John I (1267 – 31 January 1330) was the

count of Namur 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: ...

from 1305 to 1330. He was a member of the

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, the son of

Guy of Dampierre Guy of Dampierre (french: Gui de Dampierre; nl, Gwijde van Dampierre) ( – 7 March 1305, Compiègne) was the Count of Flanders (1251–1305) and Marquis of Namur (1264–1305). He was a prisoner of the French when his Flemings defeated the ...

Count of Flanders The count of Flanders was the ruler or sub-ruler of the county of Flanders, beginning in the 9th century. Later, the title would be held for a time, by the rulers of the Holy Roman Empire and Spain. During the French Revolution, in 1790, the co ...

and Marquis of Namur, and his second wife

Isabelle of Luxembourg Isabelle of Luxembourg (1247–1298) was a countess consort of Flanders and a marquis consort of Namur by marriage to Guy of Dampierre. Life She was the daughter of Henry V of Luxembourg and Margaret of Bar. Isabelle was a member of the House of ...

. John was the father of Blanche of Namur, Queen of Sweden and Norway. He was the elder brother of

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, whom he sent to command the Flemish rebels against the French Kingdom in the 1302

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Life

In September 1290, he was

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to Blanche of France, daughter of Philip III. Instead, John married Margaret of Clermont, daughter of

Robert, Count of Clermont Robert of Clermont (1256 – 7 February 1317) was a French '' prince du sang'' who was created Count of Clermont in 1268. He was the sixth and last son of King Louis IX (Saint Louis) and Margaret of Provence.''Bourbon'', John Bell Henneman Jr. ...

and Beatrix, Dame de Bourbon, in 1307. He was Margaret's second husband. She died after two years of marriage, in 1309. John's second wife was Marie of Artois (1291 – 22 January 1365, Wijnendaele), (later to become Lady of Merode), daughter of

Philip of Artois Philip of Artois (November 1269 – 11 September 1298) was the son of Robert II of Artois, Count of Artois, and Amicie de Courtenay. He was the Lord of Conches, Nonancourt, and Domfront. He married Blanche of Brittany, daughter of John II, ...

and

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. They were married by contract in Paris on 6 March 1310, confirmed Poissy, January 1313. John granted her as

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the castle of Wijnendale in Flanders,

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by the Count of Flanders (his half-brother, Robert III) in 1313.

Issue

Sources

Medieval Lands Project – Namur
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