Philip of Artois (November 1269 – 11 September 1298), Lord of
Conches,
Nonancourt
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, and
Domfront, was the son of
Robert II, Count of Artois
Robert II (September 1250 – 11 July 1302) was the Count of Artois, the posthumous son and heir of Robert I and Matilda of Brabant. He was a nephew of two kings; Louis IX of France and Charles I of Sicily.
A capable military commander and ad ...
, and
Amicie de Courtenay, daughter of
Peter, Lord of Conches and Mehun.
He married
Blanche of Brittany, daughter of
John II, Duke of Brittany, and had the following children:
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Margaret
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(1285–1311), married in 1301
Louis, Count of Évreux
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Robert
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(1287–1342), his heir
* Isabelle (1288–1344), a nun at
Poissy
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Joan (1289–aft. 1350), married
Gaston I,
Count of Foix, in
Senlis
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The monarchs of the early French dynasties lived in Senlis, attracted by the proximity of the Chantilly forest. It is known for its Gothic cathedral and other ...
in 1301
* Othon (died 2 November 1291)
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Marie (1291–22 January 1365,
Wijnendaele), Lady of
Merode, married in 1309 in Paris
John I, Marquis of Namur
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* Catherine (1296–1368,
Normandy
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Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...
), married John II,
Count of Aumale
Philip served under his father at the
Battle of Furnes
The Battle of Furnes, also known as Battle of Veurne and Battle of Bulskamp, was fought on 20 August 1297 between French and Flemish forces.
The French were led by Robert II of Artois and the Flemish by Guy of Dampierre. The French forces wer ...
on 20 August 1297, where he was wounded. He never recovered and died of his injuries over a year later. He was buried in the now-demolished church of the
Couvent des Jacobins in
Paris
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. His premature death led to a legal battle following the death of his father in 1302, who had left the
County of Artois to his elder sister,
Mahaut, rather than his eldest son, Robert.
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Artois, Philip of
Artois, Philip of
House of Artois
13th-century French nobility
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