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     Also called Bertrand I de Berre.² Bertrand de Baux, seigneur de Meyrargues et de Puyricard was born circa 1152?. He was the son of Bertrand, Sire de Baux, Prince d'Orange and Tiburge d'Orange.¹ Bertrand de Baux, seigneur de Meyrargues et de Puyricard married Etiennette de Baux.^2,1 Sire of Meyrargues and Puyricard at Provence, France.¹ Bertrand de Baux, seigneur de Meyrargues et de Puyricard died in 1201.^2,1

     Judith of Poland was born before 1154.² She was the daughter of Mieszko III Stary, Królewna Polska and Elizabeth of Hungary.² Judith of Poland married Bernard, Graf von Aschersleben, Graf von Anhalt, Duke of Saxony, son of Albrecht I "der Bär", Markgraf von Brandenburg.¹ Judith of Poland died after 1201.¹

     Robert de Daiville married Juliana de Montfort, daughter of Thurston de Montfort of Beldesert Castle and Juliana Murdac; His 2nd.¹ Robert de Daiville died before 2 April 1201.¹

     Thibaut III, comte de Champagne was born on 13 January 1179 at Troyes. He was the son of Henri I "le Liberal", comte de Champagne and Marie de France. Thibaut III, comte de Champagne was the successor of Henri II "le Jeune", comte Palatin de Champagne; Count of Champagne. Count of Champagne at France between September 1197 and 1201. Thibaut III, comte de Champagne held a tournament at his castle, and heard there the celebrated preacher Fulk of Neuilly who was stirring up support for a new expedition to the East, in 1199 at Ecri on the Aisne.² He married Blanca Sánchez de Navarra, daughter of Sancho VI Garcés "el Sabio", rey de Navarre and Beatrice, Infante de Castilla, on 1 July 1199 at Chartres. Thibaut III, comte de Champagne died on 24 May 1201 at age 22 years, 4 months and 11 days. He was the predecessor of Thibaud I "le Chansonnier", rey de Navarra; Count of Champagne.

     Also called Agnès de Méranie.² Agnes Marie von Andechs was born after 1170. She was the daughter of Berthold IV, Herzog von Meranien and Agnes von Rochlitz, Gräfin von Andechs.^1,2 Agnes Marie von Andechs married Philippe II "Auguste", roi des Francs, son of Louis VII "le Jeune", roi des Francs and Alix de Champagne, in June 1196; His 3rd.^1,2 Agnes Marie von Andechs and Philippe II "Auguste", roi des Francs were divorced in 1200; Repudiated. Agnes Marie von Andechs died on 20 July 1201 at Poissy.^3,4,1

     Gruffydd ap Rhys was born circa 1170. He was the son of Rhys of Deheubarth. Gruffydd ap Rhys married Maud de Braose, daughter of William "the Ogre of Abergavenny", 4th Lord of Bramber, 5th Baron Braose and Maud de St. Valéry, circa 1195.¹ Prince of Deheubarth at Wales before 25 July 1201.¹ Gruffydd ap Rhys died on 25 July 1201.¹

     Constance, duchesse de Bretagne was daughter and heir to Conan, Earl of Brittany and Richmond, by Margaret of Scotland.^9,6 She was born in 1162.² She was the daughter of Conan IV "le Petit", duc de Bretagne and Margaret de Huntingdon.^3,4,5,6,7,8 A contract for the marriage of Constance, duchesse de Bretagne and Geoffrey IV, duc de Bretagne was signed in 1166.¹⁰ Constance, duchesse de Bretagne married Geoffrey IV, duc de Bretagne, son of Henri II "Courtmanteau", roi d' Angleterre and Aliénor d' Aquitaine, reine d' Angleterre, in 1181; Her 1st.^8,10 Constance, duchesse de Bretagne married Ranulph de Blundevil, 7th Earl of Chester, son of Hugh de Kevelioc, 6th Earl of Chester and Bertrade de Montfort, on 3 February 1187/88; His 1st. Her 2nd (widow).^6,8 Constance, duchesse de Bretagne and Ranulph de Blundevil, 7th Earl of Chester were divorced in 1199 at 1 John.^11,6 Constance, duchesse de Bretagne married Guy de Thoüars, comte de Bretagne, son of vicomte de Thoüars Guillaume de Thoüars and Aimée de Lusignan, in 1199; Her 3rd.^8,12 Constance, duchesse de Bretagne died on 5 September 1201 at age 39 years.^5,13

     Robert de Scales I was the son of Roger de Scales I of Middleton.² Robert de Scales I died before 29 September 1201. He may have been dead by Michaelmas.¹

     Boleslaw I, Duke of Schlesien was born after 1129.¹ He was the son of Wladislaw II Wygnaniec, Królewicz Polska and Agnes von Babenberg.¹ Duke of Schlesien between 1163 and 1201.¹ Boleslaw I, Duke of Schlesien died on 7 December 1201.¹

