Seigneur Jean I d'Avesnes1

M, #1050025, b. 1 May 1218, d. 24 December 1257
Father*Seigneur Bouchard d'Avesnes b. ~ 1180, d. 1244
Mother*Margaret b. 2 Jun 1202, d. 10 Feb 1280
Relationship23rd great-grandfather of Robert Michael Damon
ReferenceRFC050-25

Names and TItles

Titled: Seigneur d'Etroen.1
Titled: Count of Hainault, Holland and Flanders.1
Titled: Seigneur d'Avesnes.1
Titled: Seneschal of Frederick II.1
Seigneur Jean I d'Avesnes is also recorded born on 1 May 1218 in Etraeungt, Nord, France.1 He was born in April 1218 in Houffalize, Luxembourg, Belgium.2 He was the son of Seigneur Bouchard d'Avesnes and Margaret. Seigneur Jean I d'Avesnes married Adelaide (Alhildis) (of Holland), daughter of Count Florenz IV of Holland and Adelaide of Holland, on 9 October 1246.1 Seigneur Jean I d'Avesnes died on 24 December 1257 in Valenciennes, Nord, France, at age 39.2,1 He was buried in Valenciennes, France.1
He declared a bastard by the Pope because he was the son of a cleric in 1236.1 He ligitimatized by the Emperor Frederick II in 1244.1 Jean I's father Seigneur Bouchard d'Avesnes died in 1244 in Etraeungt, Nord, France.3 Seigneur Jean I d'Avesnes became the father of Count Jean II d'Avesnes in 1247.1 Seigneur Jean I d'Avesnes became the father of Baudouin de Avesnes about 1249.2 Seigneur Jean I d'Avesnes became the father of Bouchard de Avesnes on 26 May 1251.2 Seigneur Jean I d'Avesnes became the father of Guy de Avesnes about 1253.2 Seigneur Jean I d'Avesnes became the father of Guillaume de Avesnes in 1254.2 Seigneur Jean I d'Avesnes became the father of Floris de Avesnes in 1255.2 Seigneur Jean I d'Avesnes became the father of Jeanne de Avesnes about 1256.2

References

Seigneur Jean I d'Avesnes has ID 50-25 in Royalty for Commoners.1

7 Children of Seigneur Jean I d'Avesnes and Adelaide (Alhildis) (of Holland), daughter of Count Florenz IV of Holland and Adelaide of Holland,

Children
ChartsPedigree of Robert Damon (Big)
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Last Edited27 Feb 2021

Citations

  1. [S7] Roderick W. Stuart, Royalty for Commoners, Fourth Edition, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc, 2002). Repository: Richard Smith Damon Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in. Hereinafter cited as Royalty for Commoners, 4th Edition.
  2. [S227] Samuel H. Sloan, ROYALFAM.GED (461 Peachstone Terrace, San Rafael CA: n.pub.). There are some wild errors in the data.
  3. [S31] Roderick W. Stuart, Royalty for Commoners, Third Edition (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1998). Repository: Winchester Library Winchester, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in. Hereinafter cited as RFC **** Check RFC4 ****.