Elias, I Count of Maine

Male - 1110


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  • Name Elias , I Count of Maine  [1
    Suffix I Count of Maine 
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 Jul 1110  [2
    Notes 
    • Elias I (also Hélie or Élie) (died 11 July 1110), called de la Flèche or de Baugency, was the Count of Maine, succeeding his cousin Hugh V, Count of Maine.

      Life

      He was the son of Jean de la Flèche and Paula, daughter of Herbert I, Count of Maine.

      In 1092, his cousin Hugh V sold Maine to him for 10,000 shillings. With the support of Fulk IV of Anjou, he continued the war with Robert II of Normandy. After Robert's departure with the First Crusade, Elias made peace with William Rufus, Robert's regent in Normandy.
      Family

      In 1090 Elias married Matilda, daughter of Gervais II, Lord of Château-du-Loir. They had a daughter:

      Eremburg, married Fulk V of Anjou.

      In 1109, says Orderic Vitalis, Elias remarried to Ag
    Person ID I548  Bosdet Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 May 2013 

    Father Jean de la Fleche, Seigneur de la Fleche 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Paula of Maine 
    Relationship Natural 
    Family ID F1394  Group Sheet

    Family Matilda,   d. Abt 1099 
    Married 1090  [1
    Children 
     1. Ermengarde, Countess of Maine,   d. Abt 1126
    Family ID F163  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_I_of_Maine.

    2. [S180] Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, (Name: The Bodley Head; Location: London, U.K.; Date: 1999;).