     Seigneur de Vergy, d'Autrey, & Chastel-Censoy.¹ Hugues, seigneur de Vergy was born circa 1145?. He was the son of Guy, seigneur de Vergy and Adelais, dame de Beaumont-sur-Vigenne.² Hugues, seigneur de Vergy married Gilles de Trainel, daughter of seigneur de Trainel en Champagne Garnier de Trainel, in 1175.^3,1 Hugues, seigneur de Vergy died on 19 December 1201.⁴

     Adam Napton died circa 1202.¹

     Guillaume VIII, seigneur de Montpellier was born after 1160 at Montpellier, France.² He was the son of Guillaume VII, seigneur de Montpellier and Mathilda de Bourgogne. Guillaume VIII, seigneur de Montpellier married Eudokia Komnene, daughter of protostrator Alexios Komnenos and Marie Doukoblastos, between 1178 and 1179. Guillaume VIII, seigneur de Montpellier drove away his wife Eudokia for failing to give him male heirs in 1187.³ He and Eudokia Komnene were divorced in 1187.³ Guillaume VIII, seigneur de Montpellier died in 1202.³ Guillaume VIII, seigneur de Montpellier was buried in St. Peters, Rome, Latiun, Italy.

     Igor Svyatoslavich, Prince of Novgorod and Chernigov was a cousin of Svyatoslav III, Great Prince of Kiev.¹ He was born in 1150.¹ He was the son of Svyatoslav Olegovich, Prince of Chernigov.¹ Prince of Novgorod-Seversky at Rus after 1178.¹ Igor Svyatoslavich, Prince of Novgorod and Chernigov led his son Vladimir of Putivl, his brother Vsevolod of Trubchevsk, and their nephew Svyatoslav Olgovich of Rylsk on another expedition against the nomadic Cumans in 1185.¹ He suffered a great defeat at the hands of the Cumans, with he, his son, brother, and nephew, all Rus Princes, captured in May 1185.¹ He escaped from captivity and returned to Novgorod-Seversky, where he resumed his rule but drifted into relative insignificance in 1186.¹ Prince of Chernigov at Rus between 1198 and 1202.¹ He died in 1202 at age 52 years.¹

     Robert de Harcourt, Sheriff of Counties Warwick and Leicester was the son of Ivo de Harcourt.¹ Robert de Harcourt, Sheriff of Counties Warwick and Leicester was elder son and heir of Ivo de Harcourt.² He married Isabel de Camville, daughter of Richard II de Camville of Stanton.³ Sheriff of Counties Warwick and Leicester at England between 1199 and 1201.² Robert de Harcourt, Sheriff of Counties Warwick and Leicester died in 1202.^1,2

     Agnès de Baudemont, dame de Braines was born circa 1130. She was the daughter of Guy de Baudemont and Alix (?).¹ Agnès de Baudemont, dame de Braines married Milon II de Brienne, comte de Bar-sur-Seine, son of Guy I de Brienne, comte de Bar-sur-Seine and Pétronille de Chacenay.^2,3 Agnès de Baudemont, dame de Braines married Robert I "le Grand", comte de Dreux, son of Louis VI "le Gros", roi des Francs and Adélaïde de Savoie, in 1152; His 3rd. Her 2nd (widow of Milon II of Bar-sur-Seine). From this union descend the Counts of Dreux, and later Brittany.⁴ Agnès de Baudemont, dame de Braines died between 1202 and 1218.

     Also called Guillaume III dit.¹ Guillaume II, comte de Chalon was born circa 1136?. He was the son of Guillaume I, comte de Chalon.² Guillaume II, comte de Chalon married Beatrix de Suabe, daughter of Friedrich I "Barbarossa", Kaiser der Römisches Reich and Beatrix de Bourgogne, in 1173.³ Guillaume II, comte de Chalon died on 3 January 1202.⁴

     Mieszko III Stary, Królewna Polska also went by the name of Mieszko III "the Old" of Poland. He was born in 1126/27.^1,3 He was the son of Boleslaw III Krzywousty, Królewicz Polska and Sbislava Svyatopolkovna.¹ Mieszko III Stary, Królewna Polska married Elizabeth of Hungary, daughter of Béla II, Király Magyarország and Jelena Vukanovici, between 1136 and 1140; His 1st.⁴ Mieszko III Stary, Królewna Polska inherited Great Poland from his father in 1138. Prince of Great Poland in 1138.¹ He succeeded his brother, Boleslaus the Curly, as Senior Prince in 1173.¹ Senior Prince of Poland at Cracow between 1173 and 1177.¹ He was the successor of Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy, Królewicz Polska; Senior Prince of Poland. Mieszko III Stary, Królewna Polska was restored, to reign with Leszek the White, in 1194. Co-Sovereign Prince of Poland at Cracow between 1194 and 1202.¹ He died on 13 March 1202 at age 75 years.^1,3 He was the predecessor of Wladislaw II Laskonogi, Królewicz Polska; Senior Prince of Poland. Mieszko III Stary, Królewna Polska was the predecessor of Leszek Bialy, Królewicz Polska; Senior Prince of Poland.¹

