Henry II, Count of Eu
Henry II, Count of Eu (died 1191), son of John, Count of Eu and Lord of Hastings, and Alice d'Aubigny.[1] Henry inherited the countship of Eu and lordship of Hastings upon the death of his father (1170).
Henry married Matilda,[1] daughter of Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey, and Isabel de Warenne, 4th Countess of Surrey. Henry and Matilda had:
- Raoul of Eu (d. 1 May 1186)
- Guy of Eu (d. 1185)
- Alix, Countess of Eu, married in 1213 to Raoul I of Lusignan who became Count of Eu[2]
- Jeanne of Eu.
Upon the death of Henry, his daughter became Countess of Eu and Lady of Hastings. Henry was buried at Foucarmont.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Power 2004, p. 497.
- ^ Pollock 2015, p. 101.
- ^ Crouch 2005, p. 164.
Sources
[edit]- Crouch, David (2005). The Birth of Nobility: Constructing Aristocracy in England and France, 900-1300. Pearson Education Limited.
- Pollock, M. A. (2015). Scotland, England and France After the Loss of Normandy, 1204-1296. The Boydell Press.
- Power, Daniel (2004). The Norman Frontier in the Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Centuries. Cambridge University Press.
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