Amelia of Cognac - Comptes d'Alphonse de
Poitiers


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Philip had reached adulthood by the end of the 1190s. His father married him to his ward, Amelia, the heiress of Cognac in Charente. However, when she died without issue, Richard kept the castle, and handed it over to his seneschal, Robert of Thornham.

Marriage is only a probability.

Philip of Cognac, Lord of Cognac

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Philip of Cognac (early 1180s – after 1201) was an illegitimate son of Richard I of England by an unidentified mother, although most likely his mother was Elezebet, a Tyrolese Austrian of unknown ancestry, who was Richard I of England long-term mistress and who had fifteen children by Richard I Lionheart, twelve of whom lived to adulthood and had issue.[1]. Philip's birth order of the fifteen is unknown; given he was born circa 1180, when Richard I was only in his early 20s, and was an adult (aged over 18) when Richard died aged 41 on 6th April 1199, he was most likely Richard's eldest or eldest surviving son by Elezebet. Richard's early death at age 41 and Philip being the firstborn/oldest surviving son of Richard and Elezebet could account for the fact that Richard was able to arrange a dynastic marriage between Philip and Richard's own ward, Amelia, Comtess of Cognac, but lacked the time to make provision for the younger children.
Philip had reached adulthood by the end of the 1190s. His father married him to his ward, Amelia, the heiress of Cognac in Charente. However, when she died without issue, Richard kept the castle, and handed it over to his seneschal, Robert of Thornham.[2]
The king was mortally wounded during the suppression of a revolt by Viscount Aimar V of Limoges in 1199, and died without legitimate heirs. The chronicler Roger of Howden claimed that later that same year,
"Philip, illegitimate son of King Richard of England, to whom the aforesaid king his father had granted the castle and honour of Cognac, slew the previously mentioned Viscount of Limoges in vengeance for his father."[3]
No other source corroborates this, or explicitly indicates that Aimar of Limoges's death was a violent one. However, Guiraut de Bornelh's planh (lament) for him, Planc e sospir, does suggest his death was unexpected.
A further reference to Philip is found in the Pipe Rolls for 1201 of his uncle, John of England: "Et Philippo f. R. Ricardi 1 m. de dono R." ("And to Philip, son of King Richard, one mark as a gift"), but nothing later. It seems likely that he died early in the 13th century.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_of_Cognac


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From: "Douglas Richardson royalancestry@msn.com" <royalancestry@msn.com> 
Subject: Philip Fitz Roy (or Philip of Cognac), bastard son of King Richard I of England 
Date: 13 Aug 2005 09:25:02 -0700

Dear Newsgroup ~

D. Spencer Hines' recent mention of King Richard the Lionheart's illegitimate son, Philip Fitz Roy (otherwise known as Philip of Cognac) reminded me that I recently encountered a reference to Philip Fitz Roy in an obscure French source. I've transcribed the record below as it is found in this source. I believe the record is near contemporary to the events it describes. Kings Henry II and Richard I of England are mentioned in the document, as is the marriage of Richard's illegitimate son, Philip ["filio suo notho"], to Amélie, daughter and heiress ["unicam heredem"] of Itier V, seigneur of Cognac, Villebois, and Jarnac.

Hopefully someone fully proficient in Latin can give us an exact rendering of the document below. Anyone care to tackle this record?

Best always, Douglas Richardson, Salt Lake City, Utah

Website: www.royalancestry.net

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Source: Comptes d'Alphonse de Poitiers (Archives Historiques du Poitou 4) (1875): 21-22:

"... Tempore domini comitis Pictavensis Henrici, qui fuit rex Anglie, quittavit pater comitis Audomaris Engolismensis, in aula Pictavensi, Bardon, dominum Coignyaci, de homagio quod petebat ab ipso de Coygnyaco, et eo presente et concedente, fecit homagium dominus Coygnyaci domini comiti Pictavensi, de Cognyaco et pertinentiis; et credo quod adhuc vivunt multi qui hoc viderunt. Filius dicti domini Cognyaci fecit similiter homagium Richardo Pictavensi, de Coygnyaco et pertinentiis; quo domino Cognyaci mortuo, dedit rex Richardus comes Pictavensis dominam Amellyam unicam heredem Coygnyaci, quam habebat in ballo, ratione comitatus Pictavensis, in uxorem cuidam filio suo notho,= scilicet Philippo de Coygnyaco; qua defuncta sine liberis, tenuit dictus comes Richardus dictum castrum et eum tradidit Roberto de Torniant, senescallo suo Pictavensis."

Translation [in Google translate]:
"At the time of the count of Poitiers, of the lord Henry, who was the king of England, the father of the Count of quittavit Audomaris Engolismensis in the palace of Poitiers, Bardonia, Coignyaci lord, of the homage Coygnyaco by him out of what he had requested, and the presence of, and the concession of the fact, he did homage to the lord of the lords Coygnyaci the earl of Poitiers, of Cognyaco and appurtenances, and I believe that many people are still living who saw this. Cognyaci Son said Lord did likewise homage Richard Poitiers, of Coygnyaco and appurtenances; Cognyaci the owner died, he gave the king, Richard, Earl of Poitiers, mistress Amellyam Coygnyaci sole heir, who was on bail , county of Poitiers, the wife of a bastard to his son, Philip, of course = Coygnyaco which died without children, held the count Richard said castle and delivered him to Robert Torniant, Poitiers, his steward. "