Maria of Antioch 1145-1182

Paternal Family Tree: Poitiers

In 1136 [her father] Raymond Poitiers [aged 21] and [her mother] Princess Constance of Antioch [aged 8] were married. He by marriage Prince Antioch. He the son of [her grandfather] William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine and [her grandmother] Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine. They were third cousin once removed.

In 1145 Maria of Antioch was born to Raymond Poitiers [aged 30] and Princess Constance of Antioch [aged 17].

In 1146 [her future husband] Manuel Komnenos [aged 27] and Bertha of Sulzbach were married.

On 29th June 1149 [her father] Raymond Poitiers [aged 34] was beheaded at the Battle of Inab.

Before May 1153 [her step-father] Raynald of Châtillon [aged 29] and [her mother] Princess Constance of Antioch [aged 25] were married.

In 1161 or 1162 Manuel Komnenos [aged 42] and Maria of Antioch [aged 16] were married. The difference in their ages was 26 years.

In 1163 [her mother] Princess Constance of Antioch [aged 35] died. Her son [her brother] Prince [aged 15] succeeded Prince Antioch.

On 14th September 1169 [her son] Emperor Alexios II Komnenos was born to [her husband] Manuel Komnenos [aged 50] and Maria of Antioch [aged 24]. He married 2nd March 1180 his second cousin twice removed Agnes Empress of Byzantine, daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks and Adèle Queen of the Franks.

In February 1180 Renier of Montferrat [aged 18] and [her step-daughter] Maria Komnene [aged 27] were married.

On 2nd March 1180 [her son] Emperor Alexios II Komnenos [aged 10] and [her daughter-in-law] Agnes Empress of Byzantine [aged 9] were married. She the daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks [aged 60] and Adèle Queen of the Franks. They were second cousin twice removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

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On 24th September 1180 [her husband] Manuel Komnenos [aged 61] died.

In 1182 Maria of Antioch [aged 37] died.

In July 1182 [her former step-daughter] Maria Komnene [aged 30] was fatally poisoned, probably on the orders of his wife's step-mother Maria of Antioch, who would also poison her husband Renier of Montferrat [aged 20] a year later.

In 1183 [her son] Emperor Alexios II Komnenos [aged 13] was compelled to condemn his own mother Maria of Antioch to death.

In 1183 Renier of Montferrat [aged 21] was fatally poisoned, as his wife [her former step-daughter] Maria Komnene had been a year before, probably on the orders of his wife's step-mother Maria of Antioch.

Royal Ancestors of Maria of Antioch 1145-1182

Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Kings France: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Maria of Antioch 1145-1182

Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Towhead" III Duke Aquitaine Great Grandson of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Great x 3 Grandfather: William "Proud Arm" IV Duke Aquitaine 2 x Great Grandson of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Great x 2 Grandfather: William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine 3 x Great Grandson of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Great x 3 Grandmother: Emma Blois Duchess Aquitaine 5 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 4 Grandmother: Luitgarde Vermandois Duchess Normandy 4 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 1 Grandfather: Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine 4 x Great Grandson of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandfather: Adalbert King of Italy 5 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 3 Grandfather: Otto William Ivrea I Count Burgundy 6 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine 7 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 4 Grandfather: Renaud Unknown

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ermentrude Countess Burgundy

Grandfather: William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine 2 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh I King of the Franks -2 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide Poitiers Queen Consort France 2 x Great Granddaughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert I Duke Burgundy Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 1 Grandmother: Hildegarde Burgundy Duchess Aquitaine Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandfather: Fulk "Black" Ingelger III Count Anjou 6 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adele of Meaux Countess Anjou 5 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 2 Grandmother: Ermengarde Blanche Ingelger Duchess Burgundy 7 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 3 Grandmother: Hildegarde Sundgau Countess Anjou

Father: Raymond Poitiers 3 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandfather: Pons Rouerge Margrave Provence

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Rouerge Duke Narbonne

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bernard La Marche Count La Marche

Great x 2 Grandmother: Almodis La Marche Margrave Provence

Grandmother: Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 3 Grandfather: Herluin de Conteville

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Mortain Count Mortain 1st Earl Cornwall

Great x 4 Grandfather: Father of Beatrix and Herleva

Great x 3 Grandmother: Herleva of Falaise

Great x 1 Grandmother: Emma Mortain Duchess Narbonne

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Montgomery

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger "The Great" Montgomery 1st Earl of Shrewsbury

Great x 2 Grandmother: Matilda or Maud Montgomery

Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Talvas" Belleme

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mabel de Bellême

Great x 4 Grandmother: Hildeburg

Maria of Antioch 4 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandfather: Tancred of Hauteville

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Guiscard de Hauteville

Great x 1 Grandfather: Prince Bohemond I of Antioch

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alberada of Buonalbergo

Grandfather: Prince Bohemond II of Antioch 3 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry I King of the Franks Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Arles Queen Consort France

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip I King of the Franks Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Yaroslav "The Wise" Rurik

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne of Kiev Queen Consort Francia

Great x 1 Grandmother: Constance Capet Countess Champagne 2 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Dirk Gerulfing III Count Holland 3 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 3 Grandfather: Floris Gerulfing I Count Holland 4 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 4 Grandmother: Othelindis d Bernard Margrave Nordmark Count Holland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Bertha Gerulfing Queen Consort France 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard II Duke of Saxony

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Billung Countess Holland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eilika Schweinfurt Duchess Saxony

Mother: Princess Constance of Antioch 4 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh I Count of Rethel

Great x 1 Grandfather: Baldwin II King Jerusalem

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy I of Montlhéry

Great x 2 Grandmother: Melisende of Crécy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Hodierna of Gometz

Grandmother: Alice of Antioch