Enguerrand (Coucy) de Coucy (abt. 1182 - abt. 1242)

Born about 1182 in Chateau de Coucy, Marle, Picardy, France

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Descendants

Died about 1242 at about age 60 in Coucy, Aisne, Picardie, France

Biography

Enguerrand was the son of Raoul de Coucy and Alix de Dreux^[1]

Research Notes

Wikipedia: He married three times. His first wife was Eustacia [or Béatice de Vignory, widow of Jean I, Count of Roucy], his second Matilda (or Richenza) of Saxony(1172-1208/09), the granddaughter of Henry II, Duke of Saxony and niece of Richard the Lion-Hearted, and the third Marie de Montmiraill. Enguerrand cemented his powerful connections by marrying his daughter Marie de Coucy to King Alexander II of Scotland. He died falling off his horse onto his sword in a series of battles before the Battle of Crecy.

Sources

1. ↑ Du Chesne, André, "Histoire genealogique des maisons de Guines, d'Ardres, de Gand, et de Coucy, et de quelques autres familles illustres, qui y ont esté alliées. Le tout iustifié par chartres de diuerses eglises, tiltres, histoires anciennes, & autres bonnes preuues", Paris: Chez Sebastien Cramoisy, 1621, Archive.org, p. 191

See also:

• Wikipedia: Enguerrand III, Lord of Coucy

• Wikidata: Item Q933505, en:Wikipedia

• Fabpedigree

* The Peerage