Noble family House of Avesnes Died 1241 Name Mary, of | Mother Margaret of Blois Father Walter of Avesnes Spouse Hugh I, Count of Blois | |
Parents Margaret, Countess of Blois Children John I, Count of Blois, Guy III, Count of Saint-Pol Grandchildren Joan, Countess of Blois, Hugh II, Count of Blois, Guy IV, Count of Saint-Pol Grandparents Alix of France, Theobald V, Count of Blois | ||
Mary, Countess of Blois, also known as Marie of Avesnes, (1200–1241) was countess of Blois from 1230 to 1241.
She was the daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois.
In 1226, Mary married Hugh I of Châtillon, a count from Châtillon-sur-Marne, son of Gaucher III of Châtillon and Elisabeth of Saint Pol. They had five children:
- John I (died 1280), Count of Blois
- Guy II (died 1289), Count of Saint Pol
- Gaucher (died 1261), lord of Crécy and Crèvecœur
- Hugh (died 1255)
- Basile (died 1280), became Abbess of Notre Dame du Val in 1248.
Her eldest son John, succeeded her in Blois.
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