Cecilia of Le Bourcq

Cecilia of Le Bourcq (died after 1126), daughter of Hugh I, Count of Rethel, and Melisende of Crécy, the daughter of Guy I of Montlhéry. Cecilia’s brother was Baldwin II, King of Jerusalem. According to Fulcher of Chartres, Baldwin arranged for Cecilia to be married to Roger of Salerno. Roger and Cecilia married in 1113, soon after he became prince-regent of Antioch. Together with the marriage of Baldwin’s daughter Alice of Antioch to Bohémond II, Prince of Antioch, the women of the Rethel dynasty were among the most powerful in the Holy Land.

Cecilia of Le Bourcq

Cecilia of Le Bourcq (died after 1126), daughter of Hugh I, Count of Rethel, and Melisende of Crécy, the daughter of Guy I of Montlhéry. Cecilia’s brother was Baldwin II, King of Jerusalem. According to Fulcher of Chartres, Baldwin arranged for Cecilia to be married to Roger of Salerno. Roger and Cecilia married in 1113, soon after he became prince-regent of Antioch. Together with the marriage of Baldwin’s daughter Alice of Antioch to Bohémond II, Prince of Antioch, the women of the Rethel dynasty were among the most powerful in the Holy Land.