James of Avesnes
Military Commander
1152 – 1191
Who was James of Avesnes?
James was a son of Nicholas d'Oisy, Lord of Avesnes and Matilda de la Roche. He was the lord of Avesnes, Condé, and Leuze from 1171. He participated in the Third Crusade as leader of a detachment of French, Flemish, and Frisian soldiers which arrived in the Holy Land in 1189. He died there at the Battle of Arsuf in 1191.
He married Adela, daughter of Bouchard of Guise, and was the father of:
Walter II of Avesnes
James, lord of Landrechies
William
Bouchard IV of Avesnes
Matilda, married Nicholas IV of Rumigny and Louis IV of Chiny
Adelaide, married Rogier of Rosoy
Ida, married Engelbert IV of Edingen
Adela, married Henry III of Grandpré and Ralph, Count of Soissons
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- Born
- 1152
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- Died
- Sep 7, 1191
Arsuf
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on July 23, 2013
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