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Marie of Avesnes (1200–1241) 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 (sur Marne), son of Gaucher II of Châtillon and Elisabeth de Saint Pol. They had five children:
- John I (died 1280), Count of Blois
- Guy II (died 1289), Count of Saint Pol
- Gaucher (died 1261), lord of Crécy and Crèvecœur
- Hugh (died 1255)
- Basile (died 1280), became Abbess of Notre Dame du Val in 1248.
Her eldest son John, succeeded her in Blois.
Preceded by
MargaretCountess of Blois
with Hugh I
1225–1241Succeeded by
John IExternal links
Categories:- Kingdom of France stubs
- 1200 births
- 1241 deaths
- Counts of Blois
- Women of medieval France
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