Philip of Artois, Count of Eu

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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.


Philip of Artois
Count of Eu
Philip of Artois portrait by Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse
Born1358
Died16 June 1397(1397-06-16) (aged 38–39)
Micalizo
Noble familyArtois
Spouse(s)
(m. 1393)
Issue
FatherJohn of Artois, Count of Eu
MotherIsabeau of Melun

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 edit

 
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 edit

  1. ^ a b Wilson 1984, p. 360.
  2. ^ Setton 1976, p. 335.
  3. ^ Setton 1976, p. 344.
  4. ^ McLeod 1970, p. xix.
  5. ^ Walsingham 2005, p. 412.
  6. ^ Vaughan 2010, p. xviii.
  7. ^ Green 2021, p. 181.

Sources edit

  • 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
1387–1397
Succeeded by