Louis of Enghien (died March 17, 1394) titular

Duke of Athens The Duchy of Athens (Greek language, Greek: Δουκᾶτον Ἀθηνῶν, ''Doukaton Athinon''; Catalan language, Catalan: ''Ducat d'Atenes'') was one of the Crusader states set up in Greece after the conquest of the Byzantine Empire during ...

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and Lord of

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in 1381–1394, Count of Conversano in 1356–1394.

Biography

Louis was the fourth son of Walter III of Enghien and Isabella of Brienne. When his mother divided the inheritance of his uncle Walter VI of Brienne among her sons, he received the title of Count of Conversano. In 1370, after

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had secured the undisputed control of the

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against Maria of Bourbon, he was sent as Philip's ''

bailli A bailiff (, ) was the king's administrative representative during the ''ancien régime'' in northern France, where the bailiff was responsible for the application of justice and control of the administration and local finances in his bailiwick ...

'' to the principality, which also included the

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, ruled by his brother Guy. He remained in the position until 1371. From this position he and his brothers, including John of Enghien, wrote to the

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to request Venetian aid in reclaiming the

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, which had been in their family's hands until 1311, from the

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, but help was not forthcoming. On the death of his childless nephew Walter V of Enghien in 1381, he also became titular Duke of Athens, Count of Brienne and Lord of Enghien. He married Giovanna of Sanseverino, and they had four daughters: Margaret, Yolanda, Isabella, and Helena. On his death, at

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, on March 17, 1394, his titles were inherited by his eldest daughter *

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(born 1365). In 1380, Margaret married

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(1370–1397), son of Guy of Luxembourg and Mahaut of Châtillon, by whom she had issue, including ** Peter I of Luxembourg, Count of St. Pol, of Brienne and of Conversano, and ** John II of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny. Peter I married in his own turn,

Margaret de Baux Margaret of Baux (, ; 1394 – 15 November 1469) was a Countess of Saint-Pol, of Brienne, and of Conversano. She was a member of the noble House of Baux of the Kingdom of Naples, which had its origins in Provence dating back to the 11th century. H ...

, by whom he had nine children: among them are Louis, Count of St. Pol, Brienne, and Conversano, and Jacquetta (mother of Queen consort

Elizabeth Woodville Elizabeth Woodville (also spelt Wydville, Wydeville, or Widvile; c. 1437Karen Lindsey, ''Divorced, Beheaded, Survived'', p. xviii, Perseus Books, 1995. – 8 June 1492), known as Dame Elizabeth Grey during her first marriage, was Queen of Engla ...

). Louis was one of the founding members of the

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of King

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(1381).

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