Philip Fitz Roy (or Philip of Cognac), bastard son of King R

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Douglas Richardson royala

Philip Fitz Roy (or Philip of Cognac), bastard son of King R

Legg inn av Douglas Richardson royala » 13 aug 2005 17:25:02

Dear Newsgroup ~

D. Spencer Hines' recent mention of King Richard the Lionheart's
illegitimate son, Philip Fitz Roy (otherwise known as Philip of Cognac)
reminded me that I recently encountered a reference to Philip Fitz Roy
in an obscure French source. I've transcribed the record below as it
is found in this source. I believe the record is near contemporary to
the events it describes. Kings Henry II and Richard I of England are
mentioned in the document, as is the marriage of Richard's illegitimate
son, Philip ["filio suo notho"], to Amélie, daughter and heiress
["unicam heredem"] of Itier V, seigneur of Cognac, Villebois, and
Jarnac.

Hopefully someone fully proficient in Latin can give us an exact
rendering of the document below. Anyone care to tackle this record?

Best always, Douglas Richardson, Salt Lake City, Utah

Website: http://www.royalancestry.net

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Source: Comptes d'Alphonse de Poitiers (Archives Historiques du
Poitou 4) (1875): 21-22:

"... Tempore domini comitis Pictavensis Henrici, qui fuit rex Anglie,
quittavit pater comitis Audomaris Engolismensis, in aula Pictavensi,
Bardon, dominum Coignyaci, de homagio quod petebat ab ipso de
Coygnyaco, et eo presente et concedente, fecit homagium dominus
Coygnyaci domini comiti Pictavensi, de Cognyaco et pertinentiis; et
credo quod adhuc vivunt multi qui hoc viderunt. Filius dicti domini
Cognyaci fecit similiter homagium Richardo Pictavensi, de Coygnyaco et
pertinentiis; quo domino Cognyaci mortuo, dedit rex Richardus comes
Pictavensis dominam Amellyam unicam heredem Coygnyaci, quam habebat in
ballo, ratione comitatus Pictavensis, in uxorem cuidam filio suo notho,
scilicet Philippo de Coygnyaco; qua defuncta sine liberis, tenuit
dictus comes Richardus dictum castrum et eum tradidit Roberto de
Torniant, senescallo suo Pictavensis.".

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