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Jean I, Count of Hainault Avesnes or D'Avesnes 1218–1257 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1218

Birth Location: Houffalize, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium

Death Date: 24 December 1257

Death Location: Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Father: Bouchard D'Avesnes

Mother: MARGARETHA Constantinople

Spouse(s): Aleida Holland

Children(s): Count II

Jean I, Count of Hainault Avesnes or D'Avesnes was born in 1218 in Houffalize, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium, the child of Bouchard Iv Count Seigneur De Avesnes Or D Avesnes And Margaretha Margaret Margareta Marguerite Iicountess De Dehainault Constantinople. Jean I, Count of Hainault Avesnes or D'Avesnes married Aleida Countess Of Holland, and had children including Count Of Hainault Jean Ii. Jean I, Count of Hainault Avesnes or D'Avesnes passed away in 1257 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

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Biography

  • Jean I, Count of Hainault Avesnes or D'Avesnes was born in 1218 in Houffalize, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium, the child of Bouchard Iv Count Seigneur De Avesnes Or D Avesnes And Margaretha Margaret Margareta Marguerite Iicountess De Dehainault Constantinople.
  • Jean I, Count of Hainault Avesnes or D'Avesnes married Aleida Countess Of Holland, and had children including Count Of Hainault Jean Ii.
  • Jean I, Count of Hainault Avesnes or D'Avesnes passed away in 1257 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Bouchard D'Avesnes
1185–1244
Birth Location: Oizy, Namur, Belgium, Netherlands
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MARGARETHA Constantinople
1202–1280
Birth Location: Nord, Nord Pas de Calais, France or Flanders, Belgium
MC

Spouses(s)

Aleida Holland
1226–1284
Birth Location: Herven, S-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
AH

Children(s)

Count II
1247–1304
Birth Location: Brabant, Holland
CI

Jean D'Avesnes's Ancestors

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Jean D'Avesnes
1218–1257
Birth Place: Houffalize, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Parents
Bouchard IV, Count\Seigneur de Avesnes or D'Avesnes
1185–1244
Oizy, Namur, Belgium, Netherlands
MARGARETHA (Margaret Margareta Marguerite IICountess de deHainault) Constantinople
1202–1280
Nord, Nord Pas de Calais, France or Flanders, Belgium
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jean D'Avesnes's Descendants

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Jean (I, Count of Hainault Avesnes or) D'Avesnes (1 May 1218–24 December 1257) m. Aleida (Countess of) Holland (1226–09 Apr 1284)
  1. 1. Count (of Hainault Jean) II 1247–1304 m. Philippina, (Countess Luxembourg,) Maas 1252–1311
    1. 1. Willem (III) DeAvesnes 1286–1337 m. JEANNE (De) Valois 1294–1342
      1. 1. Philippa DeHainault 1311–1369 m. Edward (III) Plantagenet 1312–1377
        1. 1. Lionel (of Antwerp, Prince of England, Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, K.G.) dkr 1338–1368 m. Elizabeth ((DeBurgh) (Plantagenet) (DeRichmond) (Bruce)) England 1332–1363
        2. 2. Edmund (Langley) Plantagenet 1341–1402 m. Isabel Perez 1355–1392 m. Joan Holland 1380–1434
        3. 3. John (of Gaunt) Beaufort 1340–1399 m. Catherine (de Swynford) deRoet 1350–1403
        4. 4. Thomas ((Duke of Gloucester) Prince of England,) Plantagenet 1355–1397 m. Eleanor (De) Bohun 1366–1399

Jean D'Avesnes's Timeline

2 Records

1218
1 May 1218
Birth of Jean I, Count of Hainault Avesnes or D'Avesnes in Houffalize, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
Houffalize, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium
1257
24 December 1257
Age 39
Death of Jean I, Count of Hainault Avesnes or D'Avesnes in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1218
    Event Place: Houffalize, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 December 1257
    Event Place: Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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