Guy IV of Châtillon, Count of Saint Pol ( – 6 April 1317) was a French nobleman. He was the son of

Guy III, Count of Saint-Pol Guy III of Châtillon, Count of Saint-Pol (died 1289) was a French nobleman, and was a younger son of Hugh I, Count of Blois, and Mary, Countess of Blois. While his elder brother John I of Châtillon succeeded to their mother's County of Blois, G ...

and

Matilda of Brabant Matilda of Brabant (14 June 1224 – 29 September 1288) was the eldest daughter of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and his first wife Marie of Hohenstaufen. Marriages and children On 14 June 1237, which was her 13th birthday, Matilda married her ...

. In 1292, he married Marie of Brittany, daughter of

John II, Duke of Brittany John II ( br, Yann, french: Jean; 123918 November 1305) reigned as Duke of Brittany from 1286 until his death, and was also Earl of Richmond in the Peerage of England. He took part in two crusades prior to his accession to the ducal throne. As a ...

and Beatrice of England. They had eight children: * John, Count of Saint-Pol (d. 1344), married Joanna, daughter of John I of Fiennes * Jacques of Châtillon (d.s.p. 1365), Lord of Ancre *

Mahaut of Châtillon Mahaut of Châtillon (1293– 3 October 1358) was the daughter of Guy IV of Châtillon, Count of Saint-Pol and Marie of Brittany, daughter of John II, Duke of Brittany. Marriage In 1308 she married Charles, Count of Valois, the third son of ...

(1293–1358), married in 1308

Charles of Valois Charles of Valois (12 March 1270 – 16 December 1325), the fourth son of King Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon, was a member of the House of Capet and founder of the House of Valois, whose rule over France would start in 1 ...

* Beatrix of Châtillon, married in 1315 John of Dampierre, Lord of Crèvecœur * Isabeau of Châtillon (d. 19 May 1360), married in May 1311 William I de Coucy,

Lord of Coucy The Lords of Coucy (french: sires de Coucy or ''seigneurs de Coucy''), also spelt Couci, were a medieval lordship based on the barony of Coucy located in the current commune of Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique, Picardy. The château de Coucy was founde ...

Marie of Châtillon Marie may refer to: People Name * Marie (given name) * Marie (Japanese given name) * Marie (murder victim), girl who was killed in Florida after being pushed in front of a moving vehicle in 1973 * Marie (died 1759), an enslaved Cree person in T ...

, married Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke * Eleanor of Châtillon, married John III Malet, Lord of Graville * Jeanne of Châtillon, married Miles de Noyers, Lord of Maisy He held the office of Grand Butler of France. He was placed in joint command (with Robert VI of Auvergne) of one of the two reserve "battles" of the French troops at the Battle of the Golden Spurs, where the French army was led by his elder half-brother Robert II, Count of Artois. He was able to escape when the French were routed by the

Flemings The Flemish or Flemings ( nl, Vlamingen ) are a Germanic peoples, Germanic ethnic group native to Flanders, Belgium, who speak Dutch language, Dutch. Flemish people make up the majority of Belgians, at about 60%. "''Flemish''" was historically ...

, but his brother

Jacques 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 ...

, elder half-brother Robert, and many of his relatives were killed.

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