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Birth:          ABT 1224 Lusignan, Vienne, France
Death:          9 Feb 1291 Warren, Sussex, England

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_de_Lusignan,_Countess_of_Surrey
Alice de Lusignan, Countess of Surrey (1224[1] – 9 February 1256) was a uterine half-
sister of King Henry III of England and the wife of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of 
Surrey. Shortly after her arrival in England from France in 1247, her half-brother 
arranged her marriage to the Earl, which incurred some resentment from the English 
nobility.[2]
Lineage[edit]

Alice was a member of the House of Lusignan born in Lusignan, Poitou, France in 
1224, as the second eldest daughter of Hugh X de Lusignan, "le Brun", Seigneur de 
Lusignan, Count of La Marche and Isabella of Angoulême, queen dowager of England. 
She had five full brothers and three full sisters, besides her royal half-siblings from her 
mother's first marriage.

Marriage[edit]

In 1247, a year after her mother's death, Alice accompanied the new papal legate 
William of Modena, the Cardinal Bishop of Sabina, to England, which she had decided 
to make her home, and live at the expense of the Crown.[3] In August of that year, her 
half-brother, King Henry married her to John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey (August 
1231 - 29 September 1304). The marriage caused some resentment amongst the 
English nobility, as they considered the King's Lusignan siblings to be parasites and a 
liability to the Kingdom. Many prestigious honours and titles were granted to the 
Lusignans.[4] Alice was also said to have been disdainful of all things English.[5]

John was the son of William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey and Maud Marshal. 
Together they had three children.

Issue[edit]
Eleanor de Warenne (1251–1282), married Sir Henry de Percy, by whom she had issue, 
including Henry Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick.
Isabella de Warenne (c.1253 - before 1292), married John Balliol, and was the mother 
of Edward Balliol.
William de Warenne (9 February 1256 - 15 December 1286). He was killed in a 
tournament. He married Joan de Vere, by whom he had two children, John de 
Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey, and Alice de Warenne (15 June 1287 - 23 May 1338), 
who in turn married Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel.

Death[edit]

Alice died in Warren, Sussex, England, on 9 February 1256 after giving birth to her 
only son, William. She was about thirty-two years of age.

Parents
DE LUSIGNAN Hugh (Hugues) X (ABT 1195 - ABT 5 Jun 1249)
DE TAILLEFER OF ANGOULEME Isabella (1188 - 31 May 1246)

Siblings
DE LUSIGNAN Hugh XI (1221 - 6 Apr 1250)
LUSIGNAN (DE BRIEN) Alice (ABT 1224 - 9 Feb 1291)
DE LUSIGNAN [CHG TO DE VALENCE] Guillaume (1225 - 18 May 1296)

Marriage To PLANTAGENET (DE WARENNE) John (Aug 1231 - 29 Sep 1304)
    m. Aug 1247 

Notes

Parents
PLANTAGENET (WARREN) William (1166 - 27 May 1240)
MARSHALL Maud (Matilda) (ABT 1192 - 27 Mar 1248)

Children by PLANTAGENET (DE WARENNE) John Aug 1231 - 29 Sep 1304
PLANTAGENET (DE WARENNE) Eleanor (ABT 1251 - AFT 1282)
PLANTAGENT-WARRENE Isabel (ABT 1253 - BEF 23 Oct 1295)
PLANTAGENT- WARENNE William (9 Feb 1256 - 15 Dec 1286)

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