Mahaut, comtesse d'Artois

Mahaut, Countess of Artois

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Mahaut of Artois (1268 – October 28, 1329, Paris), also known as Mathilda, was the only daughter, and eldest child of Robert II, Count of Artois and Amicie de Courtenay.

Lineage

Her paternal grandparents were Robert I, Count of Artois and Matilda of Brabant. Her maternal grandparents were Pierre de Courtenay, Seigneur de Conches, and Perronelle de Joigny.[1]

[edit]Siblings

Philip of Artois (1269- 1298. Married Blanche de Dreux, daughter of John II, Duke of Brittany, by whom he had five children.

Robert of Artois. (Born 1271). Died young.

[edit]Marriage

In 1291[1], Mahaut married Otto IV, Count of Burgundy, to whom she bore three children, including two girls who married kings of France, Blanche and Jeanne. Her married name became de Chalon. Because of the premature death of her brother Philip in 1298, she inherited the County of Artois at her father's death in 1302, rather than her nephew Robert (her inheritance being based upon proximity of blood). Although he repeatedly challenged the decision, her rights to the County were consistently upheld. She was an able administrator and managed to defeat the many rebellions perpetrated by members of the nobility. Upon her death in 1329, the county was inherited by her daughter Jeanne II, Countess Palatine of Burgundy (d 1329), who was married to Philip V of France. Mahaut was one of the fortunate few, because despite being female, she held land suo jure.