Nicholas d'Oisy, Lord of Avesnes
Abt 1130 - Abt 1170 (~ 40 years)-
Name Nicholas d'Oisy, Lord of Avesnes [1, 2] Suffix Lord of Avesnes Born Abt 1130 [2] Gender Male Died Abt 1170 [2] Notes - Nicholas d 'Oisy, Lord of Avesnes, nicknamed le Beau ("the Handsome") (c. 1130 - c. 1170), was a son of Walter I, Lord of Avesnes and his wife, Ada of Tournai. He was Lord of Avesnes, Leuze and Condé. He built castles in Landrechies and Condé.
Nicholas was married to Matilda de la Roche, the widow of Thierry de Walcourt. She was the daughter of Henry I of la Roche (c. 1100 - 1126), Count of la Roche and warden of Stavelot and Malmedy and his wife, Matilda of Limburg. Her paternal grandfather was Albert III, Count of Namur; her maternal grandfather was Henry, Duke of Lower Lorraine.
They had the following children:
James, succeeded his father as Lord of Avesnes, died during the Third Crusade
Ida (d. c. 1205), married Ingelram, Count of Saint Pol and secondly, castellan William IV of Saint-Omer
Fastrad, warden of La Flamengerie Abbey. He had three children, of whom James became bishop of Tournai
a daughter
possibly Radulf
Person ID I5482 Bosdet Genealogy Last Modified 16 May 2013
Father Walter, I Lord of Avesnes Relationship Natural Mother Ada of Tournai Relationship Natural Family ID F2204 Group Sheet
Family Matilda de la Roche Children 1. James of Avesnes, b. 1152, d. 07 Sep 1191, Arsuf, Israel 
(Age 39 years)Family ID F2203 Group Sheet
- Nicholas d 'Oisy, Lord of Avesnes, nicknamed le Beau ("the Handsome") (c. 1130 - c. 1170), was a son of Walter I, Lord of Avesnes and his wife, Ada of Tournai. He was Lord of Avesnes, Leuze and Condé. He built castles in Landrechies and Condé.
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Sources - [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_of_Avesnes.
- [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_d'Oisy,_Lord_of_Avesnes.
- [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_of_Avesnes.