Guy II of Châtillon, Count of Blois (died 22 December 1397), the youngest son of

Louis I of Châtillon Louis II of Châtillon (died 26 August 1346), son of Guy I, Count of Blois and Margaret of Valois, was count of Blois and lord of Avesnes from 1342 to 1346. In 1340 in Soissons, he married Jeanne of Avesnes, Countess of Soissons (d. 1350), da ...

and Joan of Avesnes, was

Count of Blois Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

and

Soissons Soissons () is a commune in the northern French department of Aisne, in the region of Hauts-de-France. Located on the river Aisne, about northeast of Paris, it is one of the most ancient towns of France, and is probably the ancient capital ...

, and

lord of Avesnes The Avesnes family played an important role during the Middle Ages. The family has its roots in the small village Avesnes-sur-Helpe, in the north of France. One branch produced a number of Counts of Holland during the 13th century. The family di ...

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, and Gouda 1381–1397, and lord of Beaumont and

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. In 1360, he was one of the hostages sent to the

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by the terms of the

Treaty of Brétigny The Treaty of Brétigny was a treaty, drafted on 8 May 1360 and ratified on 24 October 1360, between Kings Edward III of England and John II of France. In retrospect, it is seen as having marked the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' ...

. He was eventually ransomed by the sale of

and was released on 15 August 1367. He was knighted in 1370 while crusading with the

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. In 1374 he married Marie, daughter of

William I, Marquis of Namur William I (1324 – 1 October 1391), also called the Rich, was Count of Namur from 1337 until his death. Life He was the fifth son of John I, Marquis of Namur, and Marie of Artois. Because his four elder brothers all died childless between 13 ...

, and they had one son: * Louis III of Châtillon (d. 1391) Thereafter he joined in the wars of king Charles VI, and commanded the rearguard at the

Battle of Roosebeke The Battle of Roosebeke (sometimes referred by its contemporary name as Battle of Westrozebeke) took place on 27 November 1382 on the Goudberg between a Flemish army under Philip van Artevelde and a French army under Louis II of Flanders who had ...

. The death of his only son in 1391 prompted him to sell the inheritance of the

County of Blois The County of Blois was a feudal principality centred on Blois, south of Paris, France. It was created just after king Clovis I conquered Roman Gaul around AD 500. Between the 8th and the 13th centuries, it was amongst the most powerful vassa ...

Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (d ...

. He was for some time the patron of

Jean Froissart Jean Froissart ( Old and Middle French: '' Jehan'', – ) (also John Froissart) was a French-speaking medieval author and court historian from the Low Countries who wrote several works, including ''Chronicles'' and ''Meliador'', a long Arthuria ...

: he appointed him his chaplain in 1384 and obtained for him the benefice of Lestines-au-Mont and the canonicate of

. His patronage allowed Froissart to write Book II of his chronicles.

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