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Margaret of Valois, Countess of Blois

Margaret of Valois, Countess of Blois

French noblewoman

Margaret of Valois (1295–1342) was a French noblewoman. She was a daughter of Charles, Count of Valois, and his first wife, Margaret, Countess of Anjou.[1] She was also a sister of King Philip VI of France.

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

In 1310, she married Guy I of Châtillon, Count of Blois.[2] They had three children together:

  1. in 1334 to Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1346)
  2. Frederick VII [bg], Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg.

References

  1. [1]
    Collins 2017, p. 106.
  2. [2]
    Jones 2000, p. 217.
  3. [3]
    Prestwich 1993, p. 174.

Sources

  • Collins, James (2017). "Dynastic Instability, the Emergence of the French Monarchical Commonwealth and the Coming of the Rhetoric of "L'etat", 1360s to 1650s". In von Friedeburg, Robert; Morrill, John (eds.). Monarchy Transformed: Princes and their Elites in Early Modern Western Europe. Cambridge University Press.
  • Jones, Michael (2000). "Politics, Sanctity and the Breton State: The Case of the Blessed Charles de Blois, Duke of Brittany (d.1364)". In Maddicott, John Robert; Palliser, David Michael (eds.). The Medieval State: Essays Presented to James Campbell. Hambledon Press.
  • Prestwich, Michael (1993). The Three Edwards: War and State in England, 1272-1377. Routledge.
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