Raoul I of Exoudun

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d'Exoudun (c. 1169-) was a cadet from the House of Lusignan, Lord of Exoudun, La Mothe, Chizé, Benet, Villeneuve, Melle (c. 1190-1219) and Civray (c. 1200-1219). He became married to Alix d'Eu, Count of Eu in Normandy, Baron of Hastings and Tickhill in England (1191-1219). He is a faithful supporter of the King of England, Count of Poitou, Duke of Normandy, Richard Heart of Lion.

Biography

Family
Raoul is the second son of Hugues le Brun (v. 1124-v. 1169) and Aurengarde d'Exoudun (v. 1124-v. 1174). He was the younger brother of (av. 1151-), Lord of Lusignan (ap. 1171-1219) and Count of Marche (1199-1219). He also had as brother Hugues de Surgères (v.1174-1212), vicomte bailistre de Châtellerault (1203-1212), of which he was his successor.

His paternal uncles were (av. 1150-1216), lord of Vouvant and Mervent, (av. 1152-1205) king of Cyprus (1195-1205) and Guy of Lusignan (av. 1153-1194) king of Jerusalem (1186-1192).

Heritage
Raoul is the grandson of 1097-a. 1171. His father's death occurred shortly after his birth. His education and regency are ensured by his grandmother Burgundy of Rancon and especially by his uncle.

Raoul receives the castles of Civray, Benet and Chizé. He inherited the motherland of Exoudun, La Mothe and his grandfather's name: Raoul d'Exoudun; He bears the name instead of the surname Lusignan.

is the founder of the Sub-Lignage of Exoudun of the House of Lusignan.

The Benefits of King Richard of England
Raoul obtained Drincourt's castle and after the death of June 1190 he received from his suzerain, Richard Coeur de Lion, the hand of Alix, a rich heiress of Eu County and English baronies of Hastings and Tickhill.

The accession to Comtal rank
By marrying Alix d'Eu to Raoul, the King of England provided Lusignan's family with a sizeable compensation for March County and ensured the fidelity of the new Earl of Eu and the other members of the lineage. In 1191 Raoul performed his first act as Count of Eu. Raoul may also have received Miss as a fief of Richard Lion's Heart.

The family group: political solidarity
Moreover, in 1199 it was decided that a great union between the Lusignans and the Taillefers should be established. His older brother, Lord of Lusignan, must marry Isabelle Taillefer heiress of Angoulême County. Richard Coeur de Lion, after granting Raoul the Norman possessions of Eu, allows the eldest of the lineage to also reach the rank of Comtal. This union allows the British sovereign to stabilize the north of Aquitaine by rocking the Angoumois, still hostile to the Plantagenet, in the hands of a faithful house.

The death of Richard Cœur de Lion in Chalus in April 1199 raised the question of his succession between the supporters of Arthur, Duke of Brittany, and those of John of England, Count of Mortain. The Taillefers supported the young Duke of Brittany. The Lusignans Selected