Margaret of Valois (1295–1342) was a French noblewoman. She was a daughter of
Charles, Count of Valois, and his first wife,
Margaret, Countess of Anjou
Margaret of Anjou (1272 – 31 December 1299) was Countess of Anjou and Maine in her own right and Countess of Valois, Alençon and Perche by marriage. Margaret's father was King Charles II of Naples, whilst her husband was Charles, Count of Va ...
. She was also a sister of King
Philip VI of France
Philip VI (french: Philippe; 1293 – 22 August 1350), called the Fortunate (french: le Fortuné, link=no) or the Catholic (french: le Catholique, link=no) and of Valois, was the first king of France from the House of Valois, reigning from 13 ...
.
In 1310, she married
Guy I of Châtillon, Count of Blois. They had three children together:
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Louis II of Châtillon, Count of Blois (d. 1346) 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 ...
, married
Jeanne of Hainault, Countess of Soissons.
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Charles of Blois, Duke of Brittany (d. 1364), married
Joan of Penthièvre, Duchess of Brittany.
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Marie of Blois, married:
:# in 1334 to
Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1346)
:# , Count of
Leiningen-Dagsburg.
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House of Valois
French countesses
1295 births
1342 deaths
14th-century French people