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Ralph or Raoul I de Lusignan7452, 7453, 7454, 7455, 7456 was born Bef. 1169 in of Lusignan, France7457, 7458, and died May 01, 1219 in Mello, Poitou, France7459, 7460. He married Alice Yolande de Eu on Abt. 11917461, 7462.

 Includes NotesNotes for Ralph or Raoul I de Lusignan:
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Son of Hugh VIIIa de Lusignan and Orengarde; m. Alice, Countess of Eu; f ather of:
1. Maud de Eu who m. Humphrey V de Bohun.
2. Warine de Eu
3. Ralph III, count of Eu, who m. Joan de Bourgogne
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!M. Alice d'Eu; father of Maud d'Eu. [Magna Charta Sureties, p. 114]

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Count d'Eu; son of Hugh VIII, Sire of Lusignan, and Bourgogne, Dame de F ontenay; m.c. 1191 Alice d'Eu, Countess d'Eu/Lady of Hastings; father o f Maud d'Eu; d. 1219. [Charlemagne & Others, Chart 2916b]

Count of Eu; son of Geoffrey de Lusignan and Humberge of Limoges; m. Al ice, Lady Hastings/Count of Eu; father of Maud who m. Humphrey V de Boh un. [GRS 3.03, Automated Archives, CD#100]

Seigneur de Issoudon and Mello in Poitou; 2nd son of Hugh IX de Lusigna n by Matilda Countess of La Marche and Angouleme; m. Alice Countess of E u. Ralph was from the time of his marriage Count of Eu, and his loyalty t o the English King was soon put to the test, for his territory was deva stated and one of his towns was burnt, when the Bishop of Beauvais inva ded Normandy in 1188.
Ralph joined the crusade in the next yar, and the Count of Eu was co nspicuous among the chiefs encamped on the heights of Acre in 1190. He h ad been a favourite with King Richard from boyhood, and on his return f rom the Crusade was entrusted with the custody of Drincourt Castle, and t he defence of the frontier. He was equally loyal to King John who recko ned the Lusignans among his staunchest supporters, until these friendly r elations were interrupted in 1200 by the King's perfidy in carrying off I ssabella of Angouleme, who was the promised wife of Hugh de Lusignan th e Count of Eu's older brother.
It was an aggravation of the wrong that Hugh had just before done th e King a good turn by expelling his nephew Arthur from Poitou and for a s uzerain to interfere with the domestic relations of a vassal, while he w as absent in his service, was a grave offence against the unwritten law s of feudal honour. France at that time was distributed like modern Ger many in petty states governed by Sovereign Counts, with whom Royalty in termarried without disparagement. They were generally vassals both of E ngland and France, and therefore in times of war between the two countr ies had to choose between conflicting obligations of allegiance.
The Lusignans were leading members of this powerful aristocracy, who w ere almost unanimous in resenting the wrong done to one of their number . King John was fully conscious of the danger of his position, for alth ough the Count of Eu and his brother abstained from open rebellion, he f elt sure in his guilty conscience that they were only biding their time f or revenge. The strong castles of Eu and Drincourt were the keys of Nor mandy, and he dared not leave them in the custody of the Count of Eu, a fter injuring his brother beyond forgiveness. [UTZ@aol.com]

More About Ralph or Raoul I de Lusignan:
Record Change: March 19, 20037462

More About Ralph or Raoul I de Lusignan and Alice Yolande de Eu:
Marriage: Abt. 11917463, 7464

Children of Ralph or Raoul I de Lusignan and Alice Yolande de Eu are:
  1. +Maud de Lusignan d'Eu, b. 1208, La Marche, Poitou, France7465, 7466, d. August 14, 12417467, 7468.
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