Philip of Artois (November 1269 – 11 September 1298) was the son of
Robert II of Artois,
Count of Artois
The count of Artois (French: Comtes d'Artois, Dutch: Graven van Artesië) was the ruler over the County of Artois from the 9th century until the abolition of the countship by the French revolutionaries in 1790.
House of Artois
*Odalric (c. 850 ...
, and
Amicie de Courtenay. He was the Lord of
Conches,
Nonancourt, and
Domfront.
He married
Blanche of Brittany
Blanche of Brittany (1271–1327) was a daughter of John II, Duke of Brittany, and his wife Beatrice of England. She is also known as Blanche de Dreux. Through her mother she was the granddaughter of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Prov ...
, daughter of
John II, Duke of Brittany, and had the following children:
*
Margaret (1285–1311), married in 1301
Louis, Count of Évreux
*
Robert III of Artois
Robert III of Artois (1287 – between 6 October & 20 November 1342) was Lord of Conches-en-Ouche, of Domfront, and of Mehun-sur-Yèvre, and in 1309 he received as appanage the county of Beaumont-le-Roger in restitution for the County of Arto ...
(1287–1342)
* Isabelle (1288–1344), a nun at
Poissy
Poissy () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the centre of Paris. Inhabitants are called ''Pisciacais'' in French.
Poissy is one ...
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Joan of Artois (1289 – aft. 1350), married
Gaston I,
Count of Foix, in
Senlis
Senlis () is a commune in the northern French department of Oise, Hautes de France.
The monarchs of the early French dynasties lived in Senlis, attracted by the proximity of the Chantilly forest. It is known for its Gothic cathedral and other ...
in 1301
* Othon (died 2 November 1291)
*
Marie of Artois (1291 – 22 January 1365,
Wijnendaele), Lady of
Merode, married in 1309 in Paris
John I, Marquis of Namur
John I (1267 – 31 January 1330) was the count of Namur from 1305 to 1330. He was a member of the House of Dampierre, the son of Guy of Dampierre, Count of Flanders and Marquis of Namur, and his second wife Isabelle of Luxembourg. John was the ...
* Catherine (1296–1368,
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
), married John II of Ponthieu, Count of Aumale
He served under his father at the
Battle of Furnes
The Battle of Furnes, also known as ''Battle of Veurne'' and ''Battle of Bulskamp'', was fought on 20 August 1297 between French and Flemish forces.
The French were led by Robert II of Artois and the Flemish by Guy of Dampierre. The French fo ...
, where he was wounded. He never recovered, and died of the effects over a year later. He was buried in the now-demolished church of the
Couvent des Jacobins in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
. His premature death led to a legal battle later, when the
County of Artois
The County of Artois (, ) was a historic province of the Kingdom of France, held by the Dukes of Burgundy from 1384 until 1477/82, and a state of the Holy Roman Empire from 1493 until 1659.
Present Artois lies in northern France, on the border ...
was left to his elder sister
Mahaut of Artois
Mahaut of Artois also known as Mathilda (1268 27 November 1329), ruled as Countess of Artois from 1302 to 1329. She was furthermore regent of the County of Burgundy from 1303 to 1315 during the minority and the absence of her daughter, Joan II, ...
rather than his eldest son Robert III.
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External links
Philip of Artois on Medieval Lands Project site
Artois, Philip of
Artois, Philip of
House of Artois
13th-century French nobility
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