Robert De Coucy
Robert De Coucy or Courcy, born Reims( or Coucy, according to some authorities; died Reims in 1311) was a medieval French master- builder and son of a master- builder of the same name.
In 1263 he was appointed successor to Hugues Libergier as director of the work of building the church of Saint- Nicaise in Reims, and between this date and 1279 he constructed the choir chapels, and part of the transept; the church was afterwards destroyed during the French Revolution.
Some illustrations of this building, begun in 1229 and considered one of the best Gothic churches of the period in France, have been preserved; a nearly contemporary chronicle of the Abbey of Saint- Nicaise says that, Hugo Libergiers pronaon ecclesiæ perfecit.
Robert de Coucy caput ecclesiæ construxit.
After the death of his father, Robert de Coucy had also chief charge of the work on the cathedral of Notre- Dame de Reims, which was rebuilt after its destruction by fire in 1211.
The new cathedral was begun in 1211, and the choir, constructed by Robert de Coucy the elder, was completed in 1241; The cathedral was built on a simple plan of a vast choir, no transepts, and a rather narrow nave.
Viollet- le- Duc says:" This building has all the strength of the cathedral of Chartres without its heaviness; in short it combines the essential requirements of artistic beauty, power and grace; it is, besides, built of fine materials cunningly put together, and there is found in all its parts a painstaking care and a skill very rare at a period when men built with great rapidity and often with inadequate resources".
In a labyrinth, or representation of a maze, which formerly existed in the pavement of the nave of the cathedral were effigies of the architects of the edifice from its foundation up to 1382; among these effigies, according to tradition, were those of the two Robert de Coucys, father and son.
In the cloister of the Abbey of Saint- Denis at Reims, Andre Félibien noted the gravestone of Robert de Coucy," Maistre de Notre- Daine et de Saint- Nicaise, qui trépassa en l'an 1311".
Aubrey de Coucy
Aubrey de Coucy( a.k.a. Alberic) was the earl of Northumbria from 1080 until about 1086.
Aubrey de Coucy was a Norman from Coucy- le- Château- Auffrique, Aisne which was the inheritance of his wife, Ada, daughter of Letétard de Marle( himself a son of Count Ivo de Beaumont- sur- Oise).
In 1080, William Walcher, bishop of Durham and earl of Northumbria, was murdered during a feud between his household knights and the old Northumbrian aristocracy.
William the Conqueror then gave the earldom to Aubrey, a Norman baron from Coucy with large possessions in the midlands.
However, de Coucy soon resigned, probably shortly after a threat of Danish invasion in 1085.
He is listed as a tenant in the Domesday Book, but the notices suggest that he had recently forfeited his English possessions.
According to the chronicler Symeon of Durham, de Coucy," being of very little use in difficult affairs, returned to his country"; Robert de Mowbray was then given the earldom.
When King William was dying at Rouen in 1087, he decided that his eldest son, Robert Curthose, would be allowed to succeed in Normandy, but not in England, and de Coucy was sent to tell Robert the news.
De Coucy died at his castle of Coucy.
His sister Ermengarde had warned him of a plot to kill him by an Engeran who, according to the" Vita Sancti Arnulfi"( AASS Aug. 11, p. 240), subsequently became his widow's second husband.
Isabella, Countess of Bedford
Isabella of England (16 June 1332 –) was the eldest daughter of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, and the wife of Enguerrand de Coucy, Earl of Bedford, by whom she had two daughters.
She was made a Lady of the Garter in 1376.
Thomas Scott (diver)
Thomas Scott( 1907- date of death unknown) was an English diver.
Philippa of Dreux
Philippa of Dreux, Dame de Coucy (1192–1242) was a daughter of Robert II of Dreux and his second wife Yolande de Coucy.
Marie I de Coucy, Countess of Soissons
Marie I de Coucy( April 1366 – after 3 March 1405) was Dame de Coucy and d' Oisy, and Countess of Soissons from 1397.
She succeeded to the title of suo jure Countess of Soissons, on 18 February 1397, upon the death of her father, Enguerrand VII de Coucy.
In addition to her titles, she also owned numerous estates in North- Eastern France.
She was the wife of Henry of Bar, and the granddaughter of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Bill Smith (footballer, born 1897)
William Thomas Smith( born 9 April 1897, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer.
Edward III of England
Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377) was king of England and Lord of Ireland from January 1327 until his death; he is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous and unorthodox reign of his father, Edward II.
Edward III transformed the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe.
His long reign of 50 years was the second-longest in medieval England (after that of his great-grandfather Henry III) and saw vital developments in legislation and government, in particular the evolution of the English Parliament, as well as the ravages of the Black Death.
Edward was crowned at age fourteen after his father was deposed by his mother, Isabella of France, and her lover Roger Mortimer.
At age seventeen he led a successful coup d'état against Mortimer, the de facto ruler of the country, and began his personal reign.
After a successful campaign in Scotland he declared himself rightful heir to the French throne in 1337.
This started what became known as the Hundred Years' War.
Following some initial setbacks, this first phase of the war went exceptionally well for England; victories at Crécy and Poitiers led to the highly favourable Treaty of Brétigny, in which England made territorial gains, and Edward renounced his claim to the French throne.
This phase would become known as the Edwardian War.
Edward's later years were marked by international failure and domestic strife, largely as a result of his inactivity and poor health.
Edward III was a temperamental man but capable of unusual clemency.
He was in many ways a conventional king whose main interest was warfare.
Admired in his own time and for centuries after, Edward was denounced as an irresponsible adventurer by later Whig historians such as William Stubbs, but modern historians credit him with some significant achievements.

Question: When did Isabella, Countess Of Bedford's father die?
Answer: 21 June 1377