LOUIS married Princess Of Castile BLANCA ALPHONSA BOURGOGNE on 23 May 1200 in Pont Audemer, Normandie, France. BLANCA (daughter of King of Leon and Castile Alfonso Fernandez, IX and Princess of England Eleanor Plantagenet, daughter of King of Castile Alfonso Sanchez, VIII and Princess of England Eleanor Plantagenet) was born between 01 Jan 1188 - 03 Mar 1188 in Chcateau De Palencia, Palencia, Valencia, Valencia, Almohadi; died on 27 Nov 1252 in Palais Du Louvre, Paris, France; was buried on 30 Nov 1252 in Abbaye De Maubuisson, Maubuisson, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1187 and 1188 ar birth dates often seen for Blanche.

PHILIPPE married ISABELLA De HAINAULT on 28 Apr 1180 in Bapaume, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. ISABELLA (daughter of Count of Flanders and Hainault BAUDOUIN, VIII (V) and MARGUERITE De LORRAINE) was born on 05 Apr 1170 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; died on 15 Mar 1190 in Paris, ÃŽle-de-France, France; was buried in 1190 in Notre Dame De Paris, Paris, Isle De France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

September 23, 1230 is an alternate date of death for Alfonso.

Alfonso + Princess of England Eleanor Plantagenet. Eleanor (daughter of King of England HENRY CURTMANTLE PLANTAGENET, II and Queen of England, Princess of Aquitaine ELBEANOR ALIENOR) was born on 13 Oct 1162 in Domfront, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France; was christened in Oct 1162 in Domfront, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France; died on 25 Oct 1214 in Las Huelgas, Burgos, Spain; was buried in 1214 in Monasterio De Las Huelgas, Burgos, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Abbey Barbeaux may be the correct spelling for the burial location of Louis.

LOUIS married Countess Of Champagne ADAELE ALIX on 13 Nov 1160. ADAELE (daughter of THIBAUD THEOBALD, (II) IV and Princess Of Carinthia MATHILDE MAUDE) was born about 1140 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France; died on 4 Jun 1206 in Paris, ÃŽle-de-France, France; was buried in Abbaye De Pontigny, Pontigny, Isle De France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

BAUDOUIN married MARGUERITE De LORRAINE in Apr 1169. MARGUERITE (daughter of DIETRICH D' ALSACE and SIBILLA D' ANJOU) was born about 1135 in Alsace, France; died on 15 Nov 1194. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ferdinand + Urraca. Urraca (daughter of 1st King of Portugal Afonso Henriques, I and Maud of Savoy) was born in 1151 in Portugal; died on 16 Oct 1188. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

[royalfam.ged]

Do we have a date in 1203 as to when Joan was sent to England from Normandy? This would be interesting and possibly enlightening - John himself was in Normandy during most of that year, in Le Mans in January but then
moving into Normandy near Argentan and not leaving Normandy (although this time, for good) on 5 December. As recorded by Giraldus Cambrensis and the author of the Histoire de Guillaume le Marechal, John was clearly in the process of losing hold of Normandy during that year, so it would seem Joan's relocation to England was part of the overall process of collapse.

As to the issue of Henry I's issue, it may be that he thought the alliances of his illegitimate brood would not complicate the matter of succession - however, immediate prior history does not mesh well with this presumption. The 70-year period preceding Henry I's death involved several problematic dynastic problems:

A. The forceful taking of the English throne by a bastard (his own father);

B. The lengthy contest for the throne between two brothers (his own, being Robert 'Curthose ' and William 'Rufus')

C. His own acquisition of the English throne on the death of William 'Rufus', in place of his absent elder brother Robert, in 1100 [the resolution of their claims not being decided except on the field of battle in 1106, at Tinchebrai].

Henry I's evident desire was for the succession of his son (or at least one of his sons), and failing that, the succession of his daughter Matilda. He knew full well, little was guaranteed as to the English succession, else he would not have required baronial agreement to Matilda's succession before his death. Do we know, in the event of Matilda's death, that he would not prefer the accession of his son Robert (the bastard known
as Robert de Caen, the Earl of Gloucester) over any available nephew ?

Best regards,
John P. Ravilious
Therav3@aol.com

royal92.ged, Date of Import: Feb 10, 2006, lists May 18, 1152 Bordeaux, France as the marriage information for Elbeonore and Henry.

HENRY married Queen of England, Princess of Aquitaine ELBEANOR ALIENOR on 11 May 1152 in Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France. ELBEANOR (daughter of Duke WILLIAM GUILLAME, X and Duchess De Chatellerault ELBEANOR) was born in 1122 in Chcateau De Belin, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France; died on 31 Mar 1204 in Castle Mirabell, Poitiers, Poitou, Aquitaine, France; was buried in Apr 1204 in Abbaye De Fontevrault, Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On page 151 of Eleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir she says "On 10 January 1156, having spen t more than a year in England, Henry crossed from Dover to Wissant and returned to Normandy to attend to the affairs of his continental fiefs, leaving Richard de Lucy as regent and placi ng Eleanor and their children under the guardianship of Archbishop Theobald and John of Salis bury; the Pipe Rolls show that the Queen was paid allowances for the two boys, and also recor d that she was supporting in her household her sister Petronilla and their two bastard brothe rs, William and Joscelin. During the period 1154-8 there are thirty-six entries relating to E xchequer payments to William, as well as regular payments of generous sums for wine for Petro nilla."

She says that Petronilla was married to Raoul, count of Vermandois and that he died in 1151 . She further says that Petronilla's date of death is not recorded.

Fontevraud is the place of death and burial listed in the royal92.ged with the date of death as April 01, 1204.

Sources:
royal92.ged, Date of Import: Feb 10, 2006.
royalfam.ged, Date of Import: Feb 10, 2006.
Eleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir: Page 151.