     Also called jure uxoris Earl of Surrey Hameline Plantagenet. Hamelin, 5th Earl of Surrey jure uxoris was born circa 1130 at Normandy, France.⁵ He was the son of Geoffroy V "Plantagenêt", comte d'Anjou and N. N. , a concubine of Geoffrey Plantagenet.^1,2,3,4 Hamelin, 5th Earl of Surrey jure uxoris was a witness where Otto de Tilli seneschal to Earl Hamelin de Warenne at Coningsborough.⁶ Hamelin, 5th Earl of Surrey jure uxoris was Earl of Warenne by right of his wife, Isabel, daughter and heir of William de Warenne in 1164. 5th Earl of Surrey at England between 1164 and 1202.¹ He married Isabelle de Varennes, daughter of Guillaume III de Varennes, 3rd Earl of Surrey and Hele d'Alençon, in April 1164 at Surrey, England; Her 2nd.^7,2 Hamelin, 5th Earl of Surrey jure uxoris was the husband of Isabel, daughter and heir of Gundred's grandson William of Warenne.⁸ He granted, at the request of Abbot Simon, to St Bertin's Abbey, three measures of land in the parish of Roquetoire circa 1182. ... inde est quod ego Hamelin, Dei gratia, comes de Waringe et ecclesie beati Bertini advocatus, ad preces domni Symonis abbatis et fratrum ejusdem ecclesie, Deo et beato Bertino tres mensuras terre cum toto comitatu earum, in parochia de Rokesthorn, juxta domum suam, versus occidentem, in longum scilicet prope rivulum quem Beca vocant, pro mea, uxoris mee filiique mei Willelmi et omnium tam successorum quam antecessorum meorum salute, in elemosinam perpetuo possidendas concedo ...^8,9 He was Earl of Warenne and advocate of the church of St Bertin.⁸ He made confirmation of a gift to the abbey of St Bertin's in 1189.^8,10 He died on 7 May 1202 at England.^11,12

     Also called de Valence. Also called Ademar. Aymar "Taillefer", comte d'Angoulême was born circa 1160.² He was the son of Guillaume "Taillefer" IV, comte d'Angoulême and Marguerite de Turenne.² Aymar "Taillefer", comte d'Angoulême was the successor of Guillaume "Taillefer" V, comte d' Angoulême; Count of Angoulême.¹ 15th Count of Angoulême between 1181 and 16 June 1202. Aymar "Taillefer", comte d'Angoulême married Alix de Courtenay, daughter of Pierre, seigneur de Courtenay et Montargis and Elizabeth, dame de Courtenay, in 1186; Her 2nd.¹ Aymar "Taillefer", comte d'Angoulême was joined the 3rd Crusade, called by Pope Gregory III after the fall of Jerusalem to Saladin, in 1187. He died on 16 June 1202 at Limoges, France.^2,3

     Mahaut de Bourgogne was born circa 1147. She was the daughter of Eudes II "Borel", duc de Bourgogne and Marie de Champagne.¹ Mahaut de Bourgogne married comte d' Auvergne Robert IV d' Auvergne circa 1167. Mahaut de Bourgogne died on 22 July 1202.¹

     Juliana de Montfort was the daughter of Thurston de Montfort of Beldesert Castle and Juliana Murdac.^2,3 Juliana de Montfort received vill of Kilburn, co. Yorks. as her dower following exchange of same between Robert de Stuteville and Roger de Mowbray [of whom it was subsequently held].² Also called Juliana.⁴ She married Robert de Daiville; His 2nd.³ Juliana de Montfort died after August 1202.⁴

     Constança Sanches de Borgonha was born after 1182.¹ She was the daughter of Sancho I "O Funador", rei de Portugal and Dulcia II, rainha de Portugal.¹ Constança Sanches de Borgonha died on 3 August 1202.¹

     Also called Duke Ulrich II of Carinthia.¹ Ulrich II von Spanheim, Herzog von Kärnten was born circa 1176.¹ He was the son of Herman II von Spanheim, Herzog von Kärnten and Agnes von Babenberg.¹ Ulrich II von Spanheim, Herzog von Kärnten died on 10 August 1202.¹

     Eudokia Komnene was born circa 1162 at Constantinople, Byzantium.⁴ She was the daughter of protostrator Alexios Komnenos and Marie Doukoblastos.³ Eudokia Komnene was Eudokia was brought from Constantinople at the King of Aragon, Alfonso's request for a wife. In Montpellier, her escorts learned that the King was already married now. Rather than return her to Constantinople, Eudokia was married to William of Montpellier..⁵ She married Guillaume VIII, seigneur de Montpellier, son of Guillaume VII, seigneur de Montpellier and Mathilda de Bourgogne, between 1178 and 1179. Eudokia Komnene and Guillaume VIII, seigneur de Montpellier were divorced in 1187.⁶ Eudokia Komnene died after 4 November 1202. Died a nun.⁴

