Matthieu I of Montmorency
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Matthieu Ier de Montmorency (c. 1100 - 1160) was lord of Montmorency, of Écouenof Marly-le-Roi, in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine and Attichy. He was also Constable of France from 1138 to 1160 under Louis VII
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He was the eldest son of Bouchard IV de Montmorency and Agnes de Beaumont-sur-Oise, lady of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.
In 1126 he married Alice FitzRoy
, illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England
, and had the following issue:
In 1141, Matthieu de Montmorency married his second wife Adelaide of Maurienne, the widow of Louis VI of France
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He also has a daughter however it is uncertain which wife was her mother:
Louis VII of France
Louis VII was King of France, the son and successor of Louis VI . He ruled from 1137 until his death. He was a member of the House of Capet. His reign was dominated by feudal struggles , and saw the beginning of the long rivalry between France and England...
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He was the eldest son of Bouchard IV de Montmorency and Agnes de Beaumont-sur-Oise, lady of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.
In 1126 he married Alice FitzRoy
Alice FitzRoy
Alice FitzRoy was the illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England by one of his many mistresses. She was married to Matthieu I of Montmorency, the eldest son of Bouchard IV de Montmorency and Agnes de Beaumont-sur-Oise, lady of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine in 1126 and had the following...
, illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England
Henry I of England
Henry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106...
, and had the following issue:
- Henry, died young before 1160
- Bouchard V de Montmorency (d. 1189 in Jerusalem), who married in 1173 Laurette of Hainaut (d. 9 August 1181), daughter of Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut. They had a son Matthieu II de Montmorency, nicknamed the Great.
- Theobald de Montmorency, seigneur de Marly, he went on crusade in 1173. He ended his life as a monk of Citeaux in 1190.
- Herve de Montmorency (d. 1192), abbot of Saint-Martin de Montmorency, then deacon of the Church and dean of Paris.
- Matthieu de Montmorency (d. Constantinople 1204), he inherited the lordship from his brother Theobald and married Mathilde de Garlande (d.1224) had issue.
In 1141, Matthieu de Montmorency married his second wife Adelaide of Maurienne, the widow of Louis VI of France
Louis VI of France
Louis VI , called the Fat , was King of France from 1108 until his death . Chronicles called him "roi de Saint-Denis".-Reign:...
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He also has a daughter however it is uncertain which wife was her mother:
- Alice; m.Gasce de Poissy (d.1189)