Alix Princess of France , Countess of Vexin 
Alix Princess of was born about 1170 in Paris, Seine, France. Alix Princess of's father was Louis VII "The Younger" King of France and her mother was Alix of Champagne. Her paternal grandparents were Louis VI "The Fat" King of France and Adelaide of Savoy; her maternal grandparents were Theobald IV Count of Champagne & Blois and Mathilde von Sponheim of Carinthia. She had a brother and a sister, named Philip II "Philip Augustus" King of and Agnes Anna de Capet Princess of. She was the second oldest of the three children. She had four half-sisters named Agnes Capet Princess of, Marie Capet Princess of, Alix Princess of and Margaret Princess of. She died in 1221 in Castile, Spain.General Notes
Alix/Alice was betrothed to Richard I "The Lion-hearted", but never married to him, as he married another during the crusades. She was taken to England at an early age, and kept there until well into her twenties, having had an affair with Richard's brother, King John, during this period.
Douglas Richardson believes that Alice was actually born in 1160, and a daughter of Constance of Castile, who died in childbirth, having Alice. This would make her not just 9 years, but 19 years older than her husband. Maybe so, after all, there is something to be said for marrying the daughter of the King, even if far older than oneself.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1081 in Herbst, France d.01 Aug 1137 in Bethizy Castle, Paris, France
- b.~ 1120 in Rheims, Marne, France d.18 Sep 1180 in Paris, Seine, France
- b.~ 1092 in Savoy, France d.18 Nov 1154
- b.~ 1170 in Paris, Seine, France d.1221 in Castile, Spain
- b.1093 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Orleanais/Centre, France d.10 JAN 1151/52
- b.~ 1140 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Orleanais/Centre, France d.04 Jun 1206 in Paris, Seine, France
- b.1110 in Karnten, Austria d.03 Dec 1161
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Alix Princess of and William III Count of were married in a religious ceremony on August 20th, 1195 in Meudon, France. They had a daughter named Marie Countess of.
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Children
Marie Countess of Ponthieu
Marie Countess of was born on April 17th, 1199 in Aumale, Seine-Maritime, France. She died at the age of 51 in September 1250 in Normandy, France.
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