- Philip of Artois
Philip of Artois [ [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORTHERN%20FRANCE.htm#PhilippeArtoisConchesdied1298B Philip of Artois on Foundation for Medieval Genealogy site] ] (1269 –
September 11 ,1298 ) was the son ofRobert II of Artois ,Count of Artois and Amicie de Courtenay. He was the Lord ofConches ,Nonancourt , andDomfront .He married Blanche de Dreux, daughter of
John II, Duke of Brittany , and had the following children:
* Marguerite (1285–1311), married in 1301 Louis, Count of Évreux
*Robert III of Artois (1287–1342)
* Isabelle (1288–1344), a nun atPoissy
* Jeanne (1289 – aft. 1347), married in 1301 inSenlis Gaston I,Count of Foix
* Marie (1291 –January 22 ,1365 ,Wijnendaele ), Lady ofMerode , married in 1309 in ParisJohn I, Marquis of Namur
* Catherine (1319–1368,Normandy ), marriedJohn II of Ponthieu, Count of Aumale He 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.Notes
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