Spouse(s) Matilda de la Roche Mother Ada of Tournai Children James of Avesnes | Noble family House of Avesnes Died 1170 | |
Father Walter I, Lord of Avesnes Parents Ada of Tournai, Walter I, Lord of Avesnes Grandchildren Bouchard IV of Avesnes, Walter II of Avesnes, James II of Avesnes People also search for James of Avesnes, Bouchard IV of Avesnes, Walter I, Lord of Avesnes Great grandchildren John I, Count of Hainaut, Baldwin of Avesnes | ||
Nicholas d 'Oisy, Lord of Avesnes, nicknamed le Beau ("the Beautiful") (c. 1130 – c. 1170), was a son of Walter I, Lord of Avesnes and his wife, Ada of Tournai. He was Lord of Avesnes, Leuze and Condé. He built castles in Landrechies and Condé.
Nicholas was married to Matilda de la Roche, the widow of Thierry de Walcourt. She was the daughter of Henry I of la Roche (c. 1100 – 1126), Count of la Roche and warden of Stavelot and Malmedy and his wife, Matilda of Limburg. Her paternal grandfather was Albert III, Count of Namur; her maternal grandfather was Henry, Duke of Lower Lorraine.
They had the following children:
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