Rudolf II of Eu
Rudolf II of Eu ( French : Raoul , * around 1200; † September 1246 ) was Count of Eu and Lord of Issoudun from the House of Lusignan .
He was the eldest son of Rudolf I von Issoudun and his wife Alice . On his father's side, he was a nephew of Hugo IX. of Lusignan , Count of La Marche . After the death of his father he inherited the lordship of Issoudun and the county of Eu, which came from his mother's right.
His first marriage was in 1222 with Johanna von Burgund (* 1200; † 1223), the daughter of Duke Odo III. With her he had a daughter, Maria. After Johanna died in 1223, he married Jolanda von Dreux (* 1196; † 1239) for the second time. After their death, he married Philippa von Dammartin († 1278/81), daughter of Simon von Dammartin , Count of Aumale , Ponthieu and Montreuil, in their third marriage . The latter two marriages were childless.
He died in 1246 and was buried in the Foucarmont monastery . He was inherited by his only daughter, Maria († 1260), who married Alfons of Brienne around 1249 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham: Plantagenet Ancestry. A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore MD 2004, ISBN 0-8063-1750-7 , pp. 292-294 ( limited preview in Google book search).
- ^ MA Pollock: Scotland, England and France After the Loss of Normandy, 1204-1296. The Boydell Press, Woodbridge 2015, ISBN 978-1-84383-992-7 , pp. 145–147 ( limited preview in Google book search).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Rudolf I. |
Count of Eu 1219–1246 |
Alfonso de Brienne (de iure uxoris) |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Rudolf II of Eu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rudolf II of Issoudun; Rudolf II of Lusignan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Eu, Lord of Issoudun |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1200 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 1246 |