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- ↑ The Capetians-Courtenay
- ↑ There are many places in France called Neuville. The ancient County of Arras lies within the modern Pas-de-Calais department. There are five places called Neuville in Pas-de-Calais: Neuville-au-Cornet, Neuville-Bourjonval, Neuville-Saint-Vaast, Neuville-sous-Montreuil and Neuville-Vitasse. There seems no reason to prefer any one of them over the others as her birthplace.
- ↑ Angold 2011, p. 52-54.
- 1 2 George Acropolites, Chronicle, chapters 18-22
- ↑ George Acropolites, Chronicle, chapters 22
- ↑ Alberic of Trois-Fontaines, Chronica Alberici Monachi Trium Fontium, MGH SS XXIII
- ↑ Annales Mellicenses 1229, MGH SS IX,
- 1 2 William of Tyre Continuator, Chapters 18-19
