Enguerrand VII de Coucy

Enguerrand VII
Lord of Coucy
Arms of Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy, KG
BornEnguerrand de Coucy
1340
Coucy castle, Picardy, France
Died18 February 1397(1397-02-18) (aged 56–57)
Bursa, Anatolia, Ottoman Empire
In captivity, of bubonic plague
Title held25 August 1346 – 18 February 1397
Other titlesEarl of Bedford
Count of Soissons
NationalityFrench
LocalityCoucy-le-Château-Auffrique
Spouse(s)Isabella of England
Isabelle of Lorraine
IssueMarie de Coucy, Countess of Soissons
Philippa de Coucy, Countess of Oxford
Isabelle de Coucy, Countess of Nevers
Perceval (illegitimate son)
FatherEnguerrand VI, Lord of Coucy
MotherCatherine of Austria

Enguerrand VII de Coucy, KG (1340 – 18 February 1397), also known as Ingelram de Coucy and Ingelram de Couci, was a medieval French nobleman and the last Lord of Coucy. He became a son-in-law of King Edward III of England following his marriage to the king's daughter, Isabella of England, and the couple was subsequently granted several English estates, among them the title Earl of Bedford. Coucy fought in the Battle of Nicopolis in 1396 as part of a failed crusade against the Ottoman Empire, but was taken prisoner and contracted the bubonic plague. He died in captivity the following year at Bursa.

Coucy had no surviving legitimate sons. Fierce legal disputes were fought over the succession of his lordship of Coucy, which, as a result, passed to the crown lands of France.


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