[a] Jean's father Lancelin I, was the first lord of both Beaugency and La Flèche.
On his death, the older son Lancelin I was given Beaugency and Jean La Flèche.
[citation needed] This was unusual for the time as normal the older son inherited all.
[1] Jean and Paula were the parents of Elias I, Count of Maine, who married Mathilde de Château-du-Loir.
[1] Jean de la Fleche was given land in Yorkshire, England and this is where the name was first recorded.