Peter I of Courtenay
Military Commander
1126 – 1183
Who was Peter I of Courtenay?
Peter I of Courtenay was the youngest son of Louis VI of France and his second queen consort, Adélaide de Maurienne. He was the father of the Latin Emperor Peter II of Courtenay.
Peter was born in France and died in Palestine. In about 1150, he married Elizabeth de Courtenay, the daughter of Renauld de Courtenay and Hawise du Donjon, thus starting the Capetian line of the House of Courtenay.
He is buried in a tomb in the floor of Exeter Cathedral, next to Elizabeth. The couple had ten children:
Phillip
Peter, Latin Emperor of Constantinople
Unnamed daughter
Alice, married Count Aymer of Angoulême
Eustachia, married William of Brienne, son of Erard II of Brienne and of Agnès of Montfaucon
Clémence
Robert, Seigneur of Champignelles, married in 1217 Mathilde of Mehun. Their eldest son was Peter of Courtenay, Lord of Conches.
William, Seigneur of Tanlay
Isabella
Constance
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- Born
- 1126
Reims - Parents
- Children
- Died
- Apr 10, 1183
- Resting place
- Exeter Cathedral
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on July 23, 2013
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