     Sophie de Savoie was born in 1165.¹ She was the daughter of Umberto III "the Saint", comte de Savoie and Clementia von Zähringen.¹ Sophie de Savoie married Adalberto VI d' Este, Markgraf von Ferrara, son of Adalberto V d' Este and Marchesella Adelardi; His 2nd.¹ Sophie de Savoie died on 3 December 1202 at age 37 years.²

     Dirk VII, Graaf van Holland was the successor of Floris III, Graaf van Holland; 10th Count of Holland. Dirk VII, Graaf van Holland was born after 1163. He was the son of Floris III, Graaf van Holland and Ada de Huntingdon. 11th Count of Holland between 1 August 1190 and 1203. Dirk VII, Graaf van Holland died circa 1203. He was the predecessor of Willem I, Graaf van Holland; 12th Count of Holland.

     Mabel (?) was the daughter of the Earl of Clare, perhaps, but not known for certain.^1,2 She was born circa 1152. She married Nele de Mowbray, son of Roger d' Aubigny and Alice de Gant, before 1172.¹ Mabel (?) had dower, as widow, in Melton Mowbray in 1191 at Leicestershire, England.³ She died circa 1203.³

     Adam de Aldithley was born in 1149 at England. He was the son of Liulf de Aldithley. Adam de Aldithley married Emma FitzOrm, daughter of Ralph fitz Orm, before 1175. Adam de Aldithley and Henry de Aldithley were witness to a charter of Harvey Bagot in 1194.¹ Adam de Aldithley died between 1203 and 1211.¹

     Hedwig von Ballenstedt was born circa 1140.¹ She was the daughter of Albrecht I "der Bär", Markgraf von Brandenburg.¹ Hedwig von Ballenstedt married Otto II "der Reiche", Markgraf von Meißen, son of Konrad I "der Große" von Rochlitz, Markgraf von Meißen and Luitgard von Ravenstein, Markgräfin von Meißen.¹ Hedwig von Ballenstedt died circa 31 March 1203.¹

      Arthur I "le Posthume", duc de Bretagne was the successor of Geoffrey IV, duc de Bretagne; Earl of Richmond.⁵ Arthur I "le Posthume", duc de Bretagne was the successor of Geoffrey IV, duc de Bretagne; Duke of Brittany.^5,6 Arthur I "le Posthume", duc de Bretagne was born on 29 March 1187 at Nantes, Brittany.⁷ He was the son of Geoffrey IV, duc de Bretagne and Constance, duchesse de Bretagne.^1,2,3,4 Arthur I "le Posthume", duc de Bretagne was a rival of his uncle John (king of England from 1199) for several French provinces, both in his own interest and in that of King Philip II Augustus of France.⁷ Duke of Brittany at France between 1187 and 1202.⁵ Earl of Richmond at England between 1187 and 1202.⁵ He was the successor of Richard I "Cœur de Lion", roi d' Angleterre; Count of Anjou. Arthur I "le Posthume", duc de Bretagne was recognized as heir presumptive to the English throne by another uncle, the childless King Richard I the Lion-Heart in October 1190.⁷ He was reared in King Philip of France's household, causing King Richard of England to disinherit the boy in favour of John, who, after Richard's sudden death, was accepted as king in England and Normandy after 1196.⁷ Count of Anjou at France between 1199 and 1202. He was the predecessor of Guy de Thoüars, comte de Bretagne; Duke of Brittany.⁵ Arthur I "le Posthume", duc de Bretagne was the predecessor of Guy de Thoüars, comte de Bretagne; Earl of Richmond.⁵ Arthur I "le Posthume", duc de Bretagne was captured in battle by King John on 1 August 1202 at Mirebeau-en-Poitou.⁷ He died on 3 April 1203? At Rouen or Cherbourg at age 16 years and 5 days. Said to have been murdered by his uncle, John Lackland.^1,5,7

     Agnes von Staufen was born circa 1175.¹ She was the daughter of Konrad "der Pfalzgraf" von Schwaben and Irmgard von Henneberg.² Agnes von Staufen married Heinrich V "der Lange", Pfalzgraf von Rhineland, son of Heinrich XII "der Löwen", Herzog von Sachsen und Bayern and Matilda d' Anjou, in 1194 at Burg Stahleck; His 1st.³ Agnes von Staufen died in 1204.¹

