Marie Valois
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Marie Valois (September 18, 1344, Saint-Germain-en-Laye - October 15, 1404) was the sixth child and second daughter of John II of France and Bonne of Bohemia.
She was a younger sister of (among others) Charles V of France, Louis I of Naples, John, Duke of Berry and Philip II, Duke of Burgundy. She was also an older sister of Agnès of Valois.
In 1364, Marie married Robert I, Duke of Bar. They were parents to eleven children:
- Charles of Bar (d. 1392).
- Henri of Bar (d. September 25, 1396). Killed at the Battle of Nicopolis.Married Marie de Coucy, granddaughter of King Edward III of England. She is known as Marie de Bar.
- Philippe of Bar (d. September 25, 1396). Killed at the Battle of Nicopolis.
- Edward III, Duke of Bar (d. October 25, 1415). Killed at the Battle of Agincourt.
- Jean of Bar (d. October 25, 1415). Killed at the Battle of Agincourt.
- Louis, Duke of Bar (d. 1431). Bishop of Verdun and bishop of Chalon, later a Cardinal. He was childless and his designated heir and eventual successor was René I of Naples.
- Marie of Bar. Married William II, Marquis of Namur in 1384.
- Yolande of Bar. Married John I of Aragon in 1384.
- Bonne of Bar. Married Waleran III of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny in 1393.
- Joanna of Bar (d. January 15, 1402). Married Theodore II, Marquess of Montferrat in 1393.
- Yolande the Younger of Bar. Named after older sister for uncertain reasons. Married Adolf, Duke of Jülich and Berg.
