Elias I of Maine
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Elias I (died 11 July 1110), 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.
In 1093, his cousin Hugh V
sold Maine to him for 10,000 shillings. With the support of Fulk IV of Anjou
, he continued the war with Robert II of Normandy. After Robert's departure with the First Crusade
, Elias made peace with William Rufus, Robert's regent in Normandy.
Elias married Matilda, daughter of Gervais, Lord of Château-du-Loir
. Their daughter, Eremburg, married Fulk V of Anjou. In 1109, says Orderic Vitalis
, Elias remarried to Agnes, the daughter of 'William of Poitou' and relict of Alfonso VI of Castile
. This is perhaps confused, as the name and parentage match that of Alfonso's first wife
, but she last appears thirty years earlier. It has been suggested that the true bride was Alfonso's widow Beatrice.
La Flèche
La Flèche is a municipality located in the French department of Sarthe and the region of Pays de la Loire in the Loire Valley. This is the sub-prefecture of the South-Sarthe, the chief district and the chief city of a canton. This is the second most populous city of the department. The city is part...
, John de Beaugency, and his wife Paula, daughter of Herbert I, Count of Maine.
In 1093, his cousin Hugh V
Hugh V of Maine
Hugh V was the Count of Maine and titular count from 1069 until 1131. He was the son of Azzo d'Este and Gersendis .In 1069, the citizens of Le Mans and some of the Manceaux barons revolted against Norman control...
sold Maine to him for 10,000 shillings. With the support of Fulk IV of Anjou
Fulk IV of Anjou
Fulk IV , called le Réchin, was the Count of Anjou from 1068 until his death. The nickname by which he is usually referred has no certain translation...
, he continued the war with Robert II of Normandy. After Robert's departure with the First Crusade
First Crusade
The First Crusade was a military expedition by Western Christianity to regain the Holy Lands taken in the Muslim conquest of the Levant, ultimately resulting in the recapture of Jerusalem...
, Elias made peace with William Rufus, Robert's regent in Normandy.
Elias married Matilda, daughter of Gervais, Lord of Château-du-Loir
Château-du-Loir
Château-du-Loir is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France.-References:*...
. Their daughter, Eremburg, married Fulk V of Anjou. In 1109, says Orderic Vitalis
Orderic Vitalis
Orderic Vitalis was an English chronicler of Norman ancestry who wrote one of the great contemporary chronicles of 11th and 12th century Normandy and Anglo-Norman England. The modern biographer of Henry I of England, C...
, Elias remarried to Agnes, the daughter of 'William of Poitou' and relict of Alfonso VI of Castile
Alfonso VI of Castile
Alfonso VI , nicknamed the Brave or the Valiant, was King of León from 1065, King of Castile and de facto King of Galicia from 1072, and self-proclaimed "Emperor of all Spain". After the conquest of Toledo he was also self-proclaimed victoriosissimo rege in Toleto, et in Hispania et Gallecia...
. This is perhaps confused, as the name and parentage match that of Alfonso's first wife
Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of León and Castile
Agnes or Ines of Aquitaine or Poitou was an 11th century Queen of Leon and Castile by her marriage to Alfonso VI of León and Castile.- Family :...
, but she last appears thirty years earlier. It has been suggested that the true bride was Alfonso's widow Beatrice.