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Marie of Brittany, Countess of Saint Pol

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Noble family
  
House of Dreux

Children
  
Mahaut of Chatillon

Died
  
1339

Name
  
Marie Brittany,

Mother
  
Beatrice of England


Father
  
John II, Duke of Brittany

Role
  
John II, Duke of Brittany's daughter

Spouse
  
Guy IV, Count of Saint-Pol

Parents
  
Beatrice of England, John II, Duke of Brittany

Grandchildren
  
Blanche of Valois, Isabella of Valois, Duchess of Bourbon

Similar People
  
Charles - Count of Valois, Henry III of England, Eleanor of Provence, Philip VI of France

Marie of Brittany (1268–1339) was the daughter of John II, Duke of Brittany, and Beatrice of England. She is also known as Marie de Dreux.

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Family

Her maternal grandparents were Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence, Henry was a son of King John of England. John was son of Henry II of England and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Her sister was Blanche of Brittany, wife to Philip of Artois and mother of Margaret of Artois, Robert III of Artois and Joan of Artois, Countess of Foix. Margaret was mother of Jeanne d'Évreux, Queen of France.

Marriage

She married Guy IV, Count of Saint-Pol, in 1292, their children were as follows:

  • John of Châtillon (d. 1344), Count of Saint Pol
  • James of Châtillon (d.s.p. 1365), Lord of Ancre
  • Mahaut of Châtillon (1293–1358), married Charles of Valois
  • Beatrix of Châtillon, married in 1315 Jean de Dampierre, Lord of Crèvecœur
  • Isabeau of Châtillon (d. May 19, 1360), married in May 1311 Guillaume I de Coucy, Lord of Coucy
  • Marie of Châtillon, married Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
  • Eleanor of Châtillon, married Jean III Malet, Lord of Granville
  • Joan of Châtillon, married Miles de Noyers, Lord of Maisy
  • Descendents

    Through her daughter Mahaut, Marie was the maternal grandmother of Marie of Valois, Isabella of Valois, who became Duchess of Bourbon and was the mother of Louis II, Duke of Bourbon, and Joanna of Bourbon, who became Queen of France. Mahaut's other daughter was Blanche of Valois, who married Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV and was the mother of Katharine of Bohemia.

    References

    Marie of Brittany, Countess of Saint-Pol Wikipedia