Marie d´Avesnes, comtesse de Blois

Marie de Avesnes, Countess of Blois

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Marie de Avesnes (1200 – 1241), was countess of Blois from 1230 to 1241.

She was the daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois.

In 1226, Marie married Hugh I of Châtillon (sur Marne), son of Gaucher II of Châtillon and Elisabeth de Saint Pol. They had five children:

1.John I (d. 1280), Count of Blois

2.Guy II (d. 1289), Count of Saint Pol

3.Gaucher (d. 1261), lord of Crécy and Crevecoeur

4.Hugh (d. 1255)

5.Basile (d. 1280), became Abbess of Notre Dame du Val in 1248.

Her eldest son John, succeeded her in Blois.

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Marie of Avesnes (1200 – 1241), was countess of Blois from 1230 to 1241.

She was the daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois.

In 1226, Marie married Hugh I of Châtillon (sur Marne), son of Gaucher II of Châtillon and Elisabeth de Saint Pol. They had five children:

John I (d. 1280), Count of Blois

Guy II (d. 1289), Count of Saint Pol

Gaucher (d. 1261), lord of Crécy and Crevecoeur

Hugh (d. 1255)

Basile (d. 1280), became Abbess of Notre Dame du Val in 1248.

Her eldest son John, succeeded her in Blois.

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[from FMG] GAUTHIER [II] d'Avesnes, son of JACQUES Seigneur d'Avesnes & his wife Adeline de Guise (-11 Jul [1243/46]). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Galtherus [que] factus est comes Blesensis et…quatuor sorores comitissæ" as children of "Iacobo [filii Nicolao de Avenes]"[370]. Seigneur d'Avesnes, de Guise, de Condé, de Leuze, de Landrechies et de Trélon. He succeeded in 1218 as Comte de Blois, by right of his wife. The necrology of La Cour-Dieu records the death “V Id Jul” of “Galterius de Avernis”[371].

m (after 1200) as her third husband, MARGUERITE Ctss de Blois, widow firstly of HUGUES [III] d'Oisy Châtelain de Cambrai and secondly of OTTO von Staufen Comte Palatin de Bourgogne, daughter of THIBAUT IV Comte de Blois & his wife Adèle de France ([1170]-12 Jul 1230). "Margareta uxor Galterii de Averna comitissa palatina Burgundie" confirm an agreement between "Willelmum militem de Monasteriis" and Saint-Martin-des-Champs by charter dated [Jun/Aug] 1208 which also names "Hugo de Oysi filius Symonis vicecomitis, olim maritus meus"[372]. She succeeded her nephew in 1218 as Ctss de Blois et de Châteaudun. The necrology of the abbey of Vauduisant records the death "IV Id Jul" of "comitisse Blesensis Marguerite"[373]. The necrology of La Cour-Dieu records the death “IV Id Jul” of “comitissa Blesensis”[374].

Gauthier [II] & his wife had one child:

1. MARIE d'Avesnes (-after 1241[375]). The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. She succeeded her mother in 1231 as Ctss de Blois. Dame d'Avesnes, de Guise, de Leuze, de Landrechies et de Trélon. m (Apr 1226) as his second wife, HUGUES Seigneur de Châtillon, son of GAUCHER [III] Seigneur de Châtillon-sur-Marne Comte de Saint-Pol & his wife Elisabeth Ctss de Saint-Pol (before 1196-9 Apr 1248). He succeeded in 1231 as Comte d e Blois, by right of his wife. He succeeded in 1240 as Comte de Saint-Pol. Hugues & his second wife had four children:

a) JEAN de Châtillon (-28 Jun 1279, bur Abbaye de Laguiche, Coulanges, Loir-et-Cher). The late 13th century genealogy by Balduinus de Avennis names "Joannem, Guidonem et Galterum" as the three children of "comiti Sancti-Pauli Hugoni" and his wife[376]. He succeeded in 1249 as Comte de Blois, de Chartres et de Dunois. Seigneur d'Avesnes, de Guise et de Leuze. "Iohannes de Castellione comes Blesensis et dominus Avenis et Alleidis uxor eius" donated property to the abbey of Lieu-Notre-Dame-lès-Romorantin by charter dated Jul 1259[377]. m (contract 11 Dec 1254) ALIX de Bretagne, daughter of JEAN I Duke of Brittany & his wife Infanta doña Blanca de Navarra (Château de Sucinio, Sarzeau, Morbihan 6 Jun 1243-2 Aug 1288, bur Abbaye de Laguiche, Coulanges, Loir-et-Cher). Dame de Pontarcy et de Brie-Comte-Robert, as her dowry. "Iohannes de Castellione comes Blesensis et dominus Avenis et Alleidis uxor eius" donated property to the abbey of Lieu-Notre-Dame-lès-Romorantin by charter dated Jul 1259[378]. She founded the abbey of Laguiche near Blois in 1277, where she was later buried. She visited Palestine in 1287, erecting a monument to Ptolemy in Syria. b) GUY [II] de Châtillon (after 1226-12 Mar 1289, bur Chercamp). The late 13th century genealogy by Balduinus de Avennis names "Joannem, Guidonem et Galterum" as the three children of "comiti Sancti-Pauli Hugoni" and his wife[383]. He succeeded in 1249 as Comte de Saint-Pol. c) Gaucher de Châtillon (after 1226-before feb 1265) seigneur de Crécy en Brie and de Crévecoeur d) Marie Nicole de Châtillon who married Aléaume de Fontaines

[370] Chronica Albrici Monachi Trium Fontium 1168, MGH SS XXIII, p. 853.

[371] Obituaires de Sens Tome III, Abbaye de la Cour-Dieu, Extraits des deux obituaires, p. 172.

[372] Paris St Martin-des-Champs III, 672, p. 273.

[373] Obituaires de Sens Tome I.1, Abbaye de Vauduisant, p. 55.

[374] Obituaires de Sens Tome III, Abbaye de la Cour-Dieu, Extraits des deux obituaires, p. 172.

[375] The date of her will.

[376] Balduinus de Avennis Genealogia, RHGF XIII, p. 560.

[377] Lieu-Notre-Dame-lès-Romorantin, 8, p. 14.

[378] Lieu-Notre-Dame-lès-Romorantin, 8, p. 14.