Children
By his first wife Agnes I, Countess of Nevers he had one child, Matilda I, Countess of Nevers.
By his second wife Yolanda of Flanders, he had 10 children:
- Philip (d. 1226), Marquis of Namur, who declined the offer of the crown of the Latin Empire
- Robert of Courtenay (d. 1228), Latin Emperor
- Henry (d. 1229), Marquis of Namur
- Baldwin II of Constantinople (d. 1273)
- Margaret, Marchioness of Namur, who married first Raoul d'Issoudun and then Henry count of Vianden
- Elizabeth of Courtenay who married Walter count of Bar and then Eudes sire of Montagu
- An unnamed daughter who married Tsar Boril of Bulgaria
- Yolanda de Courtenay, who married Andrew II of Hungary
- Eleanor, who married Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre
- Marie de Courtenay, who married Theodore I Lascaris of the Empire of Nicaea
- Agnes, who married Geoffrey II Villehardouin, Prince of Achaea
He had an illegitimate son:
- Geoffrey, marquis of Lavaur(d.1229).
| Peter II of Courtenay House of Courtenay Cadet branch of the House of Capet Born: c.1155 Died: 1218 | ||
| Regnal titles | ||
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| Preceded by Henry of Flanders |
Latin Emperor of Constantinople 1216–1217 |
Succeeded by Yolanda of Flanders |
| Royal titles | ||
| Preceded by Agnes I |
Count of Nevers 1184–1200 |
Succeeded by Matilda I |
| Count of Auxerre 1184–1218 |
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| Count of Tonnerre 1184–1218 |
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