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Oct 4, 2016 · Alys was born on October 4, 1160. Her name is given with various spellings: Alix, Alice, Adèle, Adelaide and Alais. She was the daughter of King Louis VII of France. Louis VII’s first wife was Eleanor of Aquitaine. Alys’ mother was Louis’ second wife Constance of Castile who died shortly after she was born.
Apr 26, 2022 · Alys of France, Countess of the Vexin (4 October 1160 – c. 1220) was the daughter of King Louis VII of France and his second wife Constance of Castile. Alys was the half-sister of Marie de Champagne and Alix of France, Louis's children by Eleanor of Aquitaine, and the younger sister of Marguerite of France. Just five weeks after Constance ...
Alys of France, Countess of Vexin, 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. Philip then attempted to betroth her to King John of England but it was rejected. Alys married William IV, Count of Ponthieu on 20 August 1195 ...
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.
May 10, 2017 · Alys of France had the last laugh, though. Richard Lionheart died without issue by his Navarrese wife. Alys’s daughter had a daughter who became Queen of Castile (marrying a descendant of Henry II’s daughter Eleanor) and whose daughter Eleanor of Castile married Edward I and so brought Ponthieu and the Vexin to the English king (then heir to the throne).
Jan 25, 2017 · Phillip made her Countess of the Vexin in her own right, hoping to tempt a husband. Finally, in August, 1195, William IV, Count of Pothieu married Alys and made her the mother of three children. Her daughter Marie became a famous court lady of the era. Alys died in 1220, four years after John of England.
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Alys married William IV Talvas, Count of Ponthieu, on 20 August 1195. They had two daughters: Marie, Countess of Ponthieu, and Isabelle; and a stillborn son named Jean. Alys of France, (or Alice) Countess of Vexin (4 October 1160 - c. 1220) was the daughter of Louis VII, King of France and his second wife, Constance of Castile.
