The House of Lusignan
Alix’s Family
Hugh X de Lusignan and Isabelle d’Angoulême had ten children together. Alix was one of them. Her siblings married into royal and noble houses across France, England, and the Latin East — seeding descent lines still traceable eight centuries later.
Parents
- Father Hugh X de Lusignan c. 1183–1249
Hugh X de Lusignan, Count of La Marche, father of Alix and her siblings.
- Mother Isabelle d’Angoulême c. 1188–1246
Isabelle d’Angoulême (c. 1188–1246), formerly Queen consort of England (1200–1216) as wife of King John, remarried Hugh X de Lusignan c. 1220 and bore his nine children.
Their daughter — Alix
Alix’s siblings
Nine brothers and sisters, listed in approximate birth order. Each marriage is one of the medieval corridors that carried the Lusignan line forward.
- Hugh XI de Lusignan c. 1221–1250
Hugh XI de Lusignan (c. 1221–1250), Count of La Marche and Angoulême, was the eldest son of Hugh X and Isabelle d’Angoulême. He died at the Battle of Fariskur during the Seventh Crusade.
- Aymer de Valence c. 1222–1260
Aymer de Valence (c. 1222–1260), Bishop-elect of Winchester, was a son of Hugh X and Isabelle d’Angoulême. He was one of the Poitevin half-brothers of Henry III of England.
- Guy de Lusignan c. 1223–1264
Guy de Lusignan (c. 1223–1264), Lord of Cognac and Archiac, was a son of Hugh X and Isabelle d’Angoulême. He accompanied Louis IX on the Seventh Crusade and was one of the Poitevin half-brothers of Henry III of England.
- William de Valence c. 1225–1296
William de Valence (c. 1225–1296), Earl of Pembroke, was a son of Hugh X and Isabelle d’Angoulême and a Poitevin half-brother of Henry III of England. Extensively documented in English royal charters, Close Rolls, and Patent Rolls.
- Geoffrey de Lusignan c. 1226–1274
Geoffrey de Lusignan (c. 1226–1274), Lord of Jarnac and Château-Larcher, was a son of Hugh X and Isabelle d’Angoulême. Poitevin half-brother of Henry III of England.
- Isabella de Lusignan c. 1224–1299
Isabella de Lusignan (c. 1224–1299) was a daughter of Hugh X and Isabelle d’Angoulême. She married Maurice de Craon IV, becoming the origin of the Craon → Mauny → Maridor → Couvent descent line documented in Gagné & Kokanosky (2007).
- Agnès de Lusignan c. 1230–1256
Agnès de Lusignan (c. 1230–1256) was a daughter of Hugh X and Isabelle d’Angoulême. She married Guillaume II de Chauvigny, founding the Chauvigny → Balzac → Drouin → Sasseville descent line confirmed in a 46,312-person GEDCOM tree.
- Marguerite de Lusignan c. 1226–1288
Marguerite de Lusignan (c. 1226–1288) was a daughter of Hugh X and Isabelle d’Angoulême. She married Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse.
- Yolande de Lusignan 13th century
Yolande de Lusignan was a daughter of Hugh X and Isabelle d’Angoulême, documented in medieval Poitou records among the Lusignan siblings.