Matilda of Brabant
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Matilda of Brabant was the eldest daughter of Henry II, Duke of Brabant
and his first wife Marie of Hohenstaufen
.
. Robert was 21 years old and the fifth son of Louis VIII of France
and Blanche of Castile
. They had two children:
On 8 February 1250, Robert I was killed while participating in the Seventh Crusade
. Sometime between 1250 and 1254, Matilda married her second husband Guy III, Count of Saint-Pol
. He was a younger son of consorts and co-rulers Hugh I, Count of Blois
and Mary, Countess of Blois
. They had six children:
Henry II, Duke of Brabant
Henry II of Brabant was Duke of Brabant and Lothier after the death of his father Henry I in 1235...
and his first wife Marie of Hohenstaufen
Marie of Hohenstaufen
Marie of Hohenstaufen was a member of the powerful Hohenstaufen dynasty of German kings which lasted from 1138 to 1254. She is also known to history as Maria of Swabia....
.
Marriages and children
On 14 June 1237, which was her 13th birthday, Matilda married her first husband Robert I of ArtoisRobert I of Artois
Robert I , called the Good, was the first Count of Artois, the fifth son of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile.-Life:...
. Robert was 21 years old and the fifth son of Louis VIII of France
Louis VIII of France
Louis VIII the Lion reigned as King of France from 1223 to 1226. He was a member of the House of Capet. Louis VIII was born in Paris, France, the son of Philip II Augustus and Isabelle of Hainaut. He was also Count of Artois, inheriting the county from his mother, from 1190–1226...
and Blanche of Castile
Blanche of Castile
Blanche of Castile , was a Queen consort of France as the wife of Louis VIII. She acted as regent twice during the reign of her son, Louis IX....
. They had two children:
- Blanche of ArtoisBlanche of ArtoisBlanche of Artois was the queen consort of Navarre; after her husband Henry I of Navarre's death, she served as regent from 1274 to 1284 on behalf of her daughter, Joan I...
(1248 – 2 May 1302). Married first Henry I of NavarreHenry I of NavarreHenry I the Fat was the Count of Champagne and Brie and King of Navarre from 1270...
and secondly Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of LancasterEdmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of LancasterEdmund of Crouchback, 1st Earl of Leicester and Lancaster , was the second surviving son of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence. In his childhood he had a claim on the Kingdom of Sicily. His nickname refers to his participation in the Ninth Crusade.-Childhood:Edmund was born in London...
. - Robert II of ArtoisRobert II of ArtoisRobert II was the Count of Artois, the posthumous son and heir of Robert I and Matilda of Brabant.An experienced soldier, he took part in the Aragonese Crusade and attempted an invasion of Sicily in 1287. He defeated the Flemings in 1297 at the Battle of Furnes...
(1250 – 11 July 1302).
On 8 February 1250, Robert I was killed while participating in the Seventh Crusade
Seventh Crusade
The Seventh Crusade was a crusade led by Louis IX of France from 1248 to 1254. Approximately 800,000 bezants were paid in ransom for King Louis who, along with thousands of his troops, was captured and defeated by the Egyptian army led by the Ayyubid Sultan Turanshah supported by the Bahariyya...
. Sometime between 1250 and 1254, Matilda married her second husband Guy III, Count of Saint-Pol
Guy III, Count of Saint-Pol
Guy II of Châtillon, Count of Saint-Pol , French nobleman, was a younger son of Hugh I of Châtillon and Marie of Avesnes.While his elder brother John I of Châtillon succeeded to their mother's County of Blois, Guy was given their father's county of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise at his death in 1248.On...
. He was a younger son of consorts and co-rulers Hugh I, Count of Blois
Hugh I, Count of Blois
Hugh I of Châtillon was Count of Blois from 1230 to 1241, and Count of Saint Pol from 1226 to 1248.He was son of Gaucher III of Châtillon and Elisabeth , daughter of Hugo IV, Count of Saint-Pol....
and Mary, Countess of Blois
Mary, Countess of Blois
Marie of Avesnes was countess of Blois from 1230 to 1241.She was the daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois.In 1226, Marie married Hugh I of Châtillon , son of Gaucher II of Châtillon and Elisabeth de Saint Pol...
. They had six children:
- Hugh II of Châtillon (died 1307), Count of Saint Pol and later Count of BloisCount of BloisThe County of Blois was originally centred on Blois, south of Paris, France. One of the chief cities, along with Blois itself, was Chartres. Blois was associated with Champagne, Châtillon , and later with the French royal family, to whom the county passed in 1391...
- Guy III of Châtillon (died 1317), Count of Saint Pol
- Jacques I of Leuze-ChâtillonJacques de ChâtillonJacques de Châtillon was Seigneur de Leuze, de Condé, de Carency, de Huquoy et d'Aubigny, the son of Guy III, Count of Saint-Pol and Matilda of Brabant....
(died 1302, Battle of the Golden SpursBattle of the Golden SpursThe Battle of the Golden Spurs, known also as the Battle of Courtrai was fought on July 11, 1302, near Kortrijk in Flanders...
), first of the lords of LeuzeLeuzeLeuze may refer to the following places:*Leuze-en-Hainaut, in the province of Hainaut, Belgium*Somme-Leuze, in the province of Namur, Belgium*Leuze, Aisne, in the department of Aisne, France...
, married Catherine de Condé and had issue; his descendants brought Condé, Carency, etc. into the House of BourbonHouse of BourbonThe House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma...
. - Beatrix (died 1304), married John I of Brienne, Count of EuJohn I of Brienne, Count of EuJohn I of Brienne was the son of Alphonso of Brienne and Marie de Lusigan. His mother was the heiress of Eu, Seine-Maritime, and he succeeded his father as Count of Eu in 1270....
- Jeanne, married Guillaume III de Chauvigny, Lord of ChâteaurouxChâteaurouxChâteauroux is the capital of the Indre department in central France and the second-largest town in the province of Berry, after Bourges. Its residents are called Castelroussines or Castelroussins....
- Gertrude, married Florent, Lord of MechelenMechelenMechelen Footnote: Mechelen became known in English as 'Mechlin' from which the adjective 'Mechlinian' is derived...
(French: Malines).