James of Avesnes

Male 1152 - 1191  (39 years)


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  • Name James of Avesnes  [1, 2
    Born 1152  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died 07 Sep 1191  Arsuf, Israel Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • James (also Jacques or Jacob; 1152 - 7 September 1191) was a son of Nicholas d'Oisy, Lord of Avesnes and Matilda de la Roche. He was the lord of Avesnes, Condé, and Leuze from 1171. He participated in the Third Crusade as leader of a detachment of French, Flemish, and Frisian soldiers which arrived in the Holy Land in 1189. He died there at the Battle of Arsuf in 1191.

      He married Adela (died 1185), daughter of Bouchard of Guise, and was the father of:

      Walter II of Avesnes
      James, lord of Landrechies
      William (died 1219)
      Bouchard IV of Avesnes
      Matilda, married (1) Nicholas IV of Rumigny and (2) Louis IV of Chiny
      Adelaide, married Rogier of Rosoy (died 1246)
      Ida (1180-1216), married Engelbert IV of Edingen
      Adela, married (1) Henry III of Grandpré and (2) Ralph I of Nesle
    Person ID I5481  Bosdet Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 May 2013 

    Father Nicholas d'Oisy, Lord of Avesnes,   b. Abt 1130,   d. Abt 1170  (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Matilda de la Roche 
    Relationship Natural 
    Family ID F2203  Group Sheet

    Family Adela of Guise,   d. 1185 
    Children 
     1. Bouchard, IV of Avesnes,   b. 1182,   d. 1244, Rupelmonde, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    Family ID F2202  Group Sheet

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

    2. [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_of_Avesnes.