Blanche of Brittany
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
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 Évreux
- 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 (1291 – January 22, 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
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 at the Egalise des Jacobins in Paris.[1]
Ancestry
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16. Robert II of Dreux |
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8. Peter I, Duke of Brittany |
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17. Yolande de Coucy |
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4. John I, Duke of Brittany |
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18. Guy of Thouars, Duke of Brittany |
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9. Alix of Thouars |
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19. Constance, Duchess of Brittany |
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2. John II, Duke of Brittany |
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20. Theobald III, Count of Champagne |
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10. Theobald I of Navarre |
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21. Blanche of Navarre |
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5. Blanche of Navarre |
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22. Guichard IV, Sire of Beaujeu |
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11. Agnes of Beaujeu |
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23. Sybille of Flanders |
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1. Blanche of Brittany |
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24. Henry II of England |
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12. John of England |
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25. Eleanor of Aquitaine |
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6. Henry III of England |
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26. Aymer, Count of Angoulême |
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13. Isabella of Angoulême |
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27. Alice of Courtenay |
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3. Beatrice of England |
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28. Alfonso II, Count of Provence |
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14. Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence |
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29. Garsenda, Countess of Forcalquier |
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7. Eleanor of Provence |
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30. Thomas I, Count of Savoy |
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15. Beatrice of Savoy |
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31. Margaret of Geneva |
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See also
References
- ^ Charles Cawley, Medieval Lands, Northern France, Nobility
Persondata |
Name |
Blanche Of Brittany |
Alternative names |
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Short description |
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Date of birth |
1271 |
Place of birth |
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Date of death |
1327 |
Place of death |
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