Louis II, Count of Blois
Louis II of Châtillon (died 26 August 1346), son of Guy I, Count of Blois and Margaret of Valois, was count of Blois and lord of Avesnes from 1342 to 1346.[1]
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In 1340 in Soissons, he married Jeanne of Hainault, Countess of Soissons (d. 1350),[2] the daughter of John of Hainault, Lord of Beaumont. They had three children:
- Louis III, Count of Blois and Soissons
- John II, Count of Blois
- Guy II, Count of Blois and Soissons
Louis was killed at the battle of Crécy.[2]
References[]
- ^ de Venette 1953, p. 312.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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.
- de Venette, Jean (1953). Newhall, Richard A. (ed.). The Chronicle of Jean de Venette. Translated by Birdsall, Jean. Columbia University Press.
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