Raoul I de Lusignan , Comte d'Eu 
Raoul I de was born about 1178 in La Marche, Poitou, France. Raoul I de's father was Geoffrey de Lusignan and his mother was Umberge de Limoges. His paternal grandparents were Hugh VIII "Le Brun" Sire de Lusignan and Bourgogne (Berbone) de Rancon; his maternal grandparents were Adhemir (Aymar) V Vicomte de Limoges and Sarah FitzRoy of Cornwall. He was an only child. He died on May 1st, 1219 in Shenton, Leicestershire, England.General Notes
In its two references MCS does not say anything about Raoul except his marriage to Alice d'Eu, and their child Maud who m. Humphrey de Bohun.
Raoul I de Lusignan, d. 1 May 1219, Count d'Eu, brother of Hugh IX & son of Hugh died young (son of Hugh VIII, Sire de Lusignan & wife Bourgogne). [Ancestral Roots]
The above citation by AR indicates that Raoul is brother of Hugh IX, but not son of Hugh VIII, but the son of a recently discovered "Hugh died young" (but not too young to have fathered two sons, I name him Hugh VIII-1/2). CP and the well-respected German work "Europaeische Stammtafeln" (ES) which I don't have a copy of named him son of Hugh VIII. CP, which is a little outdated on this particular area would still have him as brother of Hugh IX, while ES has him as uncle of Hugh IX, with Hugh IX being son of Hugh VIII-1/2. Following the postings on the newsgroup soc.genealogy.medieval, does not lead to a definite conclusion as to what the "experts" know about Raoul's parentage.
Given the fact that the experts are divided as to Raoul's parents, I feel somewhat justified in following the majority of the World Connect people in having Raoul's parents being Geoffrey & Humberge. I have no published source for this, indeed the sources say he was son of Hugh VIII or Hugh VIII-1/2, with many experts arguing that he was not a younger brother of Hugh IX because then Hugh IX would have taken the very lucrative marriage with Alice d'Eu instead of Raoul. Placing Raoul as son of Geoffrey makes him 1st cousin to Hugh IX.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1039 in Lusignan, Vienne, Poitou, France d.1102
- b.~ 1090 in Lusignan, Vienne, Poitou, France d.AFT 2 FEB 1150/51
- b.~ 1058 in Thouars, Anjou, France d.>07 Dec 1099
- b.~ 1118 in Lusignan, Vienne, Poitou, France d.~ 1173 in In captivity (11 Apr 1169) while on Crusade in Syria
- b.~ 1095 in Armenia d.1144
- b.~ 1150 in Lusignan, Vienne, Poitou, France d.1224
- b.~ 1090 in Taillebourg, Saintonge, France
- b.1120 in Taillebourg, Saintonge, France d.>11 Apr 1169
- b.~ 1178 in La Marche, Poitou, France d.01 May 1219 in Shenton, Leicestershire, England
- b.~ 1075 in Comborn, Correze, Limousin, France
- b.~ 1110 in Limoges, Haute Vienne, Limousin, France d.1148
- b.~ 1085 in Limoges, Haute Vienne, Limousin, France d.> 1153
- b.~ 1135 in Limoges, Haute Vienne, Limousin, France d.< 1188
- b.~ 1090 in Turenne, Correze, Limousin, France d.~ 1122
- b.~ 1120 in Turenne, Correze, Limousin, France d.> 1201
- b.1105 in Perche, Normandy, France d.1143
- b.1086 in England d.25 Nov 1120 in Drowned in wreck of the White Ship along with Prince William
- b.~ 1155 in Limoges, Haute Vienne, Limousin, France d.~ 1187 in Jaffa, Holy Lands
- b.1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England d.01 Dec 1135 in Lyons-La-Foret, Normandy, France
- b.~ 1105 in Dunstanville, Kent, England d.01 Jul 1175 in Chertsey, Sussex, England
- b.~ 1052 in Pays de Caux, Normandy, France d.~ 1130 in Alcester, Warwickshire, England
- b.~ 1087 in Alcester, Warwickshire, England d.> 1157
- b.~ 1137 in Launceston, Cornwall, England d.1206
- b.~ 1085 in Cardinham, Bodmin, Cornwall, England d.> 1130
- b.~ 1114 in Cardinan, Cornwall, England d.1162
- b.~ 1086 in Cardinan, Cornwall, England
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‌Raoul I de and Alice Countess d' were married in a religious ceremony about 1191. They had three daughters named Maud d', Joan Lady of and Mary de.
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Children
Maud d' Eu
Maud d' was born in 1208 in La Marche, Poitou, France. She died at the age of 33 on August 14th, 1241.
Joan Lady of Criel
Joan Lady of was born about 1218 in Criel-sur-Mer, Seine-Maritime, France. She died on October 3rd, 1252 in Hospital in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England.
Mary de Lusignan , Countess d'Eu
Mary de was born about 1220 in La Marche, Poitou, France. She died in 1252.
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