Raoul II Of Lusignan
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Raoul II of Lusignan (c. 1200 – c. September 1, 1246, buried at the Abbey of Foucarmont) was the son of
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 ...
and his wife
Alix, Countess of Eu 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, and Matilda, daughter of Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey, and Isabel de Warenne. Countess of Eu, Lady of ...
. He became Seigneur d'
Exoudun Exoudun is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. History During the Middle Ages, Lordship of Exoudun was held in succession by several noble families, including the Lusignans The House ...
and
Count of Eu Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
upon his father death in 1219. He was married firstly in 1222 to Jeanne de Bourgogne (1200 – 1223, buried at the Abbaye de Foncarmont), daughter of
Odo III, Duke of Burgundy Eudes III (1166 – July 6, 1218), commonly known in English as Odo III, was duke of Burgundy between 1192 and 1218. Odo was the eldest son of duke Hugh III and his first wife Alice, daughter of Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine. Life Odo did not foll ...
. His second wife, whom he married after 1223, was Yolande of
Dreux Dreux () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. Geography Dreux lies on the small river Blaise, a tributary of the Eure, about 35 km north of Chartres. Dreux station has rail connections to Argentan, Paris and Granvi ...
(1196 – October 16, 1239); their daughter was: *
Marie, Countess of Eu Marie of Lusignan or Marie I de Lusignan (died in Poitou, 1 October 1260; buried at the Abbey of Foucarmont), was the only child of Raoul II of Lusignan and his second wife, Yolande de Dreux. She became Dame d'Exoudun, Countess of Eu on the dea ...
Raoul's third wife was
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 ...
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