John of Artois, Count of Eu

French nobleman; count of Eu

John of Artois

John of Artois with his wife, Isabelle de Melun

Born| (1321-08-29)29 August 1321
Died| 1387(1387-00-00) (aged 65–66)
Noble family| Artois
Spouse(s)|

Isabeau of Melun

(m. 1352)​

Issue|

* Joan, Countess of Dreux
* John, Lord of Péronne
* Robert IV of Artois, Count of Eu
* Philip of Artois, Count of Eu
* Charles of Artois
* Isabeau of Artois

Father| Robert III of Artois
Mother| Jeanne of Valois

John of Artois (29 August 1321 – 1387), called "sans Terre" (Landless), was the son of Robert III of Artois and Joan of Valois.[1] The confiscation of his father's lands, titles, and goods for attempted fraud in 1331 had left him without an inheritance.

In 1352, John was created Count of Eu by King John II of France,[1] a title earlier forfeited at the execution of the previous holder, Raoul II of Brienne.[2] He was badly wounded at the Battle of Poitiers on 19 September 1356 and was captured there by the English.[3] Enormously rich, John's ransom was sold to Edward the Black Prince by his captor Élie de Pommiers for 30,000 gold écus.

John married Isabeau of Melun (1328–1389),[4] daughter of John I of Melun, Count of Tancarville, on 11 July 1352 and had the following issue:

* Joan (1353 – 1420), married at the Château d'Eu on 12 July 1365 Simon de Thouars (d. 1365), Count of Dreux[4]
* John (1355 – 1363), Lord of Peronne
* Robert (1356 – 1387), later Count of Eu
* Philip (1357 – 1397), later Count of Eu
* Charles (1359 – 15 April 1368)
* Isabeau (1361 – 26 June 1379)

## Genealogy

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Ancestors of John of Artois, Count of Eu

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| 8\. Robert II, Count of Artois|

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| 17\. Matilda of Brabant

| 4\. Philip of Artois|

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| 18\. Pierre de Courtenay

| 9\. Amicie de Courtenay|

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| 19\. Peronelle de Joigny

| 2\. Robert III of Artois|

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| 20\. John I, Duke of Brittany

| 10\. John II, Duke of Brittany|

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| 21\. Blanche of Navarre

| 5\. Blanche of Brittany|

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| 22\. Henry III of England

| 11\. Beatrice of England|

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| 23\. Eleanor of Provence

| 1\. John of Artois, Count of Eu|
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| 24\. Louis IX of France

| 12\. Philip III of France|

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| 25\. Margaret of Provence

| 6\. Charles, Count of Valois|

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| 26\. James I of Aragon

| 13\. Isabella of Aragon|

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| 27\. Violant of Hungary

| 3\. Joan of Valois, Countess of Beaumont|

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| 28\. Baldwin II of Constantinople

| 14\. Philip of Courtenay|

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| 29\. Marie of Brienne

| 7\. Catherine of Courtenay|

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| 30\. Charles I of Naples

| 15\. Beatrice of Sicily|

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| 31\. Beatrice of Provence

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## Notes

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1. ^ a b Tonnerre & Verry 2003, p. 285.
2. ^ Hand 2017, p. 13.
3. ^ Sumption 1999, p. 147.
4. ^ a b Gaude-Ferragu 2016, p. 157.

## References

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* Gaude-Ferragu, Murielle (2016). Queenship in Medieval France, 1300–1500. Palgrave Macmillan.
* Hand, Joni M. (2017). Women, Manuscripts and Identity in Northern Europe, 1350-1550. Routledge.
* Sumption, Jonathon (1999). The Hundred Years War: Trial by Fire. University of Pennsylvania Press.
* Tonnerre, Noël-Yves; Verry, Élisabeth (2003). Les Princes angevins du XIIIe au XVe siècle: Un destin européen (in French). Presses universitaires de Rennes.

John of Artois, Count of Eu

House of Artois

Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty

Born: 29 August 1321 Died: 1387

French nobility
Preceded by

Raoul II

|  Count of Eu
1352–1387  | Succeeded by

Robert

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