- Elias I of Maine
Elias I (also "Hélie" or "Élie"; died
11 July 1110 ), called de la Flèche or de Baugency, was theCount of Maine from 1093. He was the son of the lord ofLa Flèche ,John de Beaugency , and Paula, daughter ofHerbert I of Maine .In 1093, when his cousin Hugh V died, he inherited Maine. With the support of
Fulk IV of Anjou , he continued the war with Robert II of Normandy. After Robert's departure with theFirst Crusade , Elias made peace withWilliam Rufus , Robert's regent in Normandy.Elias married Matilda, daughter of Gervais, Lord of
Château-du-Loir . Their daughter, Eremburg, marriedFulk V of Anjou . In 1109, saysOrderic Vitalis , Elias remarried to Agnes, the daughter ofWilliam VIII of Aquitaine and repudiated wife ofAlfonso VI of Castile . This is perhaps confused, it being suggested that the true bride was Alfonso's widow Beatrice.ources
* [http://www.francebalade.com/maine/ctmaine.htm FranceBalade: les seigneurs du Maine.]
* [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/MAINE.htm Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: comtes du Maine.]
* [http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/hproject/prov/helia000.htm Hélias de la Flèche.]
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