Jacques D'AVESNES

Male Abt 1150 - 1191  (41 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Jacques D'AVESNES was born about 1150 (son of Nicholas D'OISY and Matilda DE LA ROUCHE); died on 07 Sep 1191 in Battle of Arsouf.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Seigneur d'Avesnes, Leuze, Conde and Guise; Constable of Flanders; Crusader

    Notes:

    Note: Jacques fell in the battle of Arsouf, Palestine, on the 3rd Crusade; in this battle, about ten miles from Jffa, the Crusaders, under Richard the Lion-Hearted, confronted Saladin's Turkish forces. the undisciplined knights charged prematurely and instead of a great victory, the enemy forces escaped into the woods.

    Jacques married Adele DE GUISE in 1163/8. Adele (daughter of Bernard DE GUISE and ALELAIDEALIX) was born about 1155 in Guise, Aisne, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Bouchard DE AVESNES was born about 1180; died between 1243/4 in Etraeungt, Nord, France; was buried in Abbey of Clairefontaine.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Nicholas D'OISY (son of Walter I D'OISY and Ada/Ida DE MORTAGNE); died in 1169/1171.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Seigneur d'Avesnes, Leuse and Conde
    • Death: Between 1069 and 1071

    Nicholas married Matilda DE LA ROUCHE before 1150. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Matilda DE LA ROUCHE (daughter of Henry I Count de Namur and DE LA ROCHE and Mathilde Of LIMBURG).
    Children:
    1. 1. Jacques D'AVESNES was born about 1150; died on 07 Sep 1191 in Battle of Arsouf.