Marie de Coucy
| Marie de Coucy | |
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| Queen Consort of Scotland | |
| Tenure | 1239–1249 |
| Born |
c. 1218 France |
| Died |
1285 France |
| Burial | Newbattle Abbey, Scotland[1] |
| Spouse |
Alexander II of Scotland (m. 1239; his death 1249) Jean de Brienne, Grand Butler of France (m. c. 1257; her death c. 1285) |
| Issue | Alexander III of Scotland |
| Father | Enguerrand III, Lord of Coucy |
| Mother | Marie de Montmirel |
Marie de Coucy (c. 1218 – 1285) was the daughter of Enguerrand III, Lord of Coucy and his third wife Marie de Montmirel (fr} (1192 – 1267). She was Queen consort of the Kingdom of Scotland and a descendant of Louis VI of France.
Biography
On 15 May 1239 she married King Alexander II of Scotland in Roxburgh. She brought a large train of French followers to Scotland.[2] Two years later, she gave birth to the future King, Alexander III of Scotland. The marriage brought an alliance between the Scots and the Coucy lordship, and for the rest of the 13th century, they exchanged soldiers and money. Her husband died in 1249 and Marie made sure her son was crowned as soon as possible at Scone.[3] Two years later she returned to Picardy, although she would frequently revisit the Kingdom of Scotland. She also visited Canterbury on pilgrimage in 1275–76.
Her second husband was Jean de Brienne, Grand Butler of France, whom she married sometime before 1257. She was his second wife. They had no children together; however, de Brienne had a daughter Blanche by his first wife Jeanne, Dame de Chateaudun.
Marie de Coucy died in 1285.
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Notes
- ↑ Carrick, J.C.The abbey of S. Mary, Newbottle : a memorial of the royal visit1908. pp47-48.
- ↑ Marshall, Rosalind K. (2003). Scottish Queens, 1034-1714. Tuckwell Press. p. 20.
- ↑ Marshall, Rosalind K. (2003). Scottish Queens, 1034-1714. Tuckwell Press. p. 21.
References
- Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700, by Frederick Lewis Weis, Line 120-30
- Joseph Bain (ed) Calendar of documents relating to Scotland, volume 2.
- Brown, Michael, The Wars of Scotland, 1214-1371, (Edinburgh, 2004)
- Marshall, Rosalind, Scottish Queens, 1034-1714
| Preceded by Joan of England |
Queen consort of Scotland 1239–1249 |
Succeeded by Margaret of England |
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