     2nd High Steward of Scotland Alan fitz Walter was born circa 1150. He was the son of 1st High Steward of Scotland Walter fitz Alan and Eschyne de Molle.^2,1 2nd High Steward of Scotland Alan fitz Walter married Eve of Crawford, daughter of overlord of Crawford Sven Thorsson of Crawford, circa 1175.^2,1 2nd High Steward of Scotland between 1177 and 1204. 2nd High Steward of Scotland Alan fitz Walter was able to have the Treaty of Falaise cancelled, seeing the return of Scottish castles and territories. This was based on his good relationship with the new King of England, Richard the Lionhearted, in 1189.³ He was said to have joined the 3rd Crusade with Richard the Lionhearted of England in 1189.^3,1 He died in 1204.^2,1

     Arms: He bore, in way of Arms, a checkered shield.¹ Robert IV de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester was born circa 1158. He was the son of Robert III de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester and Petronilla de Grentesmesnil. Earl of Leicester at England between 1190 and 1204.^2,3 Robert IV de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester married Loretta de Braose, daughter of William "the Ogre of Abergavenny", 4th Lord of Bramber, 5th Baron Braose and Maud de St. Valéry, circa 1200.³ Robert IV de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester died in 1204. D.s.p.¹

     David ab Owain o Gwynedd was born circa 1148. The third son.¹ He was the son of Owain Gwynedd ap Gruffydd, King of Gwynedd.¹ David ab Owain o Gwynedd married Emma d' Anjou, daughter of Geoffroy V "Plantagenêt", comte d'Anjou and Matilda "le Impératrice", reine d' Angleterre, in 1173.¹ David ab Owain o Gwynedd died in 1204.¹

     Also called Ispella.³ Also called Sinispella de Lacon-Serra.³ (Sin) Ispella d'Arborea was born in 1155?. She was the daughter of Barisone I, Giudice d'Arborea and Pellegrina de Lacon.² (Sin) Ispella d'Arborea married Comita, Giudice di Torres, son of Barisone II, Giudice di Torres and Preziosa de Orrù, circa 1180.³ (Sin) Ispella d'Arborea and Comita, Giudice di Torres were divorced circa 1203.¹ (Sin) Ispella d'Arborea died in 1204 at age 49 years.¹

     Beatrix de St. Pol was born circa 1160.² She was the daughter of comte de St. Paul Anselme de Campdavoine and Eustachie de Champagne.¹ Beatrix de St. Pol married Jean I, comte de Ponthieu & de Montreüil, son of Guy II, comte de Ponthieu and Ide (?), before 1178; His 3rd. Her 3rd.¹ Beatrix de St. Pol died after 1204.²

     Petronilla Scudamore was born circa 1135 at Herefordshire, England.¹ She was the daughter of Godfrey Scudamore and Matilda Gifford.¹ Petronilla Scudamore married Robert II, Lord of Ewyas Harold, son of Robert I FitzHarold, Lord of Ewyas Harold and Sybil (?), before 1165.¹ Petronilla Scudamore died after 1204.¹

     Gerald fitz Maurice, 1st Baron of Offaly was probably the eldest son of Maurice's (presumed) second wife.² He was born in 1150 at as late as.² He was the son of Maurice fitz Gerald and Alice de Montgomery. Gerald fitz Maurice, 1st Baron of Offaly and Maurice fitz Gerald were present at the Siege of Dublin in 1171 at Dublin, Ireland.² Gerald fitz Maurice, 1st Baron of Offaly was given, by his elder brother William on his father's death, half the cantred of Ophelan on 1 September 1176.² He married Eve de Bermingham, daughter of Robert de Bermingham, before 1190; Her 1st.² Gerald fitz Maurice, 1st Baron of Offaly received, in marriage, the barony of Offaly, thus becoming the first of the FitzGerald's to be known as "baron of Offaly".² 1st Baron of Offaly at Ireland.² He died on 15 January 1203/4 at shortly before at age 54 years.²

      Basileus Rhomaiôn Alexios IV Angelos was born circa 1186. He was the son of basileus Rhomaiôn Isaac II Angelos and Eirene Komnene.¹ Basileus Rhomaiôn Alexios IV Angelos made his way to Germany, where he succeeded in bringing about the diversion of the Fourth Crusade to Constantinople in order to restore his father to power, in 1201.² Co-Emperor of the East at Byzantine Empire between 1203 and 1204.³ He was a witness where basileus Rhomaiôn Isaac II Angelos restored to power, and his son crowned co-emperor as Alexios IV, on 1 August 1203 at Constantinople, Byzantine Empire.² Basileus Rhomaiôn Alexios IV Angelos was crowned co-emperor with his father, now restored, on 1 August 1203 at Constantinople, Byzantine Empire.² He was deposed in a revolution, caused by friction between townspeople and the crusaders who had restored his father to power, in January 1204.² He was a witness where basileus Rhomaiôn Alexius V Doukas Murtzuphlos began his four-month reign by imprisoning the deposed Alexius IV, whom he later had strangled in January 1204.⁴ Basileus Rhomaiôn Alexios IV Angelos was the predecessor of basileus Rhomaiôn Alexius V Doukas Murtzuphlos; Emperor.^3,4 Basileus Rhomaiôn Alexios IV Angelos died on 8 February 1204 at Constantinople, Byzantine Empire. Strangled by his successor, Alexius V, son-in-law of Alexius III Angelos.^5,2

