Maria de La Cerda y Lara
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Maria de La Cerda y Lara (1319 – 13 March 1375) was the youngest daughter of Fernando de la Cerda
and his wife Juana Núñez de Lara
. Maria was a member of the Castilian House of Burgundy
. By her second marriage she was Countess consort of Alençon
.
and Blanca de La Cerda y Lara
, grandmother of John I of Castile
. Maria was Dame de Lunel
When Maria was only three years of age her father died, her mother died twenty-nine years later in 1351.
Maria's maternal grandparents were Juan Núñez de Lara “el Mayor” and his wife Teresa Diaz de Haro. Her paternal grandparents were Ferdinand de la Cerda and his wife Blanche of France
, herself daughter of Louis IX of France
and Margaret of Provence.
In April 1335 at Poissy
, Maria married her first husband Charles d'Évreux
. They were married for only a year but had twin sons. On the 5 September 1336 Charles died leaving Maria a seventeen-year-old widow with her two young sons.
Maria remarried only three months after Charles' death to Charles II, Count of Alençon. It was a second marriage for them both, Charles' first wife Jeanne of Joigny had died the previous year. They were married for nine years when Charles died at the Battle of Crécy
.
Maria died in Paris
on 13 March 1375.
With Charles II of Alençon she had the following children:
Ferdinand de la Cerda (1275–1322)
Fernando de la Cerda was the younger son of Ferdinand de la Cerda, Infante of Castile and his wife Blanche of France. His paternal grandparents were Alfonso X of Castile and Violant of Aragon. His maternal grandparents were Louis IX of France and Marguerite of Provence...
and his wife Juana Núñez de Lara
Juana Núñez de Lara
Juana Núñez de Lara was a daughter of Juan Núñez de Lara “el Mayor” and his wife Teresa Diaz de Haro of the lordship of Biscaye. Juana is also known as la Palomilla or Lady of Lara.-Marriages:...
. Maria was a member of the Castilian House of Burgundy
Anscarids
The Anscarids or Anscarii or the House of Ivrea were a medieval Frankish dynasty of Burgundian origin which rose to prominence in Italy in the tenth century, even briefly holding the Italian throne. They also ruled the County of Burgundy in the eleventh and twelfth centuries and it was one of their...
. By her second marriage she was Countess consort of Alençon
Alençon
Alençon is a commune in Normandy, France, capital of the Orne department. It is situated west of Paris. Alençon belongs to the intercommunality of Alençon .-History:...
.
Life
Maria was a younger sister of Juan Núñez de LaraJuan Núñez de Lara
Juan Núñez de Lara , Lord of Lara and Vizcaya, son of Ferdinand de la Cerda and Juana Núñez de Lara the Little Dove...
and Blanca de La Cerda y Lara
Blanca de La Cerda y Lara
Blanca Fernanda de la Cerda y Lara was a Spanish noblewoman.She was the daughter of Fernando de la Cerda and Juana Núñez de Lara, called "la Palomilla"....
, grandmother of John I of Castile
John I of Castile
John I was the king of Crown of Castile, was the son of Henry II and of his wife Juana Manuel of Castile, daughter of Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena, head of a younger branch of the royal house of Castile...
. Maria was Dame de Lunel
When Maria was only three years of age her father died, her mother died twenty-nine years later in 1351.
Maria's maternal grandparents were Juan Núñez de Lara “el Mayor” and his wife Teresa Diaz de Haro. Her paternal grandparents were Ferdinand de la Cerda and his wife Blanche of France
Blanche of France (1253–1323)
Blanche of France was a daughter of King Louis IX of France and Margaret of Provence, and sister of King Philip III of France and Queen Isabella of Navarre.-Biography:...
, herself daughter of Louis IX of France
Louis IX of France
Louis IX , commonly Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death. He was also styled Louis II, Count of Artois from 1226 to 1237. Born at Poissy, near Paris, he was an eighth-generation descendant of Hugh Capet, and thus a member of the House of Capet, and the son of Louis VIII and...
and Margaret of Provence.
In April 1335 at Poissy
Poissy
Poissy is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the center.In 1561 it was the site of a fruitless Catholic-Huguenot conference, the Colloquy at Poissy...
