Alix d’Eu or Alice of Eu ( – May 1246), was ruling Countess of Eu from 1191 to 1246. She was the daughter of

Henry II, Count of Eu Henry II, Count of Eu (died 1191), son of John, Count of Eu and Lord of Hastings, and Alice d'Aubigny. Henry inherited the countship of Eu and lordship of Hastings upon the death of his father (1170). Henry married Matilda, daughter of Hamelin de ...

, and Matilda, daughter of

Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey ( 1130 – 7 May 1202) (''alias'' Hamelin of Anjou and, anachronistically,"It is much to be wished that the surname "Plantagenet," which since the time of Charles II, has been freely given to all descendants of ...

, and Isabel de Warenne. Countess of Eu, Lady of Hastings. Alix inherited Eu and Hastings upon her father's death in 1191 as her older brothers had both died prematurely. She was the last ruler of the county of Eu from the

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. By 1191, Alix was married to

Raoul I of Lusignan Raoul I of Lusignan (born c. 1160/5 – Melle, 1 May 1219) was the second son of Hugh de Lusignan (d. 1169) and the grandson of Hugh VIII of Lusignan. He was a prominent nobleman in the region of Poitou, and lord (''seigneur'') d'Exoudun, de Melle ...

, Lord of

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(died 1219), who became (through marriage with Alix: ''

de jure uxoris ''Jure uxoris'' (a Latin phrase meaning "by right of (his) wife"), citing . describes a title of nobility used by a man because his wife holds the office or title ''suo jure'' ("in her own right"). Similarly, the husband of an heiress could becom ...

'') Count of Eu and Lord of Hastings. Alix and Raoul had several children, including: * Raoul II de Lusignan, Count of Eu (born c. 1200 – died in 1250). * Matilda Lusignan (c. 1210 – August 14, 1241), who married

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, 1st Earl of Essex and

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. She was buried at Llanthony, Gloucester. Her husband died in 1219, and Alix traveled to England, apparently under some arrangement with

Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent (; ; ; c.1170 – before 5 May 1243) was an English nobleman who served as Chief Justiciar of England and Ireland during the reigns of King John and of his son and successor King Henry III and, as a consequenc ...

, Justicar of England. Their relationship remains a mystery. In a charter dated February 1233, Alix granted to

Louis IX, King of France Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), commonly known as Saint Louis or Louis the Saint, was King of France from 1226 to 1270, and the most illustrious of the Direct Capetians. He was crowned in Reims at the age of 12, following the ...

. It is unclear how Alix came to control Forz. Alix was interred at La Mothe-Saint-Héray upon her death. The Counts of Eu continued through several generations of the

House of Lusignan The House of Lusignan ( ; ) was a royal house of French origin, which at various times ruled several principalities in Europe and the Levant, including the kingdoms of Jerusalem, Cyprus, and Armenia, from the 12th through the 15th centuries du ...

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Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: Alix d’Eu
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