Count of Artois

The count of Artois (French: Comte d'Artois, Dutch: Graaf van Artesië) was the ruler over the County of Artois from the 9th century until the abolition of the countship by the French revolutionaries in 1790.

County of Artois
Coat of arms of the Counts of Artois
Creation date	850 (fief) 1681 (courtesy title)
Peerage	Peerage of France
First holder	Odalric
Last holder	Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (fief) Charles, Count of Artois (courtesy title)
Status	Extinct
Extinction date	6 November 1836

House of Artois

• Odalric (c. 850s)
• Altmar (c. 890s)
• Adelelm (?–932)
• Conquered by Arnulf I, Count of Flanders and directly under Flanders, 932–1180
• Philip I, Count of Flanders (1168–1180), gave Artois as dowry to Isabelle of Hainaut, niece of Philip of Flanders, for her marriage to Philip II of France

House of Capet

• Isabella (1180–1190)
• Louis VIII of France (1190–1223), her son

Merged into royal domain.

House of Capet, Artois branch

• Robert I (1237–1250), his second surviving son
• Robert II (1250–1302), his son
• Matilda (1302–1329), his daughter, married to Otto IV, Count of Burgundy
  • contested by Robert III (1302–1329)

House of Burgundy

• Joan I (1329–1330), her daughter
• Joan II (1330–1347), her daughter
  • married to Odo (1330–1347)
• Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (1347–1361), their grandson, as Philip III

House of Capet

• Margaret I (1361–1382), his great-aunt

House of Dampierre

• Louis III (1382–1383), her son
• Margaret II (1383–1405), his daughter
  • married to Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (1383–1404), as Philip IV

House of Capet, Valois-Burgundy branch

• John the Fearless (1405–1419)
• Philip the Good (1419–1467), as Philip V
• Charles the Bold (1467–1477), as Charles I
• Mary the Rich (1477–1482)
  • married to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1477–1482)
  • Occupied by France between 1477 and 1493 (Treaty of Senlis)

House of Habsburg

• Philip I of Castile (1482–1506), as Philip VI
• Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1506–1556), as Charles II
• Philip II of Spain (1556–1598), as Philip VII
• Isabella Clara Eugenia and Albert (1598–1621)
• Philip IV of Spain (1621–1659), as Philip VIII
• ceded to France by the Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659)
• Charles III (King Charles II of Spain) 1665–1700

House of Bourbon, claimants of the title (1700–1713)

See also: House of Bourbon

• Philip IX (King Philip V of Spain) 1700–1713

House of Habsburg (1713–present)

• Charles IV (Emperor Charles VI) 1713–1740
• Maria Theresa 1740–1780
  • Francis I (Emperor Francis I) (1740–1765 with his wife, titular only)
• Joseph (Emperor Joseph II) (1780–1790, titular only)
• Leopold (Emperor Leopold II) (1790–1792, titular only)
• Francis II (Emperor Francis II) (1792–1795/1835)
• Ferdinand (Emperor Ferdinand I) (1835–1848, titular only)
• Franz Joseph (Emperor Franz Joseph I) (1848–1916, titular only)
• Charles V (Emperor Charles I) (1916–1918, titular only, later renounced)

House of Capet, Bourbon line

• Charles X of France (1757–1836)