Philippe Hurepel
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Philip Hurepel was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis, Boulogne
, Mortain
, Aumale
, and Dammartin. He was the son of Philip II of France
and his controversial third wife Agnes of Merania
. Illegitimacy shadowed his birth and career.
He was married in c. 1223 to Matilda II, countess of Boulogne
(d. c. 1260), the daughter of Ida, Countess of Boulogne
and her husband Renaud de Dammartin
, count of Boulogne.
Young Philip, in right of his wife
, became count of Boulogne, Mortain, Aumale, and Dammartin. Count Philip Hurepel revolted against his sister-in-law Blanche of Castile
when his elder brother Louis VIII
died in 1226. When count Philip died in 1235, Matilda continued to reign and was married to Alphonse
, second son of King Alfonso II of Portugal, younger brother of King Sancho II of Portugal
.
Matilda and Philip had a son, Alberic and a daughter, Joan who both survived Philip.
Alberic reportedly renounced his rights and went to England, for unknown reasons. Apparently he survived his mother the countess and died in 1284, but presumably did not leave issue.
Joan, married in 1236 to Gaucher de Châtillon, comte de Mortain (d. 1251), predeceased her mother in 1252, and presumably left no surviving issue.
Thus, after Matilda, her county of Boulogne went to Matilda's relatives.
Count of Boulogne
The county of Boulogne was a historical region in the Low Countries. It consisted of a part of the present-day French département of the Pas-de-Calais , in parts of which there is still a Dutch-speaking minority....
, Mortain
Mortain
Mortain is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.-Geography:Mortain is situated on a rocky hill rising above the gorge of the Cance, a tributary of the Sélune.-Administration:Mortain is the seat of a canton...
, Aumale
Aumale
Aumale is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in north-western France.-Geography:A village of farming and associated light industry, situated in the valley of the Bresle River of the Norman Pays de Bray in Normandy on the border with Picardie. It is around ...
, and Dammartin. He was the son of Philip II of France
Philip II of France
Philip II Augustus was the King of France from 1180 until his death. A member of the House of Capet, Philip Augustus was born at Gonesse in the Val-d'Oise, the son of Louis VII and his third wife, Adela of Champagne...
and his controversial third wife Agnes of Merania
Agnes of Merania
Agnes Maria of Andechs-Merania , queen of France, was the daughter of Bertold IV , who was Count of Andechs, a castle and territory near Ammersee, Bavaria and from 1183 duke of Merania . Her mother was Agnes of Rochlitz...
. Illegitimacy shadowed his birth and career.
He was married in c. 1223 to Matilda II, countess of Boulogne
Matilda II of Boulogne
Mahaut or Matilda II of Boulogne was Countess of Boulogne in her own right and Queen of Portugal by marriage to King Afonso III from 1248 until their divorce in 1253....
(d. c. 1260), the daughter of Ida, Countess of Boulogne
Ida, Countess of Boulogne
Ida of Boulogne was Countess of Boulogne. She was the eldest daughter of Matthew of Alsace by Marie I, Countess of Boulogne. Her maternal grandparents were King Stephen of England and Matilda I of Boulogne....
and her husband Renaud de Dammartin
Renaud de Dammartin
Renaud de Dammartin was Count of Boulogne from 1190, Count of Dammartin from 1200 to 1214 and Count of Aumale from 1204 to 1214. He was son of Alberic II of Dammartin, and Mathilde of Clermont....
, count of Boulogne.
Young Philip, in right of his wife
Jure uxoris
Jure uxoris is a Latin term that means "by right of his wife" or "in right of a wife". It is commonly used to refer to a title held by a man whose wife holds it in her own right. In other words, he acquired the title simply by being her husband....
, became count of Boulogne, Mortain, Aumale, and Dammartin. Count Philip Hurepel revolted against his sister-in-law Blanche of Castile
Blanche of Castile
Blanche of Castile , was a Queen consort of France as the wife of Louis VIII. She acted as regent twice during the reign of her son, Louis IX....
when his elder brother Louis VIII
Louis VIII of France
Louis VIII the Lion reigned as King of France from 1223 to 1226. He was a member of the House of Capet. Louis VIII was born in Paris, France, the son of Philip II Augustus and Isabelle of Hainaut. He was also Count of Artois, inheriting the county from his mother, from 1190–1226...
died in 1226. When count Philip died in 1235, Matilda continued to reign and was married to Alphonse
Afonso III of Portugal
Afonso III , or Affonso , Alfonso or Alphonso or Alphonsus , the Bolognian , the fifth King of Portugal and the first to use the title King of Portugal and the Algarve, from 1249...
, second son of King Alfonso II of Portugal, younger brother of King Sancho II of Portugal
Sancho II of Portugal
Sancho II , nicknamed "the Pious" and "the Caped" or "the Capuched" , , fourth King of Portugal, was the eldest son of Afonso II of Portugal by his wife, Infanta Urraca of Castile...
.
Matilda and Philip had a son, Alberic and a daughter, Joan who both survived Philip.
Alberic reportedly renounced his rights and went to England, for unknown reasons. Apparently he survived his mother the countess and died in 1284, but presumably did not leave issue.
Joan, married in 1236 to Gaucher de Châtillon, comte de Mortain (d. 1251), predeceased her mother in 1252, and presumably left no surviving issue.
Thus, after Matilda, her county of Boulogne went to Matilda's relatives.