Died January 31, 1330 Name John Marquis | ||
Spouse(s) Margaret of ClermontMarie of Artois Children Blanche of Namur, William I, Marquis of Namur Parents Guy, Count of Flanders, Isabelle of Luxembourg Grandchildren Eric XII of Sweden, Haakon VI of Norway, William II, Marquis of Namur, John III, Marquis of Namur Grandparents Margaret II, Countess of Flanders, William II of Dampierre, Henry V of Luxembourg, Margaret of Bar Uncles William II, Count of Flanders | ||
John I of Namur (1267 – 31 January 1330) was the ruler of Namur from 1305 to 1330. He was a member of the House of Dampierre, the son of Guy of Dampierre, Count of Flanders and Marquis of Namur, and his second wife Isabelle of Luxembourg. John was the father of Blanche of Namur, Queen of Sweden and Norway. He was the elder brother of Guy of Namur, whom he sent to command the Flemish rebels against the French Kingdom in the 1302 Battle of the Golden Spurs.
Life
In September 1290, he was betrothed to Blanche of France, daughter of Philip III.
Instead, John married Margaret of Clermont, daughter of Robert, Count of Clermont and Beatrix, Dame de Bourbon, in 1307. He was Margaret's second husband. She died after two years of marriage, in 1309.
John's second wife was Marie of Artois (1291 – 22 January 1365, Wijnendaele), Lady of Merode, daughter of Philip of Artois and Blanche of Brittany. They were married by contract in Paris on 6 March 1310, confirmed Poissy, January 1313. John granted her as dower the castle of Wijnendale in Flanders, ratified by the Count of Flanders (his half-brother, Robert III) in 1313.