Elizabeth of Courtenay french: Elisabeth de Courtenay) (c. 1199–1269 or later) was an Empress consort of Bulgaria, the daughter of
Peter II of Courtenay
Peter, also Peter II of Courtenay (french: Pierre de Courtenay; died 1219), was emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople from 1216 to 1217.
Biography
Peter II was a son of Peter I of Courtenay (died 1183), a younger son of Louis VI of Franc ...
and
Yolanda of Flanders
Yolanda (french: Yolande de Hainault; 1175 – August 1219), often called Yolanda of Flanders, was Empress of the Latin Empire in Constantinople, first as the wife of Emperor Peter from 1216 to 1217 and thereafter as regent until her death in 1 ...
.
Elisabeth married
tsar
Tsar ( or ), also spelled ''czar'', ''tzar'', or ''csar'', is a title used by East Slavs, East and South Slavs, South Slavic monarchs. The term is derived from the Latin word ''Caesar (title), caesar'', which was intended to mean "emperor" i ...
Boril of
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
(died 1218),
Walter
Walter may refer to:
People
* Walter (name), both a surname and a given name
* Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968)
* Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...
of
Bar-sur-Seine
Bar-sur-Seine (, literally ''Bar on Seine'') is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Barrois'' or ''Barroises'' and ''Barséquanais'' or ''Barséquanais ...
(died 1219) and then
Eudes I Lord of Montaigu.
Elizabeth and Eudes had:
* Alexandre of Montagu, (1221–1249)
* Guillaume I, Lord of Montaigu, (1222–1300)
* Phillipe of Montagu, Lord of Chagny (born 1227) married Flore d'Antigny. Had a daughter Jeanne of Montagu.
* Gaucher of Montagu, Lord of
Jambles
Jambles () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department
The following is a list of the 565 communes of the Saône-et-Loire dep ...
, (born 1230)
* Eudes of Montagu, (born 1231)
*''Unnamed daughter'', (died young)
*''Unnamed daughter'', (died young)
*
Marguerite, Lady of Villeneuve, (born 1232)
Notes
References
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Medieval Bulgarian nobility
Bulgarian consorts
12th-century births
13th-century deaths
Year of birth uncertain
Year of death unknown
Capetian House of Courtenay
Women of the Crusader states
Asen dynasty
13th-century Bulgarian people
13th-century Bulgarian women
12th-century Bulgarian people
12th-century Bulgarian women
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