Mary, Countess of Blois, also known as ''Marie of Avesnes'', (1200–1241) was
countess of Blois from 1230 to 1241.
She was the daughter of
Walter of Avesnes and
Margaret of Blois.
[(FR)Henri Platelle, ''Présence de l'au-delà: une vision médiévale du monde'', (Presses Universitaires du Septentrion, 2004), 284.]
In 1226, Mary married
Hugh I of Châtillon, a count from
Châtillon-sur-Marne, son of
Gaucher III of Châtillon and
Elisabeth of Saint-Pol.
[Theodore Evergates, ''The Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100-1300'', (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007), 223.] They had five children:
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John I John I may refer to:
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* John I (bishop of Jerusalem)
* John Chrysostom (349 – c. 407), Patriarch of Constantinople
* John I of Antioch (died 441)
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(died 1280),
Count of Blois
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
[Theodore Evergates, The Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100-1300, 254.]
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Guy II (died 1289),
Count of Saint Pol
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Gaucher (died 1261), lord of
Crécy and
Crèvecœur
# Hugh (died 1255)
# Basile (died 1280), became Abbess of Notre Dame du Val in 1248.
Her eldest son, John, succeeded her in
Blois
Blois ( ; ) is a commune and the capital city of Loir-et-Cher Departments of France, department, in Centre-Val de Loire, France, on the banks of the lower Loire river between Orléans and Tours.
With 45,898 inhabitants by 2019, Blois is the mos ...
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Counts of Blois
1200 births
1241 deaths
Marie
13th-century French nobility
13th-century French women
13th-century countesses regnant
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