209:
if Henry did not proceed with the marriage. There were widespread rumors that Henry had not only made Alys his mistress, but that she had a child with him. Henry died in 1189, and
Richard, ascended the English throne. Richard broke off Alys' betrothal in 1190, during personal talks with her brother
176:
473:
418:
Krause, Kathy M. (2019). "From
Mothers to Daughters:Literary Patronage as Political Work in Ponthieu". In Tanner, Heather J. (ed.).
498:
164:
518:
508:
493:
513:
503:
447:
226:
144:
73:
131:(4 October 1160 – c. 1218–1220), known in English as "Alice", was a French princess, initially betrothed to
523:
234:
85:
468:
156:
136:
420:
Medieval Elite Women and the
Exercise of Power, 1100–1400: Moving beyond the Exceptionalist Debate
478:
135:. Her engagement was broken in 1190, through negotiations between Richard and her half-brother
222:
215:
195:
140:
180:
488:
483:
172:
160:
132:
117:
8:
191:
184:
107:
202:
230:
80:
17:
210:
the French king, Philip
Augustus, on their way towards the Holy Land during the
198:. The 8-year-old Alys was then sent, with no dowry, to England as Henry's ward.
168:
462:
211:
179:. Just five weeks after Constance died giving birth to Alys, Louis married
206:
43:
205:, threatened to place England's continental possessions under an
183:, by whom he had two further children, including the future King
92:
127:
97:
38:
139:. Philip then attempted to betroth her to Richard's brother
201:
In 1177, Cardinal Peter of Saint
Chrysogonus, on behalf of
275:
273:
190:
In
January 1169, Alys was contracted, by Louis and King
270:
314:
312:
360:
297:
147:, on 20 August 1195. She died between 1218 and 1220.
348:
336:
452:
Women in World
History: A Biographical Encyclopedia
393:
Richard the
Lionheart: The Crusader King of England
324:
309:
285:
258:
246:
214:. Richard made financial restitutions and married
460:
225:, but Eleanor prevented the match. Alys married
411:Henry II: A Medieval Soldier at War, 1147-1189
155:Born 4 October 1160, Alys was the daughter of
143:but this betrothal was rejected. Alys married
450:. In Commire, Anne; Klezmer, Deborah (eds.).
454:. Vol. I: Aak-Azz. Yorkin Publications.
399:
279:
233:, on 20 August 1195. They had a daughter,
390:
303:
381:
354:
461:
436:
426:
417:
408:
366:
342:
330:
318:
291:
264:
445:
384:Aristocratic Life in Medieval France
252:
429:The Concise History of the Crusades
237:. Alys died between 1218 and 1220.
13:
14:
535:
474:Mistresses of Henry II of England
441:. University of California Press.
386:. Johns Hopkins University Press.
194:, for marriage to Henry's son
1:
499:12th-century English nobility
240:
163:. She was the half-sister of
145:William IV, Count of Ponthieu
74:William IV, Count of Ponthieu
62:
519:13th-century French nobility
509:12th-century French nobility
175:, and the younger sister of
126:Alys of France, Countess of
7:
431:. Rowman & Littlefield.
235:Marie, Countess of Ponthieu
221:Philip had offered Alys to
86:Marie, Countess of Ponthieu
10:
540:
494:12th-century English women
427:Madden, Thomas F. (1999).
375:
15:
514:13th-century French women
504:12th-century French women
400:Gillingham, John (1999).
382:Baldwin, John W. (2002).
157:Louis VII, King of France
137:Philip Augustus of France
113:
103:
91:
79:
69:
58:
50:
35:
30:
409:Hosler, John D. (2007).
404:. Yale University Press.
391:Bartlett, W. B. (2019).
16:Not to be confused with
150:
395:. Amberley Publishing.
171:, Louis's children by
65:1218–1220 (aged 59–60)
437:Warren, W.L. (1978).
422:. Palgrave Macmillan.
216:Berengaria of Navarre
196:Richard the Lionheart
159:and his second wife,
446:York, Laura (1999).
173:Eleanor of Aquitaine
161:Constance of Castile
133:Richard I of England
118:Constance of Castile
42:Countess consort of
192:Henry II of England
185:Philip II of France
108:Louis VII of France
524:Daughters of kings
203:Pope Alexander III
181:Adèle of Champagne
177:Margaret of France
469:French princesses
448:"Alais of France"
231:Count of Ponthieu
227:William IV Talvas
218:on 12 May 1191.
123:
122:
25:Countess of Vexin
531:
455:
442:
432:
423:
414:
405:
396:
387:
370:
364:
358:
352:
346:
340:
334:
328:
322:
316:
307:
301:
295:
289:
283:
277:
268:
262:
256:
250:
64:
28:
27:
539:
538:
534:
533:
532:
530:
529:
528:
459:
458:
378:
373:
365:
361:
353:
349:
341:
337:
329:
325:
317:
310:
302:
298:
290:
286:
280:Gillingham 1999
278:
271:
263:
259:
251:
247:
243:
153:
41:
26:
21:
18:Alice of France
12:
11:
5:
537:
527:
526:
521:
516:
511:
506:
501:
496:
491:
486:
481:
479:House of Capet
476:
471:
457:
456:
443:
434:
424:
415:
406:
397:
388:
377:
374:
372:
371:
369:, p. 118.
359:
347:
345:, p. 117.
335:
323:
308:
296:
284:
269:
257:
255:, p. 164.
244:
242:
239:
169:Alix of France
152:
149:
121:
120:
115:
111:
110:
105:
101:
100:
95:
89:
88:
83:
77:
76:
71:
67:
66:
60:
56:
55:
54:4 October 1160
52:
48:
47:
33:
32:
24:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
536:
525:
522:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
500:
497:
495:
492:
490:
487:
485:
482:
480:
477:
475:
472:
470:
467:
466:
464:
453:
449:
444:
440:
435:
430:
425:
421:
416:
412:
407:
403:
398:
394:
389:
385:
380:
379:
368:
363:
357:, p. 58.
356:
351:
344:
339:
333:, p. 43.
332:
327:
321:, p. 83.
320:
315:
313:
306:, p. 73.
305:
304:Bartlett 2019
300:
294:, p. 79.
293:
288:
282:, p. 39.
281:
276:
274:
267:, p. 26.
266:
261:
254:
249:
245:
238:
236:
232:
228:
224:
219:
217:
213:
212:Third Crusade
208:
204:
199:
197:
193:
188:
186:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
158:
148:
146:
142:
138:
134:
130:
129:
119:
116:
112:
109:
106:
102:
99:
96:
94:
90:
87:
84:
82:
78:
75:
72:
68:
61:
57:
53:
49:
46:
45:
40:
34:
29:
23:
19:
451:
438:
428:
419:
410:
401:
392:
383:
362:
355:Baldwin 2002
350:
338:
326:
299:
287:
260:
248:
220:
200:
189:
154:
125:
124:
37:Countess of
36:
22:
489:1220 deaths
484:1160 births
367:Krause 2019
343:Krause 2019
331:Warren 1978
319:Madden 1999
292:Hosler 2007
265:Warren 1978
223:Prince John
463:Categories
241:References
439:King John
402:Richard I
253:York 1999
207:interdict
413:. Brill.
44:Ponthieu
376:Sources
114:Mother
104:Father
70:Spouse
165:Marie
128:Vexin
98:Capet
93:House
81:Issue
39:Vexin
167:and
151:Life
141:John
59:Died
51:Born
31:Alys
465::
433:83
311:^
272:^
229:,
187:.
63:c.
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.