Alix of Thouars

Depiction of the grave of the Duchess Alix and her daughter Yolande in the Abbey of Villeneuve-les-Nantes from the 19th century.

Alix von Thouars (* 1200 ; † November 21, 1221 ) was Duchess of Brittany and Vice Countess of Thouars in her own right from 1213 to 1221.

She was the older daughter of the ruling Duke ( duc baillistre ) Guido von Thouars († 1213) and the Duchess Konstanze of Brittany (also a duchess in her own right), the daughter of Duke Conan IV.

It was with Henri d' Avaugour engaged, but in 1213 it was by a decision of the French king Philip II. With Peter Mauclerc from home France-Dreux married.

Alix and Peter had three children:

• John I the Red (* 1217; † 1286), 1237 Duke of Brittany , 1272 Count of Penthièvre ; ⚭ Blanche of Champagne († 1263), daughter of Theobald I , King of Navarre
• Yolande (* 1218; † 1272), 1235 Countess of Penthièvre, 1250–1266 regent of La Marche ; ⚭ 1235 Hugo XI. of Lusignan (1221–1250), Count of La Marche and Angoulême
• Arthur (* 1220; † 1224)

Alix was buried next to her mother on November 24, 1221 in the Abbey of Notre-Dame-de-Villeneuve near Nantes .

Web links

• Alix de Thouars at fmg.ac (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Arthur I.	Duke of Brittany 1203-1221	Johann I the Red (with Peter I )