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Marie de Coucy Famous memorial

Birth
Death
1251 (aged 30–31)
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Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland Add to Map
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Scottish monarch, queen consort of Alexander II The Peaceful. The dates of her birth and death are uncertain. She was the daughter of Enguerrand III, Baron de Coucy and Marie de Montmirel-en-Brie. She became Alexander's second queen on May 15, 1239 at Roxburgh Castle, and gave birth to the king's only son and heir, Alexander, on September 4, 1241. After the king's death in 1249, some sources say she married a second time to a French nobleman, Jean de Brienne. She died at the age of approximately 31.
Scottish monarch, queen consort of Alexander II The Peaceful. The dates of her birth and death are uncertain. She was the daughter of Enguerrand III, Baron de Coucy and Marie de Montmirel-en-Brie. She became Alexander's second queen on May 15, 1239 at Roxburgh Castle, and gave birth to the king's only son and heir, Alexander, on September 4, 1241. After the king's death in 1249, some sources say she married a second time to a French nobleman, Jean de Brienne. She died at the age of approximately 31.

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  • Originally Created by: Kristen Conrad
  • Added: Aug 11, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9306335/marie-de_coucy: accessed ), memorial page for Marie de Coucy (1220–1251), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9306335, citing Newbattle Abbey, Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland; Maintained by Find a Grave.