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Louis II, Count of Blois

Louis II of Châtillon (died 26 August 1346), son of Guy I, Count of Blois and Margaret of Valois, was count of Blois and lord of Avesnes from 1342 to 1346.[1]

The battle of Crécy, from an illuminated manuscript of Jean Froissart's Chronicles.

In 1340 in Soissons, he married Jeanne of Avesnes, Countess of Soissons (d. 1350),[2] daughter of John of Avesnes, Lord of Beaumont. They had three children:

Louis was killed at the battle of Crécy.[2]

References

  1. ^ de Venette 1953, p. 312.
  2. ^ a b Thiry-Stassin 2008, p. 230.

Sources

  • Thiry-Stassin, Martine (2008). "Jean de Hainaut, comte de Beaumont et de Chimay, entre Jean de Bel et Jean Froissart". In Moreno, Paolo; Palumbo, Giovanni (eds.). Autour du XVe siècle: journées d'étude en l'honneur d'Alberto Varvaro (in French). Librairie Droz S.A.
  • de Venette, Jean (1953). Newhall, Richard A. (ed.). The Chronicle of Jean de Venette. Translated by Birdsall, Jean. Columbia University Press.

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1342–1346
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1344–1346
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