Agnès de Donzy, comtesse de Nevers, Auxerre et Tonnerre

From Medlands:

AGNES de Donzy (-1225). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records that "comiti Herveo Nivernensi…filia" was betrothed to "Philippo primogenitor domni Ludovici", and that after he died she married "Guido primogenitus Galtheri de Sancti Paolo"[3236]. “Herveus comes Nivernensis” confirmed the franchises granted by “Ludovicus...regis Franciæ primogenitus” in “terra...Montismirabilis, Aloye, Bracote, Autoin, Basochie et Froseii”, granted as dower to “filie nostre Agneti cum primogenito dicti Ludovici Philippo in maritagium”, by charter dated Jul 1218[3237]. A charter dated Dec 1219 names the guarantors for the marriage of “Hervei comitis Nivernensis…Agnete filia sua"[3238]. Dame de Donzy. The Chronique de Guillaume de Nangis records in 1222 the marriage of the daughter of "Henri comte de Nevers" and "Gui comte de Saint-Paul"[3239]. Her daughter was heiress of the county of Nevers. Betrothed (contract Melun Jul 1215) to PHILIPPE de France, son of LOUIS VIII King of France & his wife Infanta doña Blanca de Castilla (7 Sep 1209-1218, before Jul, bur Notre-Dame de Paris).

m (1221) GUY [I] Comte de Saint-Pol, son of GAUCHER [III] Seigneur de Châtillon-sur-Marne Comte de Saint-Pol & his wife Elisabeth Ctss de Saint-Pol (-killed in battle Aug 1226).

Agnes & her husband had two children:

i) YOLANDE de Châtillon ([1221/22]-1254). The estimated birth date of Yolande's first child is [1234/35]. If this is correct (bearing in mind that it would mean that Yolande was no older than 13 when she gave birth), she must have been her parents' first child, born soon after their marriage. Heiress of the county of Nevers. m ([30 May 1228]) ARCHAMBAUD de Bourbon, son of ARCHAMBAUD [VIII] "le Grand" Seigneur de Bourbon [Dampierre] & his first wife Guigone de Forez (-Cyprus 15 Jan 1249). Yolande & her husband had two children:

(a) MATHILDE de Bourbon ([1234/35]-[Mar/Sep] 1262). The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not been identified. She succeeded her father in 1249 as Dame de Bourbon. She succeeded her great-grandmother Mathilde de Courtenay in 1257 as Ctss de Nevers, d'Auxerre et de Tonnerre.

(b) AGNES de Bourbon (1237-Foggia, Apulia [5 Sep 1287/30 Jun 1288], bur Champaigue-en-Bourbonnais, église des Cordeliers). The primary source which confirms her parentage and two marriages has not been identified. She succeeded her sister 1262 as Dame de Bourbon.

ii) GAUCHER de Châtillon (-Munyat Abu Abdallah, Egypt 6 Apr 1251). Seigneur de Montjay, de Broigny, de Donzy et de Saint-Aignan. Heir of the county of Nevers. Matthew of Paris records that "Gautherus quoque de Chasteillun" was captured in the battle in which Louis IX King of France was captured (Faraskur 6 Apr 1250) and brought to the caliph[3240]. m (contract Dec 1236, before 1241) JEANNE de France Ctss de Boulogne, daughter of PHILIPPE "Hurepel" de France Comte de Clermont et de Boulogne & his wife Mathilde Ctss de Dammartin et de Boulogne (1219-14 Jan 1252).