The House of Châtillon was a notable French family, with origins in the 9th century. The name comes from that of Châtillon-sur-Marne in

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, where members of the family were tenants in a castle belonging to the Counts of Champagne. Gaucher V of Châtillon was lord of Châtillon from 1290 until 1303, when he became count of ; the title was sold to

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in 1400. Other branches of the family were in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise (extinguished in 1360), in

Blois Blois ( ; ) is a commune and the capital city of Loir-et-Cher department, in Centre-Val de Loire, France, on the banks of the lower Loire river between Orléans and Tours. With 45,898 inhabitants by 2019, Blois is the most populated city of the ...

(extinguished in 1397), and in Penthièvre (extinguished in 1457). Members of the house include: * Odo of Châtillon, Pope under the name Urban II * Charles of Blois Châtillon (1319–1364), was canonized as saint, ruled over the

branch. His claim to be Duke of Brittany, ''jure uxoris'' ignited the

Breton War of Succession The War of the Breton Succession (, ) was a conflict between the Counts of Blois and the Montforts of Brittany for control of the Sovereign Duchy of Brittany, then a fief of the Kingdom of France. It was fought between 1341 and 12 April ...

. His title would pass for a time to his descendants. * Walter III of Châtillon (1166–1219), Sénéchal of

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, escorted

Philip II of France Philip II (21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223), byname Philip Augustus (french: Philippe Auguste), was King of France from 1180 to 1223. His predecessors had been known as kings of the Franks, but from 1190 onward, Philip became the first French m ...

to the

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and distinguished himself at the siege of Acre and the

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. * Gaucher V of Châtillon (1249–1329) great-grandson of the former,

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under

Philip IV of France Philip IV (April–June 1268 – 29 November 1314), called Philip the Fair (french: Philippe le Bel), was King of France from 1285 to 1314. By virtue of his marriage with Joan I of Navarre, he was also King of Navarre as Philip I from 1 ...

and minister of

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. *

Joanna of Châtillon Joanna of Châtillon or ''Joan'', french: Jeanne; (c. 1285 – 16 January 1354) was the wife of Walter V of Brienne (1305). She was Duchess of Athens by marriage (1308–1311). She was the daughter of Gaucher V de Châtillon, Constable of Fra ...

(''c''.1285–1354),

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* Marie de St Pol (''c''.1303–1377), foundress of Pembroke College, Cambridge *

Jacques of Châtillon Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over ...

*Alice de Châtillon (Alisia of Antioch) *Raynald of Châtillon (Not to be confused with Raynald of Châtillon-sur-Loing) This house is totally distinct from the house of Châtillon-sur-Loing, which produced (among others) the Coligny brothers : Gaspard,

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and cardinal Odet.

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