Nicholas d ''Oisy, Lord of Avesnes, nicknamed le Beau ("the Handsome")(c.?1130 – c.?1170), was a son of Walter I, Lord of Avesnes and his wife,Ada of Tournai. He was Lord of Avesnes, Leuze and Condé. He built castlesin Landrechies and Condé.
Nicholas was married to Matilda de la Roche, the widow of Thierry deWalcourt. She was the daughter of Henry I of la Roche (c.?1100 – 1126),Count of la Roche and warden of Stavelot and Malmedy and his wife,Matilda of Limburg. Her paternal grandfather was Albert III, Count ofNamur; her maternal grandfather was Henry, Duke of Lower Lorraine.
They had the following children:
James, succeeded his father as Lord of Avesnes, died during the ThirdCrusade
Ida (d. c.?1205), married Ingelram, Count of Saint Pol and secondly,castellan William IV of Saint-Omer
Fastrad, warden of La Flamengerie Abbey. He had three children, of whomJames became bishop of Tournai
a daughter
possibly Radulf
Nicholas was married to Matilda de la Roche, the widow of Thierry deWalcourt. She was the daughter of Henry I of la Roche (c.?1100 – 1126),Count of la Roche and warden of Stavelot and Malmedy and his wife,Matilda of Limburg. Her paternal grandfather was Albert III, Count ofNamur; her maternal grandfather was Henry, Duke of Lower Lorraine.
They had the following children:
James, succeeded his father as Lord of Avesnes, died during the ThirdCrusade
Ida (d. c.?1205), married Ingelram, Count of Saint Pol and secondly,castellan William IV of Saint-Omer
Fastrad, warden of La Flamengerie Abbey. He had three children, of whomJames became bishop of Tournai
a daughter
possibly Radulf
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- ABT 1170 - Death -
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PARENT (M) Walter I, Lord of Avesnes | |||
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PARENT (F) Ada | |||
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Marriage | to Walter I, Lord of Avesnes | ||
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M | Nicholas d''Oisy, Lord of Avesnes | ||
Birth | ABT 1130 | ||
Death | ABT 1170 | ||
Marriage | to Matilda de la Roche |
PARENT (M) Nicholas d''Oisy, Lord of Avesnes | |||
Birth | ABT 1130 | ||
Death | ABT 1170 | ||
Marriage | to Matilda de la Roche | ||
Father | Walter I, Lord of Avesnes | ||
Mother | Ada | ||
PARENT (F) Matilda de la Roche | |||
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Marriage | to Thierry de Walcourt | ||
Marriage | to Nicholas d''Oisy, Lord of Avesnes | ||
Father | Henry I of la Roche | ||
Mother | Matilda of Limburg | ||
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M | James of Avesnes | ||
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Marriage | to Adela |
1 Nicholas d''Oisy, Lord of Avesnes b: ABT 1130 d: ABT 1170
+ Adela d: 1185
+ Adelaide of Holland, Countess of Hainaut b: ABT 1230
+ Edward III b: 13 NOV 1312 d: 21 JUN 1377
8 John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster b: 6 MAR 1340 d: 3 FEB 1399
+ Blanche
9 Henry Beaufort b: ABT 1375 d: 11 APR 1447