      Basileus Rhomaiôn Isaac II Angelos was born in 1155.³ He was the son of Andronikos Angelos and Euphrosyne Kastamonitissa.² Basileus Rhomaiôn Isaac II Angelos married Eirene Komnene, daughter of basileus Rhomaiôn Andronikos I Komnenos and Philippa d' Antioch; His 1st.² Basileus Rhomaiôn Isaac II Angelos succeeded his first cousin, once removed, Andronicus, after a revoltion by the aristocrats installed him in the imperial throne in 1185.⁴ He was unexpectedly proclaimed emperor by the mob that murdered his cousin, the emperor Andronicus I Comnenus, in September 1185 at Constantinople, Byzantine Empire.⁵ He was unsuccessful, however, in recovering Cyprus from the rebel Isaac Comnenus, who set himself up as an independent ruler of that island after September 1185.⁵ He was saw his reign inaugurated by the decisive victory of his general Alexius Branas over the Normans, who, after invading the empire and sacking Thessalonica, were then driven off Greek soil, except for the islands of Cephalonia and Zacynthus (modern Zante), after September 1185.⁵ Emperor at Byzantine Empire between September 1185 and 1195.⁶ He was led expeditions against the Bulgarians and Walachians, now in revolt, between 1186 and 1187.⁵ He was forced to recognize the second Bulgarian empire in 1187.⁵ He was confronted with the Third Crusade, and to protect himseld from Frederick I Barbarossa, he tried to protect himself by concluding a treaty with Saladin, the sultan of Egypt, in 1189.⁵ He concluded the Treaty of Adrianople with Frederick I Barbarossa in February 1190.⁵ He was a witness where Friedrich I "Barbarossa", Kaiser der Römisches Reich concluded the Treaty of Adrianople with Isaac II Angelus of Byzantium in February 1190.⁵ Basileus Rhomaiôn Isaac II Angelos turned his attention to the Balkans and restored Byzantine prestige by defeating Stephen Nemanja of Serbia after February 1190.⁵ He was a witness where Stefan Nemnja Vukanovici, veliki zupan Raske defeated by Isaac II Angelus, Emperor of Byzantium, after February 1190.⁵ Basileus Rhomaiôn Isaac II Angelos planned an expedition against the Bulgarians, with Hungarian help, and assembled a Byzantine army for this purpose near the city of Cypsela circa March 1195 at spring.⁵ He was deposed, imprisoned, and blinded by his brother, Alexius III, on 8 April 1195.⁵ He married Hercegnõ Magyarország Margaret Magyar, daughter of Béla III, Király Magyarország and Ágnes de Châtillon, circa 1196; His 2nd. Her 1st.^7,3 Basileus Rhomaiôn Isaac II Angelos was a witness where basileus Rhomaiôn Alexios IV Angelos made his way to Germany, where he succeeded in bringing about the diversion of the Fourth Crusade to Constantinople in order to restore his father to power, in 1201.⁵ Basileus Rhomaiôn Isaac II Angelos was the predecessor of basileus Rhomaiôn Alexios IV Angelos; Co-Emperor of the East.⁶ Basileus Rhomaiôn Isaac II Angelos was restored to power, and his son crowned co-emperor as Alexios IV, on 1 August 1203 at Constantinople, Byzantine Empire.⁵ He was a witness where basileus Rhomaiôn Alexios IV Angelos crowned co-emperor with his father, now restored, on 1 August 1203 at Constantinople, Byzantine Empire.⁵ Co-Emperor at Byzantine Empire between 1 August 1203 and February 1204.⁶ Basileus Rhomaiôn Isaac II Angelos was witness to a revolution, caused by friction between townspeople and the crusaders who had restored him to power, in January 1204.⁵ He was the predecessor of basileus Rhomaiôn Alexius V Doukas Murtzuphlos; Emperor.^6,8 Basileus Rhomaiôn Isaac II Angelos died after 8 February 1204. He died several days after his son, who was assassinated.⁵

