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Biography of Alphonse Capet Count Poitou II Count Toulose 1220-1271

Paternal Family Tree: Capet

Maternal Family Tree: Dangereuse Ile Bouchard Viscountess Chatellerault 1079-1151

1242 Battle of Taillebourg

1249 Seventh Crusade

1250 Battle of Fariskur

23rd May 1200 [his father] King Louis VIII of France (age 12) and [his mother] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 12) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 44) and [his grandmother] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 38). He the son of [his grandfather] King Philip II of France (age 34) and [his grandmother] Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 11th November 1220 Alphonse Capet Count Poitou II Count Toulose was born to King Louis VIII of France (age 33) and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 32) at Poissy, Yvelines. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1225 Alphonse Capet Count Poitou II Count Toulose (age 4) was appointed Count Poitou.

On 8th November 1226 [his father] King Louis VIII of France (age 39) died. His son [his brother] Louis (age 12) succeeded IX King France: Capet.

In 1237 Alphonse Capet Count Poitou II Count Toulose (age 16) and Joan Rouerge (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Raymond Rouerge VII Count Toulose (age 39) and Sancha Barcelona Countess Toulose. He the son of King Louis VIII of France and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 48). They were second cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Battle of Taillebourg

On 21st July 1242 the forces of King Henry III of England (age 34) and Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême (age 21) fought against the forces of at [his brother] King Louis IX of France (age 28) and his brother Alphonse Capet Count Poitou II Count Toulose (age 21) at Taillebourg [Map] during the Battle of Taillebourg. The battle was a decisive victory for the French. Henry thereafter signed a five-year truce with the French.

On 27th September 1249 Alphonse Capet Count Poitou II Count Toulose (age 28) by marriage II Count Toulose.

Seventh Crusade

On 24th October 1249 Alphonse Capet Count Poitou II Count Toulose (age 28) arrived at Damietta during the Seventh Crusade.

Battle of Fariskur

On 6th April 1250 the Battle of Fariskur was the last major battle of the Seventh Crusade. The Crusader army was defeated. [his brother] King Louis IX of France (age 35) and his two brothers Alphonse Capet Count Poitou II Count Toulose (age 29) and [his brother] King Charles Capet of Sicily (age 23) were captured.

On 8th May 1250 [his brother] King Louis IX of France (age 36) and his two brothers Alphonse Capet Count Poitou II Count Toulose (age 29) and [his brother] King Charles Capet of Sicily (age 23) with 12,000 fellow prisoners were allowed to leave for Acre [Map] after paying a ransom of 400,000 dinars.

On 10th August 1250 Alphonse Capet Count Poitou II Count Toulose (age 29) sailed for home.

On 27th November 1252 [his mother] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 64) died.

On 21st August 1271 Alphonse Capet Count Poitou II Count Toulose (age 50) died.

On 25th August 1271 [his former wife] Joan Rouerge (age 51) died.

Alphonse Capet Count Poitou II Count Toulose 1220-1271 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Alphonse Capet Count Poitou II Count Toulose 1220-1271

Kings Wessex: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 5 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 10 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Alphonse Capet Count Poitou II Count Toulose 1220-1271

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry I of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Philip I of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Rurik Queen Consort France

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Louis VI of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Floris Gerulfing I Count Holland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bertha Gerulfing Queen Consort France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Billung Countess Holland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis VII King Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy II Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy

Great x 2 Grandmother: Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy

GrandFather: King Philip II of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Blois III Count Blois

Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gersenda Maine Countess Blois

Great x 2 Grandfather: Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King William "Conqueror" I of England -2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Adela Normandy Countess Blois Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Adèle Blois Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois

Father: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders II Count Hainault

Great x 3 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders III Count Hainault

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ida Reginar Countess Hainault

Great x 2 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders IV Count Hainault

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gerald I Count Guelders

Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Guelders Countess Hainault

Great x 1 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders V Count Hainault

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Namur III Count Namur

Great x 3 Grandfather: Godfrey Namur I Count Namur

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ida Billung Countess Namur

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Namur Countess Hainault

Great x 4 Grandfather: Conrad Luxemburg Count Luxemburg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ermesinde Luxemburg Countess Namur

GrandMother: Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gerard Metz I Duke Lorraine

Great x 3 Grandfather: Theodoric "Valiant" Metz II Duke Lorraine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Hedwige Namur Duchess Lorraine

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thierry Count Flanders

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "The Frisian" I Count Flanders

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Flanders Duchess Lorraine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Billung Countess Holland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Metz Countess Hainault and Flanders

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou

Great x 3 Grandfather: Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex and Flanders

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ermengarde La Flèche De Baugency Countess Anjou

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Chateau Du Loir Countess Maine

Alphonse Capet Count Poitou II Count Toulose Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond Ivrea

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Great x 1 Grandfather: Sancho III King Castile

Great x 2 Grandmother: Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Gevaudan

Great x 3 Grandmother: Douce Gevaudan Countess Barcelona

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gerberga Arles

GrandFather: Alfonso VIII King Castile

Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho Jiménez

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ramiro Jiménez

Great x 4 Grandmother: Constanza Unknown

Great x 2 Grandfather: García "Restorer" IV King Navarre

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rodrigo Díaz Vivar

Great x 3 Grandmother: Cristina Rodríguez Vivar

Great x 1 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile

Great x 4 Grandfather: Engenulphe Aigle

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Aigle Lord Aigle

Great x 4 Grandmother: Richvaride Unknown

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marguerite Aigle Queen Consort Navarre

Great x 3 Grandmother: Juliette du Perche Chateaudun

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrix de Ramerupt Montdidier Countess Mortain and Perche

Mother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou

Great x 3 Grandfather: Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem

Great x 2 Grandfather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ermengarde La Flèche De Baugency Countess Anjou

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Chateau Du Loir Countess Maine

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King William "Conqueror" I of England -2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry I "Beauclerc" England Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Empress Matilda Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandMother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Rouerge Duke Narbonne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Emma Mortain Duchess Narbonne

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Aimery Chatellerault Viscount Châtellerault

Great x 2 Grandmother: Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bartholomew Île Bouchard

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dangereuse Ile Bouchard Viscountess Chatellerault