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Blanche of Brittany
(1271?1327) was a daughter of
John II, Duke of Brittany
, and his wife
Beatrice of England
.
She is also known as
Blanche de Dreux
. Through her mother she was the granddaughter of King
Henry III of England
and
Eleanor of Provence
.
Marriage and issue
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Blanche was married in
Paris
sometime after November 1281 to
Philip of Artois
,
who was the son of
Robert II of Artois
and Amice de Courtenay. The couple had seven children, they were:
- Margaret
(1285–1311), married in 1301
Louis, Count of Evreux
- Robert III of Artois
(1287–1342), married in 1318
Joan of Valois
- Isabella (1288–1344), a nun at
Poissy
- Joan
(1289 – aft. 1350), married in 1301 in
Senlis
,
Gaston I
,
Count of Foix
- Othon (died 2 November 1291)
- Marie of Artois
(1291 – 22 January 1365,
Wijnendaele
), Lady of
Merode
, married in 1309 in Paris
John I, Marquis of Namur
. She was the mother of
Blanche of Namur
.
- Catherine (1296–1368,
Normandy
), married
John II of Ponthieu, Count of Aumale
and had issue, a daughter
Joan of Ponthieu
Blanche's husband served under his father at the Battle of Furnes, where he was wounded. He never recovered, and died of the effects over a year later. His premature death led to a legal battle later, when
Artois
was left to his sister
Mahaut
rather than his son Robert. Robert was never the proper
Count of Artois
, on Mahaut's death Artois passed to her daughter,
Joan II, Countess of Burgundy
.
Blanche's daughter Margaret was the mother of
Philip III of Navarre
who was married to
Joan II of Navarre
. Her sister,
Marie
was married to
Guy IV, Count of Saint-Pol
.
Blanche died on 19 March 1327 at the Chateau de Bois-de-Vincennes, and was buried in the now-demolished church of the
Couvent des Jacobins
in
Paris
.
Ancestry
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Ancestors of Blanche of Brittany
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See also
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References
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Sources
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- Crane, Mark; Raiswell, Richard; Reeves, Margaret, eds. (2004).
Shell Games: Studies in Scams, Frauds, and Deceits (1300-1650)
. Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies.
- Morvan, Frederic (2009).
La Chevalerie bretonne et la formation de l'armee ducale, 1260-1341
(in French). Presses Universitaires de Rennes.