Raoul II, Lord of Coucy (died 1250) was a son of
Enguerrand III and his wife Maria of Oisy. In 1246 he succeeded his father as
lord of Coucy
The Lords of Coucy (french: sires de Coucy or ''seigneurs de Coucy''), also spelt Couci, were a medieval lordship based on the barony of Coucy located in the current commune of Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique, Picardy. The château de Coucy was founde ...
. Raoul died at the
Battle of Mansurah in
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...
during the
Seventh Crusade.
Raoul married Elisabeth, daughter of
Walter III of Châtillon
Walter III of Châtillon (french: Gaucher III de Châtillon ; la, Gualcherius de Castellione) was a French knight and Lord of Châtillon, Montjay, Troissy, Crécy et Pierrefonds until his death in 1219. With his marriage, he became Count of ...
, and later remarried to
Philippe of Dammartin Philippe of Dammartin (Philippa de Dammartin) was a 13th-century noble woman. Philippe was the daughter of Simon of Dammartin, Count of Aumâle and his wife Marie of Ponthieu. She was the sister of Joan, Countess of Ponthieu, wife of Ferdinand III ...
, daughter of
Simon of Dammartin.
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1250 deaths
Christians of the Sixth Crusade
Christians of the Seventh Crusade
Lords of Coucy
Year of birth unknown
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