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Margaret of Artois
Margaret of Artois (1285–1311) was the eldest child of Philip of Artois and his wife, Blanche of Brittany. She was a member of the House of Artois. She was married to Louis d'Évreux. By her marriage, Margaret was Countess of Évreux.
Margaret of Artois | |
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| Born | 1285 |
| Died | 1311 (aged 25–26) |
| Noble family | Artois |
| Spouse(s) | Louis d'Évreux |
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| Father | Philip of Artois |
| Mother | Blanche of Brittany |
Margaret was married to Louis d'Évreux at the Hotel d'Evreux, in Paris, son of Philip III of France by his second wife Maria of Brabant.[1] The couple had five children, all of whom lived into adulthood and each had their own children, they were:
- Marie d'Évreux (1303 – 31 October 1335); married in 1311 John III, Duke of Brabant.
- Charles d'Évreux (1305–1336), Count of Étampes; married Maria de la Cerda, Lady of Lunel, daughter of Ferdinand de la Cerda.
- Philip III of Navarre (1306–1343); married Joan II of Navarre.
- Margaret d'Évreux (1307–1350); married in 1325 William XII of Auvergne, mother of Jeanne I of Auvergne.
- Jeanne d'Évreux (1310–1370); married Charles IV of France.
Margaret died in Paris and was buried in the now-demolished church of the Couvent des Jacobins with her husband and her five children. Margaret died aged twenty five or twenty six.
References
- ^ Morrison & Hedeman 2010, p. 4.
Sources
- Morrison, Elizabeth; Hedeman, Anne D., eds. (2010). Imagining the Past in France: History in Manuscript Painting, 1250-1500. J. Paul Getty Museum.
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