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Alice de Lusignan, Countess of Gloucester

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Alice was described as being very beautiful with dark hair and dark eyes. She was also flirtatious and provocative. She was said to strongly resemble her grandmother Queen Isabella. In the late summer of 1259, she formed a friendship with her half first cousin, Prince Edward, who would later ascend
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on 14 May 1264 King Henry's forces were defeated by those led by Simon and Gloucester who commanded the second line of battle. After the victory, Gilbert and his brother Thomas were both knighted. Simon de Montfort became the
244:. He was ten years old at the time of his marriage. In later years, "Red" Gilbert would become one of the most powerful and important noblemen in the kingdom. The marriage produced two daughters. 134: 346:. In 1267, he and Alice began to live apart; on 18 July 1271 they formally separated, and the marriage was annulled on 16 May 1285. Gloucester married secondly, on 30 April 1290, 350:, daughter of Prince Edward who had acceded in 1272 as King Edward I of England. Alice died in May 1290. Through her daughter Joan, Alice was the grandmother of 306:, Alice's husband supported them. Prince Edward, who headed the Royalist Army, quickly went to war against the traitors who had betrayed his father. 303: 233: 154: 102: 262: 334:, in which Simon de Montfort was killed, Gloucester was richly rewarded for his support of Prince Edward and was granted the castle and title of 453: 237: 443: 463: 241: 458: 448: 31: 269: 428: 468: 438: 225: 205: 330:. A month later, he fell out with Montfort and transferred his allegiance to Prince Edward. Later after the 433: 213: 201: 158: 295: 286: 197: 185: 165: 123: 311: 189: 331: 17: 359: 351: 307: 254: 92: 363: 318: 258: 209: 224:
She arrived in England on an unrecorded date. On 6 April 1250, her father was killed in
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It was rumoured that she became the mistress of her half first cousin
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was in France at the time. Alice was released shortly afterward.
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ruler of England. On 20 October the Earl of Gloucester was
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broke out and the barons rose up against the King led by
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Alice de Lusigan was born sometime after October 1236 in
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Isabel de Clare (10 March 1263 – 1333), married firstly
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Yolande de Dreux, Countess of Penthièvre and of Porhoet
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Thomas B. Costain "The Magnificent Century", Page236
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by whom she had issue, and secondly Gervase Avenel.
130: 119: 109: 98: 86: 78: 59: 41: 268:Joan de Clare (1264- after 1302), married firstly 354:, Countess of Buchan, who placed the crown of 30:For other people named Alice de Lusignan, see 188:, Seigneur de Lusignan, Couhe, et de Peyrat, 8: 342:. He became the most powerful lord in the 38: 234:Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester 155:Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester 103:Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester 27:Half-sister of King Henry III of England 375: 263:Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley 212:, she was niece, in the half blood, of 238:Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford 126:, Count of La Marche and of Angoulême 7: 289:, alleged lover of Alice of Lusignan 32:Alice de Lusignan (disambiguation) 25: 270:Duncan Macduff, 7th Earl of Fife 204:. By her paternal grandmother, 18:Alice de Lusignan of Angoulême 1: 454:13th-century English nobility 444:13th-century French nobility 464:13th-century English people 485: 459:13th-century English women 184:, France, the daughter of 29: 449:13th-century French women 232:. In 1253, Alice married 157:, and half-niece of King 48: 208:, Queen-Consort of King 290: 105:, 6th Earl of Hertford 54:Countess of Gloucester 385:The Complete Peerage. 