Marie of Évreux
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Not to be confused with Maria of Navarre, Queen of Aragon.
Marie d'Évreux (1303 – October 31, 1335) was the eldest child of Louis d'Évreux and his wife Margaret of Artois. She was a member of the House of Capet.
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Marie d'Évreux | |
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Born | 1303 |
Died | (1335-10-31)31 October 1335 |
Noble family | Capet |
Spouse(s) | John III, Duke of Brabant |
Issue | Joanna, Duchess of Brabant Margaret of Brabant Marie of Brabant John Henry Godfrey |
Father | Louis d'Évreux |
Mother | Margaret of Artois |
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She was Duchess of Brabant by her marriage to John III, Duke of Brabant. Her paternal grandmother being Marie of Brabant, she was a great-granddaughter of Henry III, Duke of Brabant and so, her husband's second cousin.
Marie was the eldest of five children born to her parents. Marie's younger siblings included: Charles d'Évreux; Lord of Étampes, Philip III of Navarre; husband of Joan II of Navarre, and Jeanne d'Évreux; Queen of France by her marriage to Charles IV of France.