Biography of Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence 1156-1222

Maternal Family Tree: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy

1191 Wedding of King Richard I and Berengaria of Navarre

In 1148 [his grandfather] Alphonse Rouerge I Count Toulose (age 45) died. His son [his father] Raymond Rouerge V Count Toulose (age 14) succeeded V Count Toulose.

In 1148 Eustace Blois IV Count Boulogne (age 18) and [his mother] Constance Capet Countess Boulogne and Toulose (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Boulogne. She the daughter of [his grandfather] King Louis VI of France and [his grandmother] Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France. They were third cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

On 27 Oct 1156 Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence was born to Raymond Rouerge V Count Toulose (age 22) and Constance Capet Countess Boulogne and Toulose (age 28) at Saint Gilles.

In 1164 Henry Blois I Count Champagne (age 36) and [his future sister-in-law] Marie Capet Countess Champagne (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Champagne. She the daughter of [his uncle] Louis VII King Franks (age 44) and [his future mother-in-law] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 42). He the son of Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois and Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois. They were fourth cousins. He a great grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

In 1164 Theobald "Good" Blois V Count Blois (age 34) and [his future sister-in-law] Alix Capet Countess Blois (age 13) were married. She by marriage Countess Blois. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of [his uncle] Louis VII King Franks (age 44) and [his future mother-in-law] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 42). He the son of Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois and Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois. They were fourth cousins. He a great grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

On 16 Aug 1176 [his mother] Constance Capet Countess Boulogne and Toulose (age 48) died.

In Feb 1177 William "Good" II King Sicily (age 22) and [his future wife] Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 11) were married. She by marriage Queen Sicily. She the daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 43) and [his future mother-in-law] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 55).

Before 17 Sep 1177 Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 21) and [his future sister-in-law] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 15) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 44) and [his future mother-in-law] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 55). He the son of Sancho III King Castile and Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile. They were half fourth cousins.

Around 1180 [his daughter] Constance Rouerge Queen Consort Navarre was born to Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence (age 23) and Beatrice Beziers.

Death of King Henry II

On 06 Jul 1189 King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 56) died at Chinon Castle [Map]. William Mandeville 3rd Earl Essex Count Aumale was present. He was buried at Fontevraud Abbey [Map]. His son [his future brother-in-law] King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 31) succeeded I King England.

On 29 Aug 1189 [his future brother-in-law] King John "Lackland" of England (age 22) and Isabella Fitzrobert 3rd Countess Gloucester and Essex (age 16) were married at Marlborough Castle [Map]. He by marriage Earl Gloucester. She the daughter of William Fitzrobert 2nd Earl Gloucester and Hawise Beaumont Countess Gloucester. He the son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and [his future mother-in-law] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 67). They were half second cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Wedding of King Richard I and Berengaria of Navarre

On 12 May 1191 [his future brother-in-law] King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 33) and Berengaria of Navarre Queen Consort England (age 26) were married at Chapel of St George at Limassol Castle [Map]. She was crowned Queen Consort England. She the daughter of Sancho "Wise" King Navarre (age 59) and Sancha Ivrea. He the son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and [his future mother-in-law] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 69). They were half fourth cousins.

Richard's sister [his future wife] Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 25) was present.

Around 1194 [his father] Raymond Rouerge V Count Toulose (age 60) died. His son Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence (age 37) succeeded VI Count Toulose.

In 1194 Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence (age 37) succeeded Marquess Provence. [his future wife] Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 28) by marriage Marchioness Provence.

In 1195 [his son-in-law] Sancho "Strong" VII King Navarre (age 40) and [his daughter] Constance Rouerge Queen Consort Navarre (age 15) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Navarre. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence (age 38) and Beatrice Beziers. He the son of Sancho "Wise" King Navarre and Sancha Ivrea. They were half third cousin once removed.

In 1196 [his illegitimate brother-in-law] William "Longsword" Longespee Earl Salisbury (age 20) and Ela of Salisbury 3rd Countess of Salisbury (age 9) were married. He by marriage Earl Salisbury. She the daughter of William of Salisbury 2nd Earl Salisbury (age 46) and Eleanor Vitre Countess of Salisbury (age 38). He the illegitmate son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and Ida Tosny Countess Norfolk (age 40).

In Oct 1196 Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence (age 39) and Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 31) were married at Rouen, France [Map]. She by marriage Countess Toulose. She the daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 74). He the son of Raymond Rouerge V Count Toulose and Constance Capet Countess Boulogne and Toulose. They were third cousin once removed.

In 1197 [his sister-in-law] Alix Capet Countess Blois (age 46) died.

In Jul 1197 [his son] Raymond Rouerge VII Count Toulose was born to Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence (age 40) and [his wife] Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 31) at Chateau de Beaucaire, Beaucaire. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 11 Mar 1198 [his sister-in-law] Marie Capet Countess Champagne (age 53) died.

Death of Richard I

                    On 06 Apr 1199 [his brother-in-law] King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 41) was besieging Châlus Chabrol Castle, Domfront. During the course of the evening King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 41) was shot by a crossbow. The wound quickly became gangrenous; Richard died in the arms of his mother [his mother-in-law] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 77). His brother [his brother-in-law] King John "Lackland" of England (age 32) succeeded I King England.                

                    There was a brother between Richard and John named Geoffrey Duke of Brittany who had a son Arthur (age 12), who was around twelve, and a daughter Eleanor (age 15), who was around fifteen, whose mother was Constance Penthièvre Duchess Brittany (age 38).                

