Elias (died 15 January 1151) was the younger son of Fulk V of Anjou and his first wife, Eremburga, daughter of Elias I of Maine

Elias I of Maine

Elias I , called de la Flèche or de Baugency, was the Count of Maine from 1093. He was the son of the lord of La Flèche, John de Beaugency, and his wife Paula, daughter of Herbert I, Count of Maine....

. There is debate as to whether he was ever count of Maine.

It is possible but unlikely that his father left him the county of Maine; his elder brother, Geoffrey Plantagenet was ruler of Anjou, Maine and the Touraine. Elias revolted in 1145, but was captured and imprisoned indefinitely by his brother. John of Marmoutier, writing in the 1170s, states that Geoffrey released Elias, but that he died from a fever contracted during his incarceration. Few medieval sources name Elias as count of Maine.

He had married Philippa, daughter of Rotrou III of Perche

Rotrou III of Perche

Rotrou III , called the Great , was the Count of Perche and Mortagne from 1099. He was a notable Crusader and a participant in the Reconquista in eastern Spain, even ruling the city of Tudela in Navarre from 1123 to 1131. He is commonly credited with introducing Arabian horses to the Perche, giving...

. Their daughter, Beatrix, married John I of Alençon (counts and dukes of Alençon

Counts and dukes of Alençon

Several counts and then royal dukes of Alençon have figured in French history. The title has been awarded to a younger brother of the French sovereign.-History:...

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