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Alice de Lusignan, Countess of Surrey

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 Alice le Brun de Lusignan (born c. 1224- 9 February 1256) was a half-sister of King Henry III of England and the wife of John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey.

Lineage

Alice was born in Lusignan, Vienne, France around 1224. She was the second eldest daughter of Hugh X de Lusignan,"le brun", Count of La Marche and Isabella of Angouleme, widowed Queen-Consort of King John of England. Her paternal grandparents were Hugh IX de Lusignan, Count of La Marche, and Mathilde de Taillefer of Angouleme. Her maternal grandparents were Adhemar de Taillefer, Count of Angouleme and Alice de Courtenay.[1] She was one of nine siblings.

List of siblings

  1. Hugh XI of Lusignan, Count of La Marche and Angouleme.(1221-1250). Married Yolande de Dreux.
  2. Aymer de Lusignan, Bishop of Winchester (1222- 5 December1260
  3. Agathe de Lusignan (1223- after 1269). Married Guillaume II de Chauvigny, Seigneur de Chateauroux.
  4. Guy de Lusignan, Seigneur de Couhe, de Cognac and d' Archiac. (died 1264 at the Battle of Lewes).
  5. William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1225-1296). Married Joan de Munchensi.
  6. Geoffroi de Lusignan, Seigneur de Jarnac. (died 1274). Married Jeanne de Chatellerault, Viscountess of Chatellerault.
  7. Marguerite de Lusignan (c.1228-1288). Married firstly Raymond VII de Toulouse, secondly Aimery IX de Thouars, Viscount of Thouars, and thirdly Geoffrey V de Chateaubriant.
  8. Isabelle de Lusignan

Marriage

In 1247, a year after her mother's death, Alice, along with three of her brothers, William, Aymer and Guy, accompanied the new papale legate, the Cardinal Bishop of Sabina to England which they had decided to make their home, and live at the nation's expense. [2]In August of that year, her half-brother, King Henry married her to John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey (August1231-29 September1304). The marriage caused some resentment amongst the English nobility, as they considered the King's Lusignan siblings to be parasites and a liability to the Kingdom.[3] Alice was also said to have been disdainful of all things English.[4] John was the son of William de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey and Maud Marshall. They had three children.

List of children

  1. Eleanor de Warenne (1251-1282). Married Sir Henry de Percy. Had issue, including Henry Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick.
  2. Isabella de Warenne. Married John Balliol and was the mother of Edward Balliol.
  3. William de Warenne (9 February1256-15 December1286. He was killed in a tournament. Married Joane de Vere. Had two children, John de Warenne, 8th Earl of Surrey, and Alice de Warenne (June 1287-23 May 1338 who married Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel.

Death

Alice died in Warren, Sussex, England, on 9 February 1256 after giving birth to her only son, William. She was about 32 years of age.

References

  1. The Complete Peerage
  2. Thomas B. Costain, "The Magnificent Century". Published by Doubleday, 1959.
  3. www.genealogy,euweb.cz/crus/Lusignan.
  4. Europaseiche Stammtafeln "Lusignan".
  1. ^ The Complete Peerage"
  2. ^ Thomas B. Costain "The Magnificent Century", Page151.
  3. ^ Costain,page 151
  4. ^ Costain,page 151.
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