Robert, Lord of Champignelles explained

Robert of Courtenay, Lord of Champignelles
Noble Family:Capetian House of Courtenay
Father:Peter I of Courtenay
Mother:Elizabeth de Courtenay
Spouse:Constance of Toucy
Matilda of Mehun
Issue:Pierre II de Courtenay
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  1. Marriages and issue
Death Date:1239
Death Place:Palestine

Robert of Courtenay (French: Robert de Courtenay), born ( - 1239 Palestine) was lord of Champignelles and grandson of Louis VI of France.Robert de Courtenay was the seventh child of ten children of Peter I of Courtenay (1126  - 1183) and his wife, Elizabeth de Courtenay. Robert took part in the conquest of Normandy in 1204. During the siege of Château Gaillard, he fought alongside his cousin Philip II of France. In 1228, he left for a crusade to the Holy Land, where he died eleven years later in Palestine.

Marriages and issue

Robert de Courtenay married twice. His first marriage in was to Constance de Toucy (c. 1175  - 1224). They had two daughters:

Robert married secondly to Mathilde de Mehun (c. 1195  - 1240), daughter of Philippe de Mehun sur Yèvres. Robert and Mathilde married sometime around 1216 or 10 December 1218. Their marriage produced eight children: