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Male Jean I D'Avesnes Click to view Jean I D'Avesnes in the family tree

Jean I was born in April 1218 in Etroent, Luxembourg.  Jean I's father was Bouchard d'Avesnes and his mother was Margarethe Von Flandern.  His paternal grandparents were Jacob Van Avesnes and Adelheid Van Guise; his maternal grandparents were Baldwin VI of Hainault and Marie De Champagne. He had a brother named Baldwin.  He died at the age of 39 on December 24th, 1257 in Valenciennes, Nord, France.


Jean I's family with Adelheid Von Holland

‌Jean I and Adelheid were married in a religious ceremony in September 1246 in Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen-Nassau, Preussen.  They had six sons and a daughter, named Johann I, Baldwin, Bouchard, Guy, William, Floris and Jeanne.

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