Nicholas d'Oisy, Lord of Avesnes
Nicholas d'Oisy, Lord of Avesnes | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1130 |
| Died | c. 1170 |
| Noble family | House of Avesnes |
| Spouse | Matilda de la Roche |
| Issue | James of Avesnes Ida Fastrad |
| Father | Walter I, Lord of Avesnes |
| Mother | Ada of Tournai |
Nicholas d'Oisy, Lord of Avesnes, nicknamed le Beau ("the Beautiful") (c. 1130 – c. 1170), was a son of Walter I, Lord of Avesnes and his wife, Ada of Tournai. He was Lord of Avesnes, Leuze and Condé.[1] He built castles in Landrechies and Condé.
Nicholas married Matilda de la Roche,[1] the widow of Thierry de Walcourt. She was the daughter of Henry I of la Roche (c. 1100 – 1126), Count of la Roche and warden of Stavelot and Malmedy[2] and Matilda of Limburg.
They had:
- James of Avesnes,[1] succeeded his father and died during the Third Crusade
- Ida (d. c. 1205), married Ingelram, Count of Saint Pol and secondly, castellan William IV of Saint-Omer[2]
- Fastrad, warden of La Flamengerie Abbey.
References
- ^ a b c Seale & Wacha 2023, p. 56.
- ^ a b Gislebertus of Mons 2005, p. 45.
Sources
- Gislebertus of Mons (2005). Napran, Laura (ed.). Chronicle of Hainaut. The Boydell Press. ISBN 9781843831204.
- Seale, Yvonne; Wacha, Heather, eds. (2023). The Cartulary of Prémontré. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781487545420.