De la Roche family
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| Etymology | "of the Rock" in French in reference to the place of origin |
| Place of origin | La Roche-sur-l'Ognon, Duchy of Athens, Fourth Crusade |
| Members | Othon de la Roche (founder) |
| Distinctions | Dukes (European nobility) |
The De la Roche family was a French noble family named for La Roche-sur-l'Ognon that founded the Duchy of Athens of the early 13th century.
People
- Alice de la Roche, (Unknown-1282) Lady of Beirut, Regent of Beirut
- Guy I de la Roche, (1205–1263) Frankish Duke of Athens
- Guy II de la Roche, (1280 – 1308) Frankish Duke of Athens
- Isabella de la Roche, (died c.1291) Daughter of Guy I de la Roche and wife of Geoffrey of Briel
- Jacqueline de la Roche (died c.1329) baroness of Veligosti and Damala in 1308-1329, from 1311 in co-regency with her spouse.
- John I de la Roche (died 1280) Frankish Duke of Athens, succeeding his father; Guy I de la Roche
- Othon de la Roche (died c.1234) First Frankish Lord and Duke of Athens
- Renaud de la Roche, father of Jacqueline de la Roche
- William de la Roche (lord of Veligosti) Baron of Veligosti and Damala in the Principality of Achaea, and a relative of the ruling Dukes of Athens of the de la Roche family.
- William I de la Roche (died 1287) succeeded his brother, John I de la Roche, as Duke of Athens in 1280.
See also
References
Bibliography
- James Rennell Rodd, The Princes of Achaia and the Chronicles of Morea: A Study of Greece in the Middle Ages, 1907, v. II, p. 314, "The De La Roches of Athens", [1] -- considered outdated