Marie of Brittany (1268–1339) was the daughter of
John II, Duke of Brittany, and
Beatrice of England.
[''Instructional Images and the Life of St. Eustace'', Judith K. Golden, Insights and Interpretations, Ed. Colum Hourihane, (Princeton University Press, 2002), 73.] She is also known as Marie de Dreux.
Family
Her maternal grandparents were
Henry III of England
Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272. The son of John, King of England, King John and Isabella of Ang ...
and
Eleanor of Provence
Eleanor of Provence ( 1223 – 24/25 June 1291) was a Provence, Provençal noblewoman who became List of English royal consorts, Queen of England as the wife of King Henry III of England, Henry III from 1236 until his death in 1272. She served ...
, Henry was a son of King
John of England
John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Empi ...
. John was son of
Henry II of England
Henry II () was King of England
The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary monarch reigns as the head of state, with the ...
and his wife
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor of Aquitaine ( or ; ; , or ; – 1 April 1204) was Duchess of Aquitaine from 1137 to 1204, Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, and Queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of King Henry II. As ...
.
Her sister was
Blanche of Brittany, wife to
Philip of Artois and mother of
Margaret of Artois,
Robert III of Artois
Robert III of Artois (1287 – between 6 October & 20 November 1342) was a French nobleman of the House of Artois. He was the Lord of Conches-en-Ouche, of Château de Domfront, Domfront, and of Mehun-sur-Yèvre, and in 1309 he received as appan ...
and
Joan of Artois, Countess of Foix. Margaret was mother of
Jeanne d'Évreux,
Queen of France.
Marriage
She married
Guy IV, Count of Saint-Pol, in 1292, their children were as follows:
*
John of Châtillon (d. 1344),
Count of Saint Pol
* James of Châtillon (d.s.p. 1365), Lord of Ancre
*
Mahaut of Châtillon (1293–1358), married
Charles of Valois
Charles, Count of Valois (12 March 1270 – 16 December 1325), was a member of the House of Capet and founder of the House of Valois, which ruled over France from 1328. He was the fourth son of King Philip III of France and Isabella o ...
* Beatrix of Châtillon, married in 1315 Jean de Dampierre, Lord of Crèvecœur
* Isabeau of Châtillon (d. 19 May 1360), married in May 1311
Guillaume I de Coucy, Lord of
Coucy
*
Marie of Châtillon, married
Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ( 1270 – 23 June 1324) was an Anglo-French nobleman. Though primarily active in England, he also had strong connections with the List of French monarchs, French royal house. One of the wealthiest and mo ...
* Eleanor of Châtillon, married Jean III Malet, Lord of Granville
* Joan of Châtillon, married Miles de Noyers, Lord of Maisy
Descendants
Through her daughter Mahaut, Marie was the maternal grandmother of
Marie of Valois,
Isabella of Valois, who became Duchess of Bourbon and was the mother of
Louis II, Duke of Bourbon, and
Joanna of Bourbon
Joanna of Bourbon (''Jeanne de Bourbon''; 3 February 1338 – 6 February 1378) was Queen of France by marriage to King Charles V. She acted as his political adviser and was appointed potential regent in case of a minor regency.
Life
Earl ...
, who became
Queen of France. Mahaut's other daughter was
Blanche of Valois, who married Holy Roman Emperor
Charles IV and was the mother of
Katharine of Bohemia.
Ancestry
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marie of Brittany, Countess of Saint-Pol
1268 births
1339 deaths
House of Dreux
13th-century French nobility
13th-century French women
14th-century French nobility
14th-century French women