, Maria married her first husband Charles d'Évreux
Charles d'Évreux
Charles d'Évreux was the son of Louis d'Évreux and Marguerite d'Artois.From his father, he inherited the lordship of Étampes, which was made a county in 1327....
. They were married for only a year but had twin sons. On the 5 September 1336 Charles died leaving Maria a seventeen-year-old widow with her two young sons.
Maria remarried only three months after Charles' death to Charles II, Count of Alençon. It was a second marriage for them both, Charles' first wife Jeanne of Joigny had died the previous year. They were married for nine years when Charles died at the Battle of Crécy
Battle of Crécy
The Battle of Crécy took place on 26 August 1346 near Crécy in northern France, and was one of the most important battles of the Hundred Years' War...
.
Maria died in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
on 13 March 1375.
Children
With Charles d'Évreux she had twin sons:- Louis II d'ÉvreuxLouis II d'ÉvreuxLouis d'Évreux, Count of Étampes was the son of Charles d'Évreux and Maria de La Cerda y Lara.According to Froissart he was captured at Poitiers and ransomed. He later served as one of the royal hostages given to Edward III of England to guarantee the Treaty of Brétigny.He married Jeanne Louis...
(1336–1400), married Jeanne (d. 1389), daughter of Raoul I of Brienne, Count of EuRaoul I of Brienne, Count of EuRaoul I of Brienne was the son of John II of Brienne, Count of Eu and Jeanne, Countess of Guînes.He succeeded his father as Count of Eu in 1302, and his mother as Count of Guînes in 1332. In 1329, he was named Constable of France, and he also held the office of Governor of Languedoc.In 1315, he... - John (1336 – aft. 1373, RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
)
With Charles II of Alençon she had the following children:
- Charles III of AlençonCharles III of AlençonCharles III of Alençon was the eldest son of Charles II of Alençon and Maria de la Cerda.He succeeded his father as Count of Alençon in 1346, but resigned the county to his brother Peter II of Alençon in 1361 to take up an ecclesiastical career.On 13 July 1365, he was made Archbishop of Lyon...
(1337 – 5 July 1375, LyonLyonLyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
) - Philip of Alençon (1338–1397, Rome), made Bishop of Beauvais in 1356, later CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
, Archbishop of RouenArchbishop of RouenThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. As one of the fifteen Archbishops of France, the ecclesiastical province of the archdiocese comprises the majority of Normandy....
, Latin Patriarch of JerusalemLatin Patriarch of JerusalemThe Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is the title possessed by the Latin Rite Catholic Archbishop of Jerusalem. The Archdiocese of Jerusalem has jurisdiction for all Latin Rite Catholics in Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Jordan and Cyprus...
, Patriarch of AquileiaPatriarch of AquileiaThe Patriarch of Aquileia was an office in the Roman Catholic Church. During the Middle Ages the Patriarchate of Aquileia was a temporal state in Northern Italy. The Patriarchate of Aquileia as a church office was suppressed in 1752....
, and Bishop of OstiaBishop of OstiaThe Bishop of Ostia is the head of the Suburbicarian Diocese of Ostia, one of the seven suburbicarian sees of Rome. The position is now attached to the post of Dean of the College of Cardinals, as it has been since 1150, with the actual governance of the diocese entrusted to the Vicar General of...
and Sabina - Peter II of AlençonPeter II of AlençonPeter II of Alençon, called the Noble , was the son of Charles II of Alençon and Maria de la Cerda. He was Count of Alençon 1361–1404 and Count of Perche 1377–1404....
(1340 – 20 September 1404) - Isabelle (1342 – 3 September 1379, PoissyPoissyPoissy is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the center.In 1561 it was the site of a fruitless Catholic-Huguenot conference, the Colloquy at Poissy...
), became a nun - Robert of AlençonRobert of AlençonRobert of Alençon was the son of Charles II of Alençon and Maria de La Cerda y Lara. He succeeded his father in 1346 as Count of Perche....
(1344–1377), Count of Perche, married 5 April 1374 Jeanne, daughter of Viscount John I of Rohan