Person:Peter of Courtenay (1)

Peter of Courtenay
m. 28 Mar 1115
  1. Philip _____, Prince of France1116 - 1131
  2. Louis VII de France1120 - 1180
  3. Henry of FranceAbt 1121 - 1175
  4. Robert I of DreuxAbt 1123 - 1188
  5. Constance of FranceAbt 1124 - 1176
  6. Philip _____, of FranceAbt 1125 - 1161
  7. Peter of Courtenay1126 - 1183
m.
  1. Peter II of Courtenay1155 - 1219
  2. Daughter De CourtenayAbt 1158 -
  3. Alice of Courtenay1160 - 1218
  4. Eustachia de CourtenayAbt 1162 - Aft 1235
  5. Clementia De CourtenayAbt 1164 -
  6. Robert De CourtenayAbt 1166 - 1239
  7. Philippe De CourtenayAbt 1168 - Aft 1186
  8. Guillaume De CourtenayAbt 1170 - Bet 1233 & 1247
  9. Jean De CourtenayAbt 1172 - Aft 1221
  10. Daughter CourtenayAbt 1174 -
  11. Constance De CourtenayAbt 1176 -
Facts and Events
Name Peter of Courtenay
Alt Name Peter I _____, Emperor of Constantinople
Alt Name Pierre _____, Prince of France
Gender Male
Birth[1] Sep 1126 Reims-la-Brûlée, Marne, Champagne, FranceHouse of Capet
Christening? France - Son of Louis VI
Marriage Franceto Elisabeth de Courtenay
Death[1] 10 Apr 1183 Palestinian Territories
Burial[1] 1183 Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England
Other? House of Capet-Courtenay, Founder
Reference Number? Q531495?


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Peter I of Courtenay (September 1126 – 10 April 1183) was the sixth son of Louis VI of France and his second wife, Adélaide de Maurienne. He was the father of the Latin Emperor Peter II of Courtenay.

Peter was born in France and died in Palestine. In about 1150, he married Elizabeth de Courtenay (1127 – September 1205), the daughter of Renaud de Courtenay and Hawise du Donjon, thus starting the Capetian line of the House of Courtenay.

Rumour has it that he is buried in a tomb in the floor of Exeter Cathedral, next to Elizabeth; however, no physical evidence currently exists and the historians at the cathedral can find no documentation to support this rumour. The couple had ten children:

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Peter of Courtenay, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Pierre de Courtenay, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
  3.   PIERRE [I] de France, son of LOUIS VI King of France & his wife Adélaïde de Maurienne ([1126]-Palestine 10 Mar [1180/10 Apr 1183])., in Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.