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Elisabeth of Courtenay

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Elisabeth of Courtenay
Empress consort of Bulgaria
Tenure1213 - 1218
Bornc. 1199
Died1269
SpouseBoril of Bulgaria
Milo IV, lord of Le Puiset
Eudes I Lord of Montaigu
IssueAlexandre of Montagu
Guillaume I, Lord of Montaigu
Phillipe of Montagu, Lord of Chagny
Gaucher of Montagu, Lord of Jambles
Eudes of Montagu
Marguerite, Lady of Villeneuve
HouseCourtenay
FatherPeter II of Courtenay
MotherYolanda of Flanders

Elizabeth of Courtenay French: Elisabeth de Courtenay) (c. 1199–1269 or later) was an Empress consort of Bulgaria, the daughter of Peter II of Courtenay and Yolanda of Flanders.

Elisabeth married tsar Boril of Bulgaria (died 1218),[citation needed] Walter of Bar-sur-Seine (died 1219)[1] and then Eudes I Lord of Montaigu.[2] Elizabeth and Eudes had:

  • Alexandre of Montagu, (1221–1249)
  • Guillaume I, Lord of Montaigu, (1222–1300)
  • Phillipe of Montagu, Lord of Chagny (born 1227) married Flore d'Antigny. Had a daughter Jeanne of Montagu.
  • Gaucher of Montagu, Lord of Jambles, (born 1230)
  • Eudes of Montagu, (born 1231)
  • Unnamed daughter, (died young)
  • Unnamed daughter, (died young)
  • Marguerite, Lady of Villeneuve, (born 1232) [citation needed]

Notes

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  1. ^ Evergates 2007, p. 249.
  2. ^ Bouchard 1987, p. 261.

References

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  • Bouchard, Constance Brittain (1987). Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198. Cornell University Press.
  • Evergates, Theodore (2007). The Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100-1300. University of Pennsylvania Press.
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