     Also called Alienor Regina.³ Also called Eleanor of Poitou. Also called de Guyenne.⁴ Aliénor d' Aquitaine, reine d' Angleterre was born circa 1122 at Bordeaux, France.^5,6 She was the daughter of Guillaume X "le Toulousain", duc de Guyenne, comte de Poitiers and Ænor de Châtellerault.³ Aliénor d' Aquitaine, reine d' Angleterre was the successor of Guillaume X "le Toulousain", duc de Guyenne, comte de Poitiers; Duke of Aquitaine and Gascony.^7,8 Aliénor d' Aquitaine, reine d' Angleterre was the successor of Guillaume X "le Toulousain", duc de Guyenne, comte de Poitiers; Count of Poitou.⁸ Duchess of Aquitaine at France between 1137 and 1168.⁴ Aliénor d' Aquitaine, reine d' Angleterre succeeded her father to the duchy of Aquitaine and the county of Poitou on 9 April 1137.⁷ She married Louis VII "le Jeune", roi des Francs, son of Louis VI "le Gros", roi des Francs and Adélaïde de Savoie, on 25 July 1137 at Bordeaux, France; His 1st. Her 1st. 3rd cousins, 1x removed.^9,10 Aliénor d' Aquitaine, reine d' Angleterre became Queen of France on her marriage to Louis VII on 25 July 1137. Queen of France between 25 July 1137 and 18 March 1152.⁴ She was a witness where Raymond, prince d' Antioch hosted the French Crusaders taking part in the Second Crusade in March 1148.¹¹ Aliénor d' Aquitaine, reine d' Angleterre and Louis VII "le Jeune", roi des Francs were divorced on 18 March 1152; Divorced on grounds of consanguity.^9,5,10 Aliénor d' Aquitaine, reine d' Angleterre was restored in full to her rights in Aquiaine after 18 March 1152. She was co-ruler with Henri II "Courtmanteau", roi d' Angleterre; Duke of Aquitaine.⁴ Aliénor d' Aquitaine, reine d' Angleterre married Henri II "Courtmanteau", roi d' Angleterre, son of Geoffroy V "Plantagenêt", comte d'Anjou and Matilda "le Impératrice", reine d' Angleterre, on 18 May 1152 at Bordeaux Cathedral, Gironde, France; Her 2nd. 3rd cousins, 1x removed.^12,13 Queen of England between 1154 and 1189.⁴ Aliénor d' Aquitaine, reine d' Angleterre restored to the duchy of Aquitaine following the death of her son, Richard "the Lionhearted", in 1199. Duchess of Aquitaine between 1199 and 1204.⁴ She died on 31 March 1204 at Mirabell Castle, Poitiers, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne, France.^9,14,5 Aliénor d' Aquitaine, reine d' Angleterre was buried in the Royal Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France. The 12th-century abbey church contains the painted effigies of the English Plantagenet kings Henry II and Richard I (“the Lion Heart”), Henry's wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Isabella d'Angoulême, wife of King John. The nuns of Fontevrault wrote in their necrology: a queen "who surpassed almost all the queens of the world."^15,6

     Annabel Balliol was born circa 1153 at England. She was the daughter of Barnard Balliol and Agnes Piquigny. Annabel Balliol married an unknown person on 18 May 1153. She associated with Henri II "Courtmanteau", roi d' Angleterre, son of Geoffroy V "Plantagenêt", comte d'Anjou and Matilda "le Impératrice", reine d' Angleterre, circa 1173. Annabel Balliol died on 31 March 1204.

      Basileus Rhomaiôn Alexius V Doukas Murtzuphlos was the son-in-law of Alexius III Angelus.¹ He was born circa 1170. He was the successor of basileus Rhomaiôn Alexios IV Angelos; Co-Emperor of the East.² Basileus Rhomaiôn Alexius V Doukas Murtzuphlos led a Greek revolt against the coemperors Isaac II and Alexius IV, who had been reinstated by the Latin crusaders, and became the last Greek emperor of a united Byzantium before its overthrow and partition by the crusaders between 1203 and 1204.¹ He was the successor of basileus Rhomaiôn Isaac II Angelos; Co-Emperor.² Basileus Rhomaiôn Alexius V Doukas Murtzuphlos married Eudokia Angelina, daughter of basileus Rhomaiôn Alexius III Angelos and Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamaterina, circa 1204; Her 2nd.^3,1,4 Basileus Rhomaiôn Alexius V Doukas Murtzuphlos began his four-month reign by imprisoning the deposed Alexius IV, whom he later had strangled in January 1204.¹ Emperor at Byzantine Empire between January 1204 and April 1204.^2,1 He witnessed the death of basileus Rhomaiôn Alexios IV Angelos on 8 February 1204 at Constantinople, Byzantine Empire; Strangled by his successor, Alexius V, son-in-law of Alexius III Angelos.^5,6 Basileus Rhomaiôn Alexius V Doukas Murtzuphlos was the predecessor of basileus Rhomaiôn Konstantinos XI Laskaris; titular Emperor.^7,8 Basileus Rhomaiôn Alexius V Doukas Murtzuphlos was the leader of the anti-Latin party in Constantinople, and disavowed Alexius IV's debt to the crusaders and demanded their withdrawal from Constantinople on 9 April 1204.¹ He was a witness where basileus Rhomaiôn Alexius III Angelos blinded Alexius V, his son-in-law, who fleeing the Latins beseiging Constantinople sought refuge with him on 12 April 1204.¹ Basileus Rhomaiôn Alexius V Doukas Murtzuphlos fled Constantinople, now beseiged by the Crusaders, and joined the fugitive Alexius III, his father-in-law, who blinded him on 12 April 1204.¹ He died after 12 April 1204. He was then captured by the crusaders, who put him to death as the murderer of Alexius IV by casting him from the top of a column in Constantinople.^5,1 He was the predecessor of Baudouin I, imperator Romaniae; Latin Emperor.²

