Biography of Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey 1137-1203

Before 1137 [her father] William Warenne 3rd Earl of Surrey [aged 17] and [her mother] Adela Montgomery Countess of Salisbury and Surrey were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] William "Talvas" Montgomery III Count Ponthieu [aged 43] and [her grandmother] Helie Burgundy Countess Ponthieu [aged 56]. He the son of William Warenne 2nd Earl of Surrey and Elizabeth Capet Countess Leicester, Meulan and Surrey. They were third cousin once removed.

Around 1137 Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey was born to William Warenne 3rd Earl of Surrey [aged 18] and Adela Montgomery Countess of Salisbury and Surrey.

On 11th May 1138 [her grandfather] William Warenne 2nd Earl of Surrey died. His son [her father] William [aged 19] succeeded 3rd Earl Surrey and inherited his estates including Conisbrough Castle [Map]. [her mother] Adela Montgomery Countess of Salisbury and Surrey by marriage Countess Surrey.

In 1148 [her brother-in-law] Eustace Blois IV Count Boulogne [aged 18] and Constance Capet Countess Boulogne and Toulouse [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Boulogne. She the daughter of Louis VI King of the Franks and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France. He the son of [her father-in-law] King Stephen I England [aged 54] and [her mother-in-law] Matilda Flanders [aged 43]. They were third cousin once removed.

Around 1148 William Blois I Count Boulogne [aged 11] and Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey [aged 11] were married. She by marriage Countess Boulogne. She the daughter of William Warenne 3rd Earl of Surrey [aged 29] and Adela Montgomery Countess of Salisbury and Surrey. He the son of King Stephen I England [aged 54] and Matilda Flanders [aged 43]. They were fourth cousins.

On 6th January 1148 [her father] William Warenne 3rd Earl of Surrey [aged 29] died. His daughter Isabella [aged 11] succeeded 4th Countess Surrey and inherited his estates including Conisbrough Castle [Map].

In 1149 [her step-father] Patrick of Salisbury 1st Earl Salisbury [aged 27] and [her mother] Adela Montgomery Countess of Salisbury and Surrey were married. She by marriage Countess Salisbury. She the daughter of [her grandfather] William "Talvas" Montgomery III Count Ponthieu [aged 56] and [her grandmother] Helie Burgundy Countess Ponthieu.

On 3rd May 1152 [her mother-in-law] Matilda Flanders [aged 47] died. Her son [her brother-in-law] Eustace [aged 22] succeeded IV Count Boulogne.

In 1159 [her husband] William Blois I Count Boulogne [aged 22] died. His sister [her sister-in-law] Marie [aged 23] succeeded I Countess Boulogne.

In 1162 William Longsword [aged 25] was to marry Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey [aged 25] but Archbishop Thomas Becket [aged 42] refused to grant the necessary dispensation.

In 1163 [her daughter] Maud aka Matilda Plantagenet Countess Eu was born to [her future husband] Hamelin Warenne Earl of Surrey [aged 34] and Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey [aged 26]. She married in or before 1191 her half fifth cousin Henry Normandy 7th Count of Eu, son of John Normandy 6th Count of Eu and Alice D'Aubigny, and had issue.

On 30th January 1164 William Longsword [aged 27] died. He was buried at Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral [Map]. His death said to have been of a broken heart since he was unable to marry Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey [aged 27] as a result of Archbishop Thomas Becket [aged 44] refusing to grant the necessary dispensation. His death may have been the start of the rift between his elder brother [her future brother-in-law] King Henry II [aged 30] and Becket.

In April 1164 Hamelin Warenne Earl of Surrey [aged 35] and Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey [aged 27] were married by which Conisbrough Castle [Map] came into his posession. He rebuilt the castle in stone. He by marriage Earl Surrey. She the daughter of William Warenne 3rd Earl of Surrey and Adela Montgomery Countess of Salisbury and Surrey. He the illegitmate son of Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy and Mistress Unknown. They were sixth cousins.

On 10th October 1174 [her mother] Adela Montgomery Countess of Salisbury and Surrey died.

In 1176 Bishop Peter de Leia was appointed Bishop of St David's by [her brother-in-law] King Henry II [aged 42] despite the cathedral chapter preferring Gerald of Wales aka Cambrensis [aged 29] aka Giraldus Cambrensis.

On 11th May 1183 Archbishop Walter de Coutances was elected Bishop of Lincoln being selected by [her brother-in-law] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [aged 50] over three other candidates.

Before 1187 [her half-brother] William of Salisbury 2nd Earl Salisbury [aged 36] and [her sister-in-law] Eleanor Vitre Countess of Salisbury [aged 28] were married. She by marriage Countess Salisbury. He the son of [her step-father] Patrick of Salisbury 1st Earl Salisbury and [her mother] Adela Montgomery Countess of Salisbury and Surrey.

In or before 1191 [her son-in-law] Henry Normandy 7th Count of Eu and Maud aka Matilda Plantagenet Countess Eu [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Countess Eu. She the daughter of Hamelin Warenne Earl of Surrey [aged 61] and Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey [aged 53]. He the son of John Normandy 6th Count of Eu and Alice D'Aubigny. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

In 1196 [her half-brother] William of Salisbury 2nd Earl Salisbury [aged 46] died. His daughter [her niece] Ela [aged 9] succeeded 3rd Countess Salisbury.

In 1201 King John of England [aged 34] visited the new stone-built Conisbrough Castle [Map] whilst it was held by [her husband] Hamelin Warenne Earl of Surrey [aged 72] and Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey [aged 64].

On 7th May 1202 [her husband] Hamelin Warenne Earl of Surrey [aged 73] died. His son William succeeded 5th Earl Surrey and inherited his estates including Conisbrough Castle [Map]. He undertook further building work including the Great Hall and service buildings in the Inner Bailey. Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 8] by marriage Countess Surrey.

Around 1203 Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey [aged 66] died.

[her daughter] Adela Plantagenet was born to Hamelin Warenne Earl of Surrey and Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey.

[her son] William Warenne 5th Earl of Surrey was born to Hamelin Warenne Earl of Surrey and Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey. He married 13th October 1225 his half second cousin once removed Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey, daughter of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke, and had issue.

[her daughter] Ela Plantagenet was born to Hamelin Warenne Earl of Surrey and Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey.