Elisabeth of Courtenay

Elizabeth of Courtenay French: Elisabeth de Courtenay) (c. 1199–1269 or later) was an Empress consort of Bulgaria, the daughter of Peter II of Courtenay and Yolanda of Flanders.

Elisabeth of Courtenay
Empress consort of Bulgaria
Tenure	1213 - 1218
Born	c. 1199
Died	1269
Spouse	Boril of Bulgaria Milo IV, lord of Le Puiset Eudes I Lord of Montaigu
Issue	Alexandre of Montagu Guillaume I, Lord of Montaigu Phillipe of Montagu, Lord of Chagny Gaucher of Montagu, Lord of Jambles Eudes of Montagu Marguerite, Lady of Villeneuve
House	Courtenay
Father	Peter II of Courtenay
Mother	Yolanda of Flanders

Elisabeth married tsar Boril of Bulgaria (died 1218),^{[citation needed]} Walter of Bar-sur-Seine (died 1219)^[1] and then Eudes I Lord of Montaigu.^[2] Elizabeth and Eudes had:

• Alexandre of Montagu, (1221–1249)
• Guillaume I, Lord of Montaigu, (1222–1300)
• Phillipe of Montagu, Lord of Chagny (born 1227) married Flore d'Antigny. Had a daughter Jeanne of Montagu.
• Gaucher of Montagu, Lord of Jambles, (born 1230)
• Eudes of Montagu, (born 1231)
• Unnamed daughter, (died young)
• Unnamed daughter, (died young)
• Marguerite, Lady of Villeneuve, (born 1232) ^{[citation needed]}

Notes

1. Evergates 2007, p. 249.
2. Bouchard 1987, p. 261.

References

• Bouchard, Constance Brittain (1987). Sword, Miter, and Cloister: Nobility and the Church in Burgundy, 980-1198. Cornell University Press.
• Evergates, Theodore (2007). The Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100-1300. University of Pennsylvania Press.