Louis II, Count of Blois
Louis II of Châtillon (d. 26 August 1346, battle of Crécy), son of Guy I, Count of Blois and Margaret of Valois, was count of Blois and lord of Avesnes 1342–1346.[1]
The battle of Crécy, from an illuminated manuscript of Jean Froissart's Chronicles.
In 1340 in Soissons, he married Jeanne of Avesnes, Countess of Soissons (d. 1350),[2] daughter of John of Avesnes, Lord of Beaumont. They had three children:
Louis was killed at the Battle of Crécy.[2]
References
- Jean de Venette, The Chronicle of Jean de Venette, translator Jean Birdsall, editor Richard A. Newhall, (Columbia University Press, 1953), 312.
- Thiry-Stassin 2008, p. 230.
Sources
- Thiry-Stassin, Martine (2008). "Jean de Hainaut, comte de Beaumont et de Chimay, entre Jean de Bel et Jean Froissart". In Moreno, Paolo; Palumbo, Giovanni (eds.). Autour du XVe siècle: journées d'étude en l'honneur d'Alberto Varvaro (in French). Librairie Droz S.A.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)230
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| French nobility | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Guy I |
Count of Blois 1342–1346 |
Succeeded by Louis III |
| Preceded by Jeanne |
Count of Soissons 1344–1346 With: Jeanne | |
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