Biography of Philippa Guines Duchess Ireland 1367-1411

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Cuman

On 27 Jul 1365 [her father] Enguerrand de Coucy 1st Earl Bedford 1st Count Soissons (age 25) and [her mother] Isabella Countess Bedford and Soissons (age 33) were married at Windsor Castle [Map]. She the daughter of King Edward III of England (age 52) and Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England (age 51).

In 1366 [her father] Enguerrand de Coucy 1st Earl Bedford 1st Count Soissons (age 26) was created 1st Earl Bedford. [her mother] Isabella Countess Bedford and Soissons (age 33) by marriage Countess Bedford.

In 1367 [her father] Enguerrand de Coucy 1st Earl Bedford 1st Count Soissons (age 27) was created 1st Count Soissons 1367. [her mother] Isabella Countess Bedford and Soissons (age 34) by marriage Countess Soissons 1367.

Before 18 Apr 1367 Philippa Guines Duchess Ireland was born to Enguerrand de Coucy 1st Earl Bedford 1st Count Soissons (age 27) and Isabella Countess Bedford and Soissons (age 34) at Eltham Palace, Kent [Map]. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In Sep 1371 Thomas de Vere 8th Earl of Oxford (age 35) died. His son [her future husband] Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland (age 9) succeeded 9th Earl of Oxford.

On 05 Oct 1376 Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland (age 14) and Philippa Guines Duchess Ireland (age 9) were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. She the daughter of Enguerrand de Coucy 1st Earl Bedford 1st Count Soissons (age 36) and Isabella Countess Bedford and Soissons (age 44). He the son of Thomas de Vere 8th Earl of Oxford and Maud Ufford Countess of Oxford (age 31). They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

After 1380 [her father] Enguerrand de Coucy 1st Earl Bedford 1st Count Soissons (age 40) and [her step-mother] Isabelle of Lorraine were married. She the daughter of John Metz I Duke Lorraine (age 33) and Sophie Württemberg Duchess Lorraine. They were second cousin once removed.

On 05 Oct 1382 [her mother] Isabella Countess Bedford and Soissons (age 50) died.

In 1385 [her husband] Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland (age 22) was created 1st Marquis Dublin. Philippa Guines Duchess Ireland (age 17) by marriage Marchioness Dublin.

In 1386 [her husband] Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland (age 23) was created 1st Duke Ireland. Philippa Guines Duchess Ireland (age 18) by marriage Duchess Ireland.

In 1387 [her husband] Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland (age 24) and Agnes Launcekrona Duchess Ireland were married. She by marriage Duchess Ireland, Marchioness Dublin, Countess of Oxford. He the son of Thomas de Vere 8th Earl of Oxford and Maud Ufford Countess of Oxford (age 42). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England.

In 1387 Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland (age 24) and Philippa Guines Duchess Ireland (age 19) were divorced.

On 22 Nov 1392 [her former husband] Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland (age 30) was killed whilst hunting at Louvain [Map]. His uncle Aubrey de Vere 10th Earl of Oxford (age 54) succeeded 10th Earl of Oxford.

Battle of Nicopolis

On 18 Feb 1397 [her father] Enguerrand de Coucy 1st Earl Bedford 1st Count Soissons (age 57) died whilst a prisoner following the Battle of Nicopolis without male issue. Earl Bedford extinct. His daughter [her sister] Marie de Coucy Countess Soissons (age 30) succeeded Countess Soissons 1367.

In Oct 1411 Philippa Guines Duchess Ireland (age 44) died.

Philippa Guines Duchess Ireland 1367-1411 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King Henry III of England 1207-1272

King Edward "Longshanks" I of England 1239-1307

King Edward III of England 1312-1377

Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England 1314-1369

Royal Ancestors of Philippa Guines Duchess Ireland 1367-1411

Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 2 Grand Daughter of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of Philippa Guines Duchess Ireland 1367-1411

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin Guines III Count Guînes

Great x 3 Grandfather: Arnoul Guines III Count Guînes

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mauhaut Fiennes Countess Guînes

Great x 2 Grandfather: Enguerrand 5th Lord de Coucy

Great x 4 Grandfather: Enguerrand Coucy III Lord Coucy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alix Coucy Countess Guînes

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Montmirail Lady Coucy

Great x 1 Grandfather: William de Coucy

GrandFather: Enguerrand 6th Lord de Coucy

Father: Enguerrand de Coucy 1st Earl Bedford 1st Count Soissons

Great x 3 Grandfather: Rudolph I King Romans

Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg I Duke Austria

Great x 4 Grandfather: Burkhard V Count Hohenberg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Hohenburg

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilda of Tubingen

Great x 1 Grandfather: Leopold Habsburg I Duke Austria

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carinthia Duchess Austria

GrandMother: Catherine Habsburg

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy II Count Flanders

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Amadeus V "Great" Savoy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Fieschi

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Savoy Duchess Austria

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Brabant

Philippa Guines Duchess Ireland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John "Lackland" of England Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Edward "Longshanks" I of England Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Edward II of England Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso IX King Leon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon Dammartin

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu

GrandFather: King Edward III of England Son of King Edward II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip "Bold" III King France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip "The Fair" IV King France 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James I King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella of France Queen Consort England 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald IV King Navarre 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry I King Navarre 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Blois I Queen Navarre 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Capet Count of Artois Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Capet Queen Navarre 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Mother: Isabella Countess Bedford and Soissons Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bouchard Avesnes

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hainault I Count Hainault 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret II Countess Flanders 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hainault II Count Hainault II Count Holland 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Floris Gerulfing IV Count Holland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Adelaide Gerulfing Countess Hainault 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilde Reginar Countess Holland and Palatine 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Hainault I Count Hainault III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Philippa Luxemburg Countess Hainault and Holland 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry of Bar II Count of Bar 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Capet Countess of Bar

GrandMother: Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip "Bold" III King France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James I King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon

Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainault 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles Capet of Sicily Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles II King Naples 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephen V of Hungary

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cuman