Louis d'Évreux
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Paris
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) was the third son of King Philip III the Bold and his second wife Maria of Brabant, and half-brother of King Philip IV the Fair.
Louis had a quiet and reflective personality and was politically opposed to the scheming of his half-brother Charles of Valois
Charles of Valois
Charles of Valois was the fourth son of Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon. His mother was a daughter of James I of Aragon and Yolande of Hungary. He was a member of the House of Capet and founded the House of Valois...
. He was however close with his nephew Philip, later Philip V of France
Philip V of France
Philip the Tall was King of France as Philip V and, as Philip II, King of Navarre and Count of Champagne. He reigned from 1316 to his death and was the penultimate monarch of the House of Capet. Considered a wise and politically astute ruler, Philip took the throne under questionable...
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He married Margaret of Artois
Margaret of Artois
Margaret of Artois was the eldest child of Philip of Artois and his wife, Blanche of Brittany. She was a member of the House of Artois. She was married to Louis d'Évreux, her daughters all made good political marriages...
, daughter of Philip of Artois
Philip of Artois
Philip of Artois was the son of Robert II of Artois, Count of Artois and Amicie de Courtenay. He was the Lord of Conches, Nonancourt, and Domfront....
and sister of Robert III of Artois
Robert III of Artois
Robert III of Artois was the son of Philip of Artois and Blanche of Brittany.In 1318 he married Joan of Valois , daughter of Charles of Valois, and had issue:* Louis...
, and had five children:
- MarieMarie d'ÉvreuxMarie d'Évreux was the eldest child of Louis d'Évreux and his wife Margaret of Artois. She was a member of the House of Capet and was Duchess of Brabant by her marriage to John III, Duke of Brabant....
(1303 – October 31, 1335), married in 1311 John III, Duke of BrabantJohn III, Duke of BrabantJan III van Brabant , also called John III, the Triumphant , was Duke of Brabant, Lothier, and Limburg... - CharlesCharles d'ÉvreuxCharles d'Évreux was the son of Louis d'Évreux and Marguerite d'Artois.From his father, he inherited the lordship of Étampes, which was made a county in 1327....
(1305–1336), Count of ÉtampesÉtampesÉtampes is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southwest from the center of Paris . Étampes is a sub-prefecture of the Essonne department....
married Maria de la Cerda, Lady of LunelMaria de La Cerda y LaraMaria de La Cerda y Lara was the youngest daughter of Fernando de la Cerda and his wife Juana Núñez de Lara. Maria was a member of the Castilian House of Burgundy. By her second marriage she was Countess consort of Alençon.-Life:...
, daughter of Fernando de la Cerda. - Philip III of NavarrePhilip III of NavarrePhilip III , called the Noble or the Wise, Count of Évreux and King of Navarre , was the second son of Louis of Évreux and Margaret of Artois and therefore a grandson of King Philip III of France...
(1306–1343), married Joan II of NavarreJoan II of NavarreJoan II was Queen of Navarre from 1328 until her death. She was the only daughter of Margaret of Burgundy, first wife of King Louis X of France...
. - Margaret (1307–1350), married in 1325 William XII of Auvergne
- JoanJeanne d'EvreuxJeanne d'Évreux was the third wife of King Charles IV of France, daughter of his uncle Louis d'Évreux and Margaret of Artois. She bore no male heir, thus "causing" the end of the direct line of the Capetian dynasty. Because she was his first cousin, the couple required papal permission to marry...
(1310–1370), married Charles IV of FranceCharles IV of FranceCharles IV, known as the Fair , was the King of France and of Navarre and Count of Champagne from 1322 to his death: he was the last French king of the senior Capetian lineage....