Elias, I Count of Maine
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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
- 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.
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Sources - [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_I_of_Maine.
- [S180] Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, (Name: The Bodley Head; Location: London, U.K.; Date: 1999;).
- [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_I_of_Maine.