Paternal Family Tree: Capet
Maternal Family Tree: Dangereuse Ile Bouchard Viscountess Chatellerault 1079-1151
23rd May 1200 [his father] King Louis VIII of France [aged 12] and [his mother] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France [aged 12] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 44] and [his grandmother] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 38]. He the son of King Philip II of France [aged 34] and 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 Count Poitiers II Count Toulouse was born to King Louis VIII of France [aged 33] and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France [aged 32] at Poissy, Yvelines. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 14th July 1223 [his grandfather] King Philip II of France [aged 57] died. His son [his father] Louis [aged 35] succeeded VIII King France: Capet. [his mother] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France [aged 35] by marriage Queen Consort of France.
In 1225 Alphonse Count Poitiers II Count Toulouse [aged 4] was appointed Count Poitou.
On 8th November 1226 [his father] King Louis VIII of France [aged 39] died. His son [his brother] Louis [aged 12] succeeded IX King France: Capet.
On 27th May 1234 [his brother] King Louis IX of France [aged 20] and [his sister-in-law] Margaret Provence Queen Consort France [aged 13] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Raymond IV Count Provence [aged 36] and Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence [aged 36]. He the son of [his father] King Louis VIII of France and [his mother] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France [aged 46]. They were half third cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1237 Alphonse Count Poitiers II Count Toulouse [aged 16] and Joan Countess of Toulouse [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of Raymond Rouerge VII Count Toulouse [aged 39] and Sancha Barcelona Countess Toulouse. He the son of King Louis VIII of France and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France [aged 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.
On 21st July 1242 the forces of King Henry III of England [aged 34] and Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême [aged 21] fought against the forces of at King Louis IX of France [aged 28] and his brother Alphonse Count Poitiers II Count Toulouse [aged 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 Count Poitiers II Count Toulouse [aged 28] by marriage II Count Toulouse.
On 24th October 1249 Alphonse Count Poitiers II Count Toulouse [aged 28] arrived at Damietta during the Seventh Crusade.
On 8th February 1250 the Battle of Mansoura was fought between Crusaders led by [his brother] King Louis IX of France [aged 35] commanded by Robert Capet Count of Artois [aged 33] and Ayyubid forces.
Robert Capet Count of Artois and William Longespée [aged 42] were killed.
Alexander Giffard fought; possibly killed.
On 6th April 1250 the Battle of Fariskur was the last major battle of the Seventh Crusade. The Crusader army was defeated. King Louis IX of France [aged 35] and his two brothers Alphonse Count Poitiers II Count Toulouse [aged 29] and King Charles Capet of Sicily [aged 23] were captured.
On 8th May 1250 King Louis IX of France [aged 36] and his two brothers Alphonse Count Poitiers II Count Toulouse [aged 29] and King Charles Capet of Sicily [aged 23] with 12,000 fellow prisoners were allowed to leave for Acre [Map] after paying a ransom of 400,000 dinars.
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On 10th August 1250 Alphonse Count Poitiers II Count Toulouse [aged 29] sailed for home.
On 27th November 1252 [his mother] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France [aged 64] died.
On 25th August 1270 [his brother] King Louis IX of France [aged 56] died. His son [his nephew] Philip [aged 25] succeeded III King France: Capet. Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France [aged 22] by marriage Queen Consort France.
On 21st August 1271 Alphonse Count Poitiers II Count Toulouse [aged 50] died.
On 25th August 1271 [his former wife] Joan Countess of Toulouse [aged 51] died.
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 4 Grand Son of King Malcolm III of Scotland
Kings France: Son of King Louis VIII of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 10 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 2 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry I King of the Franks 
Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip I King of the Franks Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Kiev Queen Consort Francia
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis VI King of the Franks 2 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Floris Gerulfing I Count Holland 
4 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bertha Gerulfing Queen Consort France 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Billung Countess Holland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis VII King of the Franks 3 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the 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 10 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: William I Count Burgundy 
8 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy 9 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy
Grandfather: King Philip II of France 2 x Great Grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Blois III Count Blois 
4 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gersenda Maine Countess Blois 6 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 2 Grandfather: Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois Grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King William "Conqueror" I of England 
-2 x Great Grandson 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 4 Grandmother: Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandmother: Adèle Queen of the Franks Great Granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Engelbert II Duke of Carinthia
Great x 2 Grandmother: Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois
father: King Louis VIII of France son of King Philip II of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin II Count Hainaut 2 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders III Count Hainaut 3 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ida Reginar Countess Hainaut 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 2 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders IV Count Hainaut 4 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gerald I Count Guelders
Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Guelders Countess Hainaut
Great x 1 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders V Count Hainaut 5 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Namur III Count Namur 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: Godfrey Namur I Count Namur 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ida Billung Countess Namur
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Namur Countess Hainaut 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandfather: Conrad Count Luxemburg 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ermesinde Luxemburg Countess Namur 6 x Great Granddaughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandmother: Clementia Aquitaine Countess Luxemburg 5 x Great Granddaughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Grandmother: Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France 5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gerard Metz I Duke Lorraine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Theodoric "Valiant" Metz II Duke Lorraine 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hedwige Namur Duchess Lorraine 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thierry Count Flanders 3 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "The Frisian" I Count Flanders Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Flanders Duchess Lorraine 2 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Billung Countess Holland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Metz Countess Hainaut and Flanders 4 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou 
8 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem 9 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bertrade Montfort Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex 9 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: Elias I Count Maine 7 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ermengarde of Maine Countess of Anjou 8 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Chateau Du Loir Countess Maine
Alphonse Count Poitiers II Count Toulouse son of King Louis VIII of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: William I Count Burgundy 8 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond Ivrea 9 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon -2 x Great Grandson of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile
Great x 3 Grandmother: Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona 2 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile and Leon Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandfather: Sancho III King Castile son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ramon Berenguer "Towhead" Barcelona II Count Barcelona
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond III Count Barcelona
Great x 2 Grandmother: Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon 11 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Gevaudan
Great x 3 Grandmother: Douce Gevaudan Countess Barcelona 10 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gerberga Arles 9 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile Grandson of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
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 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Chateaudun II Count Mortain III Count Perche
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 Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou 8 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem 9 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bertrade Montfort Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandfather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy 9 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: Elias I Count Maine 7 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ermengarde of Maine Countess of Anjou 8 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Chateau Du Loir Countess Maine
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King William "Conqueror" I of England -2 x Great Grandson 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 4 Grandmother: Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandmother: Empress Matilda daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Malcolm III of Scotland 
son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Edith aka Matilda Dunkeld Queen Consort England daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland Granddaughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine 4 x Great Grandson of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine 2 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hildegarde Burgundy Duchess Aquitaine Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandfather: William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine 3 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
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 4 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
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