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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helie_of_BurgundyHelie of Burgundy was the daughter of
Eudes I and Sibylla of Burgundy.
In June 1095, she married to
Bertrand of Toulouse, as his second wife. The two had one son,
Pons of Tripoli .
Bertrand succeeded his father as
Count of Toulouse in 1105, and in 1108, he set out for
Outremer to claim his father's rights as
Count of Tripoli. Helie accompanied him on this expedition, which resulted in the capture of
Tripoli in 1109; shortly after, their nephew,
William-Jordan died of wounds, giving Bertrand an undisputed claim to Tripoli.
Bertrand died in 1112, and Pons succeeded him in Tripoli. Helie returned to France, where she married
William III of Ponthieu in 1115. They had twelve children, including two named Robert, two named William, and two named Enguerrand:
▪ Guy II of Ponthieu ▪ William
▪ Robert
▪ Robert de Garennes , a monk
▪ William
▪ Enguerrand
▪ Enguerrand
▪ Mabile
▪ John I,
Count of Alençon ▪ Clemence , married Juhel, Sire de Mayenne
▪ Philippa
▪ Ela , married first
William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey, and second
Patrick of Salisbury, 1st Earl of SalisburyHelie died on
28 February 1141, in the Abbey de Perseigne.