284: 265:. She died childless. 206:Isabella of Angoulême 202:Hugh XII of Lusignan 159:Henry III of England 50:Countess of Hertford 429:13th-century births 338:and the castle of 294:the throne as King 287:Edward I of England 198:Yolande of Brittany 186:Hugh XI of Lusignan 124:Hugh XI of Lusignan 469:English countesses 312:Eleanor of Castile 291: 226:battle at Fariskur 190:Count of La Marche 147:Alice of Angoulême 63:after October 1236 439:House of Lusignan 412:Costain,page 261. 403:Costain, page 236 358:upon the head of 332:Battle of Evesham 304:Simon de Montfort 143:Alice de Lusignan 140: 139: 43:Alice de Lusignan 16:(Redirected from 476: 413: 410: 404: 401: 395: 392: 386: 383: 360:Robert the Bruce 352:Isabella MacDuff 308:Tonbridge Castle 255:Guy de Beauchamp 200:, and sister of 74: 39: 21: 484: 483: 479: 478: 477: 475: 474: 473: 419: 418: 417: 416: 411: 407: 402: 398: 393: 389: 384: 377: 372: 319:Battle of Lewes 279: 261:, and secondly 259:Earl of Warwick 250: 222: 210:John of England 174: 114: 113:Isabel de Clare 65: 64: 52: 44: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 482: 480: 472: 471: 466: 461: 456: 451: 446: 441: 436: 431: 421: 420: 415: 414: 405: 396: 387: 374: 373: 371: 368: 328:excommunicated 278: 275: 274: 273: 266: 249: 246: 221: 218: 173: 170: 138: 137: 132: 128: 127: 121: 117: 116: 111: 107: 106: 100: 96: 95: 90: 84: 83: 80: 76: 75: 61: 57: 56: 46: 45: 42: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 481: 470: 467: 465: 462: 460: 457: 455: 452: 450: 447: 445: 442: 440: 437: 435: 432: 430: 427: 426: 424: 409: 406: 400: 397: 391: 388: 382: 380: 376: 369: 367: 365: 361: 357: 353: 349: 345: 344:Welsh Marches 341: 337: 333: 329: 325: 320: 315: 313: 309: 305: 301: 297: 288: 283: 277:Prince Edward 276: 271: 267: 264: 260: 256: 252: 251: 247: 245: 243: 239: 235: 231: 227: 219: 217: 215: 211: 207: 203: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 171: 169: 167: 166:Prince Edward 162: 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 136: 133: 129: 125: 122: 118: 115:Joan de Clare 112: 108: 104: 101: 97: 94: 91: 89: 85: 81: 77: 72: 68: 62: 58: 55: 51: 47: 40: 37: 33: 19: 408: 399: 390: 348:Joan of Acre 316: 292: 242:Maud de Lacy 223: 175: 163: 146: 142: 141: 88:Noble family 53: 49: 36: 434:1290 deaths 336:Abergavenny 423:Categories 370:References 340:Brecknock 300:civil war 214:Henry III 194:Angoulême 178:Angoulême 99:Spouse(s) 67:Angoulême 356:Scotland 324:de facto 296:Edward I 220:Marriage 182:Charente 93:Lusignan 82:May 1290 73:, France 317:At the 298:. When 257:, 10th 151:Marcher 196:, and 172:Family 153:baron 131:Mother 120:Father 71:Poitou 364:Scone 285:King 248:Issue 230:Egypt 110:Issue 240:and 192:and 145:(or 79:Died 60:Born 362:at 425:: 378:^ 366:. 228:, 216:. 180:, 161:. 69:, 34:. 20:)

Index

Alice de Lusignan of Angoulême
Alice de Lusignan (disambiguation)
Angoulême
Poitou
Noble family
Lusignan
Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester
Hugh XI of Lusignan
Yolande de Dreux, Countess of Penthièvre and of Porhoet
Marcher
Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester
Henry III of England
Prince Edward
Angoulême
Charente
Hugh XI of Lusignan
Count of La Marche
Angoulême
Yolande of Brittany
Hugh XII of Lusignan
Isabella of Angoulême
John of England
Henry III
battle at Fariskur
Egypt
Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester
Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford
Maud de Lacy
Guy de Beauchamp
Earl of Warwick

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