Guy III, Count of Saint-Pol
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Coat of arms of the Counts of Blois-Châtillon
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| Spouse(s) | Matilda of Brabant, Countess of Artois |
| Father | Hugh I, Count of Blois |
| Mother | Mary, Countess of Blois |
| Died | 1289 |
Guy III of Châtillon, Count of Saint-Pol (died 1289) was a French nobleman,[1] and was a younger son of Hugh I, Count of Blois and Mary, Countess of Blois.[2]
While his elder brother John I of Châtillon succeeded to their mother's County of Blois, Guy was given their father's county of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise at his death in 1248.
On January 16, 1255, he married Matilda of Brabant, Countess of Artois,[3] daughter of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Marie of Hohenstaufen, and thereafter was a supporter of his brother-in-law Henry III against Guelders. They had six children:
- Hugh II of Châtillon
- Guy IV, Count of Saint-Pol
- Jacques I of Leuze-Châtillon
- Beatrix (d. 1304), married John I of Brienne, Count of Eu
- Jeanne, married Guillaume III de Chauvigny, Lord of Châteauroux
A faithful vassal of France, he joined the Eighth Crusade (1270) and the ill-fated Crusade of Aragón of Philip III of France.
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Guy III, Count of Saint-Pol
Died: 1289 |
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| Preceded by | Count of Saint Pol 1248–1289 |
Succeeded by Hugh VI |
References
- ↑ Foppens (1748), Tome IV, Pars IV, LXIII, p. 556
- ↑ Balduinus de Avennis Genealogia
- ↑ "Maude of Brabant (1224–1288)." Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. 2002. HighBeam Research. (October 14, 2012). http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591306344.html