     Herbert FitzHerbert was born circa 1144.⁴ He was the son of Herbert fitz Herbert and Sibyl Corbet.^2,3 Herbert FitzHerbert obtained from King Henry II confirmation of the landed possessions of his father, and likewise the office of chamberlain.⁵ He was an adult in 1165.² He married Lucia de Gloecestria, daughter of Miles of Gloucester, Earl of Hereford, and Constable of England and Sibyl de Neufmarché.^2,5,6 Sheriff of Gloucester in 1194/95.⁵ Sheriff of Shropshire in 1196/97.⁵ Herbert FitzHerbert died before June 1204.²

     Arms: De sinople a la croix de vair, accompagne de quatre clochettes d'or bataillees d'azur.² Berthold IV, Herzog von Meranien was the oldest son of Graf Berthold II von Andechs-Meran by his 1st wife Hedwig von Wittelsbach, daughter of Pfalzgraf Otto I (IV).³ Also called Bertoldo IV di Andechs-Merania.⁴ He was born in 1138.³ He was the son of Berthold III, Herzog von Meranien and Hedwig von Wittelsbach, Gräfin von Andechs und Dießen-Wolfratshausen.¹ Berthold IV, Herzog von Meranien married Agnes von Rochlitz, Gräfin von Andechs, daughter of Dedi V "der Feiste", Markgraf von der Nieder-Lausitz and Mathilda von Heinsberg, in 1170.³ Duke of Meran and Dalmatia.^5,1 Margrave of Istria at Croatia between 1188 and 1204.⁴ Berthold IV, Herzog von Meranien died on 12 August 1204 at age 66 years.^6,3 Berthold IV, Herzog von Meranien was buried in Stift Dießen, Bavaria, Germany.³

     Király Magyarország Imre Magyar was born in 1174.² He was the son of Béla III, Király Magyarország and Ágnes de Châtillon.^1,2 Király Magyarország Imre Magyar succeeded his father to the throne of Hungary in 1196. King of Hungary between 1196 and 1204.^2,3 He married Constance de Aragón, daughter of Alfonso II "el Casto" , rey de Aragón y Cataluña and Sancha Alfonsez de Castilla, in 1198; Her 1st.^1,4,2 Király Magyarország Imre Magyar died in September 1204 at age 30 years.^1,4,2

     Agnes de Percy was born in 1134 at Egmanton, Nottinghamshire, England. She was the daughter of William, 3rd Lord Percy and Adeliza de Clare.² Agnes de Percy married Joscelin de Louvain, son of Gottfried I "der Bärtige", Herzog von Brabant and Clémence de Bourgogne, circa 1154 at Egmanton, Nottinghamshire, England.² Agnes de Percy died before 13 October 1204.

     Waleran, 4th Earl of Warwick was the son of Roger, 2nd Earl of Warwick and Gundred de Warenne.^1,2 Waleran, 4th Earl of Warwick married Margery de Bohun, daughter of Humphrey III de Bohun of Trowbridge, Constable of England and Margaret Filia Milonis de Gloecestria; His 1st.^3,4 Waleran, 4th Earl of Warwick was the successor of William, 3rd Earl of Warwick; 3rd Earl of Warwick.⁵ Waleran, 4th Earl of Warwick married Alice de Harcourt, daughter of Robert de Harcourt, Sheriff of Counties Warwick and Leicester and Isabel de Camville, circa 1196; His 2nd. Her 2nd.^1,6,7 4th Earl of Warwick at England before 13 October 1204.⁶ Waleran, 4th Earl of Warwick died before 13 October 1204.⁶

     William, 3rd Earl of Warwick was the son of Roger, 2nd Earl of Warwick and Gundred de Warenne.¹ 3rd Earl of Warwick at England between 1153 and 1204.¹ William, 3rd Earl of Warwick was the predecessor of Waleran, 4th Earl of Warwick; 4th Earl of Warwick.² William, 3rd Earl of Warwick died before 13 October 1204. D.s.p.¹

     Arms: De gueules a Dauphin pamé d'or.¹ Guigues III, comte de Forest was born circa 1153?. He was the son of Guigues II, comte de Lyon & de Forest and Guillemette (?).² Guigues III, comte de Forest married Alix (?).³ Guigues III, comte de Forest died on 28 November 1204.⁴