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Alys of France, Countess of Vexin
Not to be confused with Alice of France.
Countess of Vexin
Alys of France, Countess of Vexin (4 October 1160 – c.
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1218–1220), known in English as "Alice", was a French princess, initially betrothed to Richard I of England. Her engagement was broken in 1190, through negotiations between Richard and her half-brother Philip Augustus of France.
Philip then attempted to betroth her to Richard's brother John but this betrothal was rejected. Alys married William IV, Count of Ponthieu, on 20 August 1195. She died between 1218 and 1220.
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Born 4 October 1160, Alys was the daughter of Louis VII, King of France and his second wife, Constance of Castile. She was the half-sister of Marie and Alix of France, Louis's children by Eleanor of Aquitaine, and the younger sister of Margaret of France.
Just five weeks after Constance died giving birth to Alys, Louis married Adèle of Champagne, by whom he had two further children, including the future King