English as "Alice", was a French princess, initially betrothed to Richard I of England. Her engagement was broken in 1190, through negotiations between Richard and her half-brother Philip Augustus of France.
Apr 26, 2022 · Alys's mother died in giving birth to her. Desperate for a male heir, Louis married Adèle of Champagne just five weeks after Constance's death. Five years later came the birth of Alys's half-brother Philip, eventually King of France, and six years later still the birth of Alys's youngest half-sister Agnes, Empress consort of the Byzantine Empire.
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Alys's mother died in giving birth to her. Desperate for a male heir, Louis married Adèle of Champagne just five weeks after Constance's death. Five years later came the birth of Alys's half-brother Philip, eventually King of France, and six years later still the birth of Alys's youngest half-sister Agnes, Empress consort of the Byzantine Empire.
Oct 4, 2016 · Alys gave birth to a daughter Marie in April of 1199 who survived childhood. It is possible she gave birth to another daughter named Isabelle and a still born son named Jean. The rest of her life was spent in relative peace. The exact date of Alys’ death is unknown with possible dates being 1213 or 1220.
Alys supposedly became pregnant with Aemond’s child. However, after Aemond’s death in the Battle Above the God’s Eye, she remained at the castle, as it filled with outlaws. When attempted to be rid of them by a retinue of a hundred men, Alys appeared with a boy she claimed to be the son of Aemond and rightful King.
