Louis, Count of Évreux
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Louis of Évreux (3 May 1276 – 19 May 1319, Paris) was a prince, the only son of King Philip III of France and his second wife Maria of Brabant,[1] and thus a half-brother of King Philip IV of France.
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Count of Évreux | |
Born | (1276-05-03)3 May 1276 |
Died | 19 May 1319(1319-05-19) (aged 43) Paris |
Spouse | Margaret of Artois |
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House | House of Évreux (founder) |
Father | Philip III of France |
Mother | Marie of Brabant |
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Louis had a quiet and reflective personality and was politically opposed to the scheming of his half-brother Charles of Valois. He was, however, close with his nephew Philip V of France.
He married Margaret of Artois,[2] daughter of Philip of Artois and sister of Robert III of Artois, and had:
- Marie (1303 – 31 October 1335), married John III, Duke of Brabant in 1311[3]
- Charles (d. 1336), Count of Étampes[3] married Maria de la Cerda, Lady of Lunel, daughter of Fernando de la Cerda.
- Philip III of Navarre (1306–1343), married Joan II of Navarre.[4]
- Margaret (1307–1350), married in 1325 William XII of Auvergne[3]
- Joan (1310–1370), married Charles IV of France[4]