Alice de Lusignan was also known as Alice of Angoulême. She was the daughter of Hugh XI de Lusignan, Count of La Marche, Count of Angoulême (1221 - 1250) and Yolande de Dreux, suo jure Countess of Penthrièvre, suo jure Countess of Porhoet, suo jure Dame de la Fère-en-Tardenois, de Chailly, and de Longjumeau (1236 - 1290). She married Gilbert "the red" de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester, 7th Earl of Hertford, 9th Lord of Clare, 3rd Lord of Glamorgan (1243 - 1295) on 02 February 1263 at Clare Castle, Suffolk, England, but her marriage to Lord de Clare was later annulled on 16 May 1285 and found to be invalid. They had two daughters and no sons.
According to historical accounts, she was said to be beautiful and flirtatious and quickly became a friend and ally to Prince Edward I who was later crowned King of England. When civil war broke out in 1264 and the Barons rose up against the King who were led by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester. Alice's Husband, Lord de Clare, suppored Lord de Montfort's cause against the King. Prince Edward I, who was commander of the Royalist Army, quickly went to war against the traitors who had betrayed his father. Prince Edward's troops later captured Lord de Clare's Tonebridge Castle which is also where Lord de Clare's wife, Alice of Angoulême, was currently residing. Prince Edward then took Alice prisoner. Being that Alice and Prince Edward were close she was released shortly after imprisonment.
At the Battle of Lewes on 14 May 1264 King Henry's forces were defeated by those led by Lord de Montfort and Lord de Clare. After the victory, Gilbert de Clare and his brother Thomas de Clare were both knighted. Simon de Montfort became the de facto ruler of England. On 20 October 1264 the Pope excommunicated Gilbert de Clare. A month later, he fell out with Lord de Montfort and transferred his allegiance to Prince Edward I. After the Battle of Evesham, in which Simon de Montfort was killed, Lord de Clare was richly rewarded for his support of Prince Edward and was granted the castle and title of Abergavenny and the castle of Brecknock. He became the most powerful lord in the Welsh Marches.
Alice was the grandmother of Isabella MacDuff, Countess of Buchan, who placed the crown of Scotland upon the head of Robert the Bruce at Scone.
According to historical accounts, she was said to be beautiful and flirtatious and quickly became a friend and ally to Prince Edward I who was later crowned King of England. When civil war broke out in 1264 and the Barons rose up against the King who were led by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester. Alice's Husband, Lord de Clare, suppored Lord de Montfort's cause against the King. Prince Edward I, who was commander of the Royalist Army, quickly went to war against the traitors who had betrayed his father. Prince Edward's troops later captured Lord de Clare's Tonebridge Castle which is also where Lord de Clare's wife, Alice of Angoulême, was currently residing. Prince Edward then took Alice prisoner. Being that Alice and Prince Edward were close she was released shortly after imprisonment.
At the Battle of Lewes on 14 May 1264 King Henry's forces were defeated by those led by Lord de Montfort and Lord de Clare. After the victory, Gilbert de Clare and his brother Thomas de Clare were both knighted. Simon de Montfort became the de facto ruler of England. On 20 October 1264 the Pope excommunicated Gilbert de Clare. A month later, he fell out with Lord de Montfort and transferred his allegiance to Prince Edward I. After the Battle of Evesham, in which Simon de Montfort was killed, Lord de Clare was richly rewarded for his support of Prince Edward and was granted the castle and title of Abergavenny and the castle of Brecknock. He became the most powerful lord in the Welsh Marches.
Alice was the grandmother of Isabella MacDuff, Countess of Buchan, who placed the crown of Scotland upon the head of Robert the Bruce at Scone.
Alice de Lusignan was also known as Alice of Angoulême. She was the daughter of Hugh XI de Lusignan, Count of La Marche, Count of Angoulême (1221 - 1250) and Yolande de Dreux, suo jure Countess of Penthrièvre, suo jure Countess of Porhoet, suo jure Dame de la Fère-en-Tardenois, de Chailly, and de Longjumeau (1236 - 1290). She married Gilbert "the red" de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester, 7th Earl of Hertford, 9th Lord of Clare, 3rd Lord of Glamorgan (1243 - 1295) on 02 February 1263 at Clare Castle, Suffolk, England, but her marriage to Lord de Clare was later annulled on 16 May 1285 and found to be invalid. They had two daughters and no sons.
According to historical accounts, she was said to be beautiful and flirtatious and quickly became a friend and ally to Prince Edward I who was later crowned King of England. When civil war broke out in 1264 and the Barons rose up against the King who were led by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester. Alice's Husband, Lord de Clare, suppored Lord de Montfort's cause against the King. Prince Edward I, who was commander of the Royalist Army, quickly went to war against the traitors who had betrayed his father. Prince Edward's troops later captured Lord de Clare's Tonebridge Castle which is also where Lord de Clare's wife, Alice of Angoulême, was currently residing. Prince Edward then took Alice prisoner. Being that Alice and Prince Edward were close she was released shortly after imprisonment.
At the Battle of Lewes on 14 May 1264 King Henry's forces were defeated by those led by Lord de Montfort and Lord de Clare. After the victory, Gilbert de Clare and his brother Thomas de Clare were both knighted. Simon de Montfort became the de facto ruler of England. On 20 October 1264 the Pope excommunicated Gilbert de Clare. A month later, he fell out with Lord de Montfort and transferred his allegiance to Prince Edward I. After the Battle of Evesham, in which Simon de Montfort was killed, Lord de Clare was richly rewarded for his support of Prince Edward and was granted the castle and title of Abergavenny and the castle of Brecknock. He became the most powerful lord in the Welsh Marches.
Alice was the grandmother of Isabella MacDuff, Countess of Buchan, who placed the crown of Scotland upon the head of Robert the Bruce at Scone.
According to historical accounts, she was said to be beautiful and flirtatious and quickly became a friend and ally to Prince Edward I who was later crowned King of England. When civil war broke out in 1264 and the Barons rose up against the King who were led by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester. Alice's Husband, Lord de Clare, suppored Lord de Montfort's cause against the King. Prince Edward I, who was commander of the Royalist Army, quickly went to war against the traitors who had betrayed his father. Prince Edward's troops later captured Lord de Clare's Tonebridge Castle which is also where Lord de Clare's wife, Alice of Angoulême, was currently residing. Prince Edward then took Alice prisoner. Being that Alice and Prince Edward were close she was released shortly after imprisonment.
At the Battle of Lewes on 14 May 1264 King Henry's forces were defeated by those led by Lord de Montfort and Lord de Clare. After the victory, Gilbert de Clare and his brother Thomas de Clare were both knighted. Simon de Montfort became the de facto ruler of England. On 20 October 1264 the Pope excommunicated Gilbert de Clare. A month later, he fell out with Lord de Montfort and transferred his allegiance to Prince Edward I. After the Battle of Evesham, in which Simon de Montfort was killed, Lord de Clare was richly rewarded for his support of Prince Edward and was granted the castle and title of Abergavenny and the castle of Brecknock. He became the most powerful lord in the Welsh Marches.
Alice was the grandmother of Isabella MacDuff, Countess of Buchan, who placed the crown of Scotland upon the head of Robert the Bruce at Scone.
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