Elisabeth of Courtenay
| Elisabeth of Courtenay | |
|---|---|
| Empress consort of Bulgaria | |
| Tenure | 1213 - 1218 |
| Born | c. 1199 |
| Died | 1269 (aged 69–70) |
| Spouse | Boril of Bulgaria Milo IV, lord of Le Puiset Eudes I Lord of Montaigu |
| Issue | Alexandre of Montagu Guillaume I, Lord of Montaigu Phillipe of Montagu, Lord of Chagny Gaucher of Montagu, Lord of Jambles Eudes of Montagu Marguerite, Lady of Villeneuve |
| House | Courtenay |
| Father | Peter II of Courtenay |
| Mother | Yolanda of Flanders |
Elisabeth of Courtenay (French: Elisabeth de Courtenay; c. 1199 –1269) was an Empress consort of Bulgaria, the daughter of Peter II of Courtenay and Yolanda of Flanders.
Elisabeth married tsar Boril of Bulgaria (died 1218), Walter of Bar-sur-Seine (died 1219)[1] and then Eudes I Lord of Montaigu.[2] Elisabeth and Eudes had:
- Alexandre of Montagu, (1221–1249)
- Guillaume I, Lord of Montaigu, (1222–1300)
- Phillipe of Montagu, Lord of Chagny (born 1227) married Flore d'Antigny. Had a daughter Jeanne of Montagu.
- Gaucher of Montagu, Lord of Jambles, (born 1230)
- Eudes of Montagu, (born 1231)
- Unnamed daughter, (died young)
- Unnamed daughter, (died young)
- Marguerite, Lady of Villeneuve, (born 1232)
Notes
- ↑ Evergates 2007, p. 249.
- ↑ Bouchard 1987, p. 261.
References
- Bouchard, Constance Brittain (1987). Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198. Cornell University Press.
- Evergates, Theodore (2007). The Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100-1300. University of Pennsylvania Press.
Categories:
- Medieval Bulgarian nobility
- Bulgarian consorts
- 12th-century births
- 13th-century deaths
- Capetian House of Courtenay
- Women from the Crusader states
- Asen dynasty
- 13th-century Bulgarian women
- 13th-century Bulgarian people
- 12th-century Bulgarian women
- 12th-century Bulgarian people
- Daughters of emperors
- Remarried empresses consort
- Bulgarian people stubs
- Royalty stubs