Spouse(s) Isabeau of Melun Name John Artois, Mother Jeanne of Valois | Died 1387 | |
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Born 29 August 1321 ( 1321-08-29 ) Children Philip of Artois, Count of Eu, Robert IV of Artois, Count of Eu Parents Joan of Valois, Countess of Beaumont, Robert III of Artois Grandchildren Charles of Artois, Count of Eu, Bonne of Artois Grandparents Charles, Count of Valois, Blanche of Brittany, Philip of Artois Similar People Robert III of Artois, Bonne of Artois, Charles - Count of Valois, John - Duke of Berry | ||
John of artois count of eu
John of Artois (29 August 1321 – 1387), called "sans Terre" (Lackland), was the son of Robert III of Artois and Joan of Valois. The confiscation of his father's goods for attempted fraud in 1331 had left him without an inheritance.
In 1352, he was created Count of Eu, a title earlier forfeited at the execution of the previous holder, Raoul II of Brienne. He was badly wounded at the Battle of Poitiers on 19 September 1356, and was captured there by the English. Enormously rich his ransom was sold to the Black Prince by his captor Élie de Pommiers for 30,000 old écus.
He married Isabeau of Melun (1328–1389), daughter of John I of Melun, Count of Tancarville, on 11 July 1352 and had the following issue:
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