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Nicholas d''Oisy, Lord of Avesnes
b: ABT 1130
d: ABT 1170
Biography
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
Facts
  • ABT 1130 - Birth -
  • ABT 1170 - Death -
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Family Group Sheet - Child
PARENT (M) Walter I, Lord of Avesnes
Birth
Death
Marriageto Ada
Father?
Mother?
PARENT (F) Ada
Birth
Death
Marriageto Walter I, Lord of Avesnes
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
MNicholas d''Oisy, Lord of Avesnes
BirthABT 1130
DeathABT 1170
Marriageto Matilda de la Roche
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Nicholas d''Oisy, Lord of Avesnes
BirthABT 1130
DeathABT 1170
Marriageto Matilda de la Roche
FatherWalter I, Lord of Avesnes
MotherAda
PARENT (F) Matilda de la Roche
Birth
Death
Marriageto Thierry de Walcourt
Marriageto Nicholas d''Oisy, Lord of Avesnes
FatherHenry I of la Roche
MotherMatilda of Limburg
CHILDREN
MJames of Avesnes
Birth
Death
Marriageto Adela
Descendancy Chart