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Philip of Artois, Count of Eu

Philip of Artois, Count of Eu

Count of Eu (1358–1397)


Philip of Artois (1358 16 June 1397), sometimes Philip I, son of John of Artois, Count of Eu, and Isabeau of Melun,[1] was Count of Eu from 1387 until his death, succeeding his brother Robert.

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Philip was a gallant and energetic soldier. In 1383, he captured the town of Bourbourg from the English. He went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and was imprisoned there by Barquq, the Sultan of Egypt, being released through the mediation of Jean Boucicaut and the Venetians. In 1390, he joined the unsuccessful expedition of Louis II, Duke of Bourbon, against Mahdia.[2] In 1393, Philip was created Constable of France.[3]

As a prominent crusader, Philip was one of the French contingent sent to take part in the Battle of Nicopolis. He was captured in the battle and subsequently died in captivity.[1]

Marriage

Wedding of Philip of Artois and Marie of Auvergne

On 27 January 1393, Philip married Marie (1367 1434), daughter of John, Duke of Berry.[4] They had:


References

  1. Wilson 1984, p. 360.
  2. Setton 1976, p. 335.
  3. Setton 1976, p. 344.
  4. McLeod 1970, p. xix.
  5. Vaughan 2010, p. xviii.
  6. Green 2021, p. 181.

Sources

  • Green, Karen (2021). Joan of Arc and Christine de Pizan's Ditié. Rowman & Littlefield.
  • McLeod, Enid (1970). Charles of Orleans, Prince and Poet. Viking Press.
  • Setton, Kenneth Meyer (1976). The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571: The thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. American Philosophical Society.
  • Vaughan, Richard (2010). Philip the Good. The Boydell Press.
  • Walsingham, Thomas (2005). Clark, James G. (ed.). The Chronica Maiora of Thomas Walsingham, 1376-1422. The Boydell Press.
  • Wilson, Katherine M. (1984). Medieval women writers. Manchester University Press.
Philip of Artois, Count of Eu
Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty
Born: 1358 Died: 16 June 1397
Preceded by Count of Eu
13871397
Succeeded by

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