Capetian House of CourtenayW
Capetian House of Courtenay

The Capetian House of Courtenay, also known simply as the House of Courtenay, was a royal house and cadet branch of the direct House of Capet. Founded by Peter I of Courtenay, a son of Louis VI of France, the family drew its name from the lordship of Courtenay, to which Peter's wife was heiress.

House of CourtenayW
House of Courtenay

House of Courtenay was a medieval noble house, with branches in France, England and the Holy Land.

Alice of CourtenayW
Alice of Courtenay

Alice of Courtenay was a French noblewoman. Her father was Peter I of Courtenay and her brother was Peter II of Courtenay, Latin Emperor of Constantinople. Alice married twice; by her second husband, Count Aymer of Angoulême, she was the mother of the English queen Isabella of Angoulême.

Baldwin II, Latin EmperorW
Baldwin II, Latin Emperor

Baldwin II, also known as Baldwin of Courtenay, was the last Latin Emperor ruling from Constantinople.

Marie of BrienneW
Marie of Brienne

Marie of Brienne was Latin Empress as the wife of Baldwin II of Courtenay. She served as regent during the absence of Baldwin II twice: in 1237–1239, and in 1243–1257.

Peter of Courtenay, Lord of ConchesW
Peter of Courtenay, Lord of Conches

Peter of Courtenay (French: Pierre de Courtenay was a French knight and a member of the Capetian House of Courtenay, a cadet line of the royal House of Capet. From 1239 until his death, he was the ruling Lord of Conches-en-Ouche and Mehun-sur-Yèvre.

Peter I of CourtenayW
Peter I of Courtenay

Peter I of Courtenay was the sixth son of Louis VI of France and his second wife, Adélaide de Maurienne. He was the father of the Latin Emperor Peter II of Courtenay.

Peter II of CourtenayW
Peter II of Courtenay

Peter, also Peter II of Courtenay, was emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople from 1216 to 1217.

Philip I, Latin EmperorW
Philip I, Latin Emperor

Philip, also Philip of Courtenay, held the title of Latin Emperor of Constantinople from 1273–1283, although Constantinople had been reinstated since 1261 AD to the Byzantine Empire; he lived in exile and only held authority over Crusader States in Greece. He was born in Constantinople, the son of Baldwin II of Constantinople and Marie of Brienne.

Robert I, Latin EmperorW
Robert I, Latin Emperor

Robert I, also Robert of Courtenay, Latin Emperor of Constantinople, was a younger son of the emperor Peter II of Courtenay, and Yolanda of Flanders.