Philippa of Luxembourg (1252 – 6 April 1311) was the daughter of Count
Henry V of Luxembourg
Henry V the Blondell (1216 – 24 December 1281), called the Great, was the Count of Arlon from 1226 to his death, lord of Ligny from 1240 to his death, Count of Luxembourg and Laroche from 1247 to his death, and the Marquis of Namur between 1 ...
and his wife,
Marguerite of Bar. She married
John II, Count of Holland
John II (1247 – 22 August 1304) was Count of Hainaut, Holland, and Zeeland.
Life
John II, born 1247, was the eldest son of John I of Hainaut and Adelaide of Holland.Detlev Schwennicke, ''Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der ...
.
[M. A. Pollock, ''Scotland, England and France After the Loss of Normandy, 1204-1296'', (The Boydell Press, 2015), xv.] Two of her granddaughters were
Queen Philippa of England, and
Margaret II,
Countess of Hainault in her own right and wife of Holy Roman Emperor
Louis IV.
The children of John II of Holland and Philippa of Luxembourg included:
* John (died 1302)
* Henry (died 1303), a canon in
Cambrai
Cambrai (, ; pcd, Kimbré; nl, Kamerijk), formerly Cambray and historically in English Camerick or Camericke, is a city in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department and in the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, regio ...
* Simon
*
William I, Count of Hainaut
William the Good ( nl, Willem, french: Guillaume; – 7 June 1337) was count of Hainaut (as William I), Avesnes, Holland (as William III), and Zeeland (as William II) from 1304 to his death.
Career
William, born , was the son of John II, Count ...
, father of
Queen Philippa
Philippa of Hainault (sometimes spelled Hainaut; Middle French: ''Philippe de Hainaut''; 24 June 1310 (or 1315) – 15 August 1369) was Queen of England as the wife and political adviser of King Edward III. She acted as regent in 1346,Strickla ...
and
Margaret II
*
John (Jean) (1288–1356), Seigneur de Beaumont. Married
Marguerite, Countess of Soissons.
* Margaret (died 1342), wife of
Robert II of Artois
Robert II (September 1250 – 11 July 1302) was the Count of Artois, the posthumous son and heir of Robert I and Matilda of Brabant. He was a nephew of Louis IX of France. He died at the Battle of the Golden Spurs.
Life
An experienced soldier, ...
* Alix (died 1317), wife of
Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk
Roger Bigod (c. 1245 – bf. 6 December 1306) was 5th Earl of Norfolk.
Origins
He was the son of Hugh Bigod (1211–1266), Justiciar, and succeeded his father's elder brother Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk (1209–1270) as 5th Earl of ...
* Isabelle (died 1305), wife of
Raoul de Clermont, Seigneur de Nesle.
* Jeanne, nun at Fontenelles
*
Mary of Avesnes
Marie of Hainaut (1280 – 1354) was the daughter of John II, Count of Holland and Philippa of Luxembourg, and her brother was William I, Count of Hainaut.
Family
Her nieces by her brother William were Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut who marri ...
(1280–1354), wife of
Louis I, Duke of Bourbon
Louis I, called the Lame (1279 – 22 January 1341) was a French '' prince du sang'', Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and La Marche and the first Duke of Bourbon, as well as briefly the titular King of Thessalonica from 1320 to 1321.
Life
...
* Matilda, Abbess of
Nivelles
Nivelles (; nl, Nijvel, ; wa, Nivele; vls, Neyvel) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. The Nivelles municipality includes the former municipalities of Baulers, Bornival, Thines, and Monstre ...
* Willem de Cuser (born 1290, date of death unknown)
References
External links
Philippa de Luxembourg
1252 births
1311 deaths
Women of medieval Luxembourg
Countesses of Holland
Countesses of Hainaut
House of Limburg
Avesnes family
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