Name John Count Died 1381 | Parents Louis II, Count of Blois | |
Role Louis II, Count of Blois' son Great-grandparents Beatrix of Dampierre, Hugh II, Count of Blois People also search for Louis II, Count of Blois, Guy II, Count of Blois, Guy I, Count of Blois, Louis III, Count of Blois | ||
Grandparents Guy I, Count of Blois | ||
John II of Châtillon (d. 1381, Valenciennes), second son of Louis I of Châtillon and Jeanne of Avesnes, was count of Blois and lord of Avesnes from 1372 to 1381.
In February 1372, he married Mathilde of Guelders (d. 1384), the daughter and co-heir of Duke Reginald II of Guelders, and became Lord of Schoonhoven and Gouda. He spent most of his career trying to seize Guelders from Mathilde's nephew William I of Guelders and Jülich.
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