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Birth:          ABT 1155 of Avesnes, Pas-de-Calais, France
Death:          7 Sep 1191 nr Arsoef, Palestine
Cause of Death: slain in battle

Notes
also Constable of Flanders, a Crusader
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_of_Avesnes
James (also Jacques or Jacob; 1152 – 7 September 1191) was a son of Nicholas 
d'Oisy, Lord of Avesnes and Matilda de la Roche. He was the lord of Avesnes, Condé, 
and Leuze from 1171. In November 1187, James joined the Third Crusade as leader of 
a detachment of French, Flemish, and Frisian crusaders arriving by ship on the Israeli 
coast near Acre around 10 September 1189. James and his men came as military 
reinforcements for the Siege of Acre.[1] At the Battle of Arsuf, James was thrown from 
his saddle and, after slaying fifteen enemy warriors, was himself cut down. The next 
day, a search party of Hospitallers and Templars found his body on the battlefield. It 
was taken back to Arsuf and buried there in a ceremony attended by Richard the 
Lionheart and Guy of Lusignan.[2]

He married Adela (died 1185), daughter of Bouchard of Guise, and was the father of:
Walter II of Avesnes[3]
James, lord of Landrechies
William (died 1219)
Bouchard IV of Avesnes[3]
Matilda, married (1) Nicholas IV of Rumigny and (2) Louis IV of Chiny
Adelaide, married Rogier of Rosoy (died 1246)
Ida (1180–1216), married Engelbert IV of Edingen
Adela, married (1) Henry III of Grandpré and (2) Ralph, Count of Soissons

Parents
D'AVESNES Nicolas "Plukiel" (ABT 1130 - ABT 1170)
DE LA ROCHE Mathilde (ABT 1123 - )

Siblings
D'AVESNES Jacques (James) (ABT 1155 - 7 Sep 1191)

Marriage To DE GUISE Adele (Adelphie) (ABT 1159 - )
    m.  

Notes

Parents
DE GUISE Bernard (Bouchard) (1133 - AFT 1185)
____ Alix (1137 - )

Children by DE GUISE Adele (Adelphie) ABT 1159 - 
D'AVESNES Bouchard (ABT 1182 - 1244)

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