Amicie de Courtenay (1253–1275) was a French noblewoman and a member of the Capetian House of Courtenay, a cadet line of the

House of Capet The House of Capet (french: Maison capétienne) or the Direct Capetians (''Capétiens directs''), also called the House of France (''la maison de France''), or simply the Capets, ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328. It was the most ...

. Her father was Peter of Courtenay, Lord of Conches and Mehun (1218-1250); he fell in the Battle of Al Mansurah during the Seventh Crusade. Amicie's mother was Pétronille of Joigny, the daughter of Gaucher de Joigny and Amicie de Montfort. She married Count Robert II of

Artois Artois ( ; ; nl, Artesië; English adjective: ''Artesian'') is a region of northern France. Its territory covers an area of about 4,000 km2 and it has a population of about one million. Its principal cities are Arras (Dutch: ''Atrecht'') ...

(1250-1302), together they had three children: * Mahaut (1268–1329) * Philip (1269–1298) * Robert (1271–1272)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Courtenay, Amicie de House of Capet 1250 births 1275 deaths French countesses 13th-century French people 13th-century French women