                    King Philip II of France (age 33) had planned for Eleanor (age 15) to marry his son, probably to bring Brittany into the French Royal family, possibly to pursue a claim on England.                

                    King Philip II of France (age 33) supported Arthur's (age 12) claim to the English throne. In the resulting war Arthur (age 12) was captured, imprisoned and never seen again. Eleanor (age 15) was captured, probably around the same time as Arthur, and imprisoned, more or less, for the remainder of her life, even after King John's death through the reign of King Henry III since she represented a threat to Henry's succession.

On 04 Sep 1199 [his wife] Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 33) died at Rouen, France [Map]. She was buried at Fontevraud Abbey [Map].

On 24 Aug 1200 [his former brother-in-law] King John "Lackland" of England (age 33) and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 12) were married. She had been engaged to Hugh Lusignan IX Count Lusignan (age 37) who subsequently appealed to King Philip II of France (age 35), their feudal overlord, who used the position to justify a war against John. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Aymer Angoulême I Count Angoulême (age 40) and Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême. He the son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and [his former mother-in-law] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 78).

In Mar 1211 [his son] Raymond Rouerge VII Count Toulose (age 13) and [his daughter-in-law] Sancha Barcelona Countess Toulose were married. She the daughter of Alfonso II King Aragon and Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence (age 54) and [his former wife] Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily. They were third cousins. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 31 Oct 1214 [his former sister-in-law] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 53) died at Burgos [Map]. She was buried at Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas [Map].

Death of King John

                    On 19 Oct 1216 [his former brother-in-law] King John "Lackland" of England (age 49) died at Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire [Map]. His son King Henry III of England (age 9) succeeded III King England.                

                    John Monmouth (age 34) was present.
                
                    On his deathbed, John appointed a council of thirteen executors to help Henry reclaim the kingdom and requested that his son be placed into the guardianship of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke (age 70).                

                    King John's will is the earliest English royal will to survive in its original form. The document is quite small, roughly the size of a postcard and the seals of those who were present at the time would have been attached to it. Translation of the will taken from an article by Professor S.D. Church in the English Historical Review, June 2010:
                
                    I, John, by the grace of God king of England, lord of Ireland, duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, count of Anjou, hindered by grave infirmity and not being able at this time of my infirmity to itemize all my things so that I may make a testament, commit the arbitration and administration of my testament to the trust and to the legitimate administration of my faithful men whose names are written below, without whose counsel, even in good health, I would have by no means arranged my testament in their presence, so that what they will faithfully arrange and determine concerning my things as much as in making satisfaction to God and to holy Church for damages and injuries done to them as in sending succour to the land of Jerusalem and in providing support to my sons towards obtaining and defending their inheritance and in making reward to those who have served us faithfully and in making distribution to the poor and to religious houses for the salvation of my soul, be right and sure. I ask, furthermore, that whoever shall give them counsel and assistance in the arranging of my testament shall receive the grace and favour of God. Whoever shall infringe their arrangement and disposition, may he incur the curse and indignation of almighty God and the blessed Mary and all the saints.
                
                    In the first place, therefore, I desire that my body be buried in the church of St Mary and St Wulfstan at Worcester. I appoint, moreover, the following arbiters and administrators: the lord Guala, by the grace of God, cardinal-priest of the title of St Martin and legate of the apostolic see; the lord Peter bishop of Winchester; the lord Richard bishop of Chichester; the lord Silvester bishop of Worcester; Brother Aimery de St-Maur; William Marshal earl of Pembroke; Ranulf earl of Chester; William earl Ferrers; William Brewer; Walter de Lacy and John of Monmouth; Savaric de Mauléon; Falkes de Bréauté.
                
                    The signatories were:
                
                    Guala Bicchieri (ca 1150 - 1227) Papal Legate.
                
                    Bishop Peter de Roches, Bishop of Winchester.
                
                    Richard le Poer (? - 1237), Bishop of Chichester.
                
                    Sylvester of Worcester, Bishop of Worcester.
                
                    Aimery de St-Maur (? -?1219), Master of the English Templars.
                
                    William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke (age 70).                

                    Ranulf de Blondeville Gernon 6th Earl Chester 1st Earl Lincoln (age 46).
                
                    William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby (age 48).                

                    William Brewer (? - 1226), 1st Baron Brewer.
                
                    Walter de Lacy (ca 1172-1241) Lord of Meath.
                
                    John: (1182 - 1248) Lord of Monmouth.
                
                    Savaric de Mauléon (? - 1236) Seneschal of Poitou from 1205.
                
                    Falkes de Bréauté (? - 1226) Seneschal of Cardiff Castle.

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On 02 Aug 1222 Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence (age 65) died. His son [his son] Raymond Rouerge VII Count Toulose (age 25) succeeded VII Count Toulose. [his daughter-in-law] Sancha Barcelona Countess Toulose by marriage Countess Toulose.

Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence and Beatrice Beziers were married. He the son of Raymond Rouerge V Count Toulose and Constance Capet Countess Boulogne and Toulose.

[his son] Joan Rouerge Marquess Provence was born to Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence and Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

[his father] Raymond Rouerge V Count Toulose and [his mother] Constance Capet Countess Boulogne and Toulose were married. She by marriage Countess Toulose. She the daughter of [his grandfather] King Louis VI of France and [his grandmother] Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France. He the son of [his grandfather] Alphonse Rouerge I Count Toulose.