Alys of France, Countess of Vexin

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Alys of France, Countess of Vexin, was a 12th-century French princess whose long-delayed and politically fraught betrothal to Richard the Lionheart made her a central figure in the dynastic struggles between the French and English crowns.

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Alys of France, Countess of Vexin canonical 4
Alys of France 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Capetian dynasty member
French princess
noblewoman
alsoKnownAs Adele of France
Alix of France
associatedWith Ponthieu
Vexin
betrothalArrangedBy Louis VII of France
betrothalArrangedWith House of Plantagenet
betrothalEnd 1189
betrothalStart circa 1169
betrothedTo Henry the Young King
Richard I of England
birthDate circa 1160
birthPlace Kingdom of France
brotherOccupation King of France
child Marie of Ponthieu
chronicleMention Ralph of Diceto
Roger of Hoveden
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
deathDate after 1212
deathPlace Ponthieu
dynasticRole link between Capetian and Plantagenet houses
era 12th century
early 13th century
father Louis VII of France
fatherOccupation King of France
feudalStatus countess consort
gender female
givenName Alys
historicalReputation figure in medieval chronicles concerning Richard I and Henry II
languageSpoken Old French
marriageDate circa 1195
marriagePlace Ponthieu region
mother Constance of Castile
nobleFamily House of Capet
linked to: Capetian dynasty
notableFor dynastic role in Anglo-French relations
long-delayed betrothal to Richard the Lionheart
politicalContext Anglo-French rivalry in the 12th century
politicalSignificance her person was used as a bargaining tool in treaties between France and England
positionHeld Countess consort of Ponthieu
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary
Philip II of France
spouse William IV Talvas, Count of Ponthieu
stepmother Adèle of Champagne
stepSibling Agnes of France, Byzantine empress
Philip I, Count of Flanders (through marital alliance context)
title Countess of Vexin

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Louis VII of France child Alys of France, Countess of Vexin
Alix of France, Countess of Blois sibling Alys of France, Countess of Vexin
Constance of Castile child Alys of France, Countess of Vexin
Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary stepSibling Alys of France
linked to: Alys of France, Countess of Vexin
Margaret of France sibling Alys of France
linked to: Alys of France, Countess of Vexin
Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy sibling Alys of France, Countess of Vexin