John of Artois, Count of Eu

John of Artois (29 August 1321 – 1387), called "sans Terre" (Landless), was the son of Robert III of Artois and Joan of Valois.^[1] The confiscation of his father's lands, titles, and goods for attempted fraud in 1331 had left him without an inheritance.

John of Artois
John of Artois with his wife, Isabelle de Melun
Born	(1321-08-29)29 August 1321
Died	1387(1387-00-00) (aged 65–66)
Noble family	Artois
Spouse(s)	Isabeau of Melun ​ (m. 1352)​
Issue	Joan, Countess of Dreux John, Lord of Péronne Robert IV of Artois, Count of Eu Philip of Artois, Count of Eu Charles of Artois Isabeau of Artois
Father	Robert III of Artois
Mother	Jeanne of Valois

In 1352, he was created Count of Eu by King John II of France,^[1] a title earlier forfeited at the execution of the previous holder, Raoul II of Brienne. He was badly wounded at the Battle of Poitiers on 19 September 1356 and was captured there by the English.^[2] Enormously rich, his ransom was sold to Edward the Black Prince by his captor Élie de Pommiers for 30,000 gold écus.

He married Isabeau of Melun (1328–1389),^[3] daughter of John I of Melun, Count of Tancarville, on 11 July 1352 and had the following issue:

• Joan (1353 – 1420), married at the Château d'Eu on 12 July 1365 Simon de Thouars (d. 1365), Count of Dreux^[3]
• John (1355 – 1363), Lord of Peronne
• Robert (1356 – 1387), later Count of Eu
• Philip (1357 – 1397), later Count of Eu
• Charles (1359 – 15 April 1368)
• Isabeau (1361 – 26 June 1379)

Genealogy

Ancestors of John of Artois, Count of Eu

16. Robert I, Count of Artois 8. Robert II, Count of Artois 17. Matilda of Brabant 4. Philip of Artois 18. Pierre de Courtenay 9. Amicie de Courtenay 19. Peronelle de Joigny 2. Robert III of Artois 20. John I, Duke of Brittany 10. John II, Duke of Brittany 21. Blanche of Navarre 5. Blanche of Brittany 22. Henry III of England 11. Beatrice of England 23. Eleanor of Provence 1. John of Artois, Count of Eu 24. Louis IX of France 12. Philip III of France 25. Margaret of Provence 6. Charles, Count of Valois 26. James I of Aragon 13. Isabella of Aragon 27. Violant of Hungary 3. Joan of Valois, Countess of Beaumont 28. Baldwin II of Constantinople 14. Philip of Courtenay 29. Marie of Brienne 7. Catherine of Courtenay 30. Charles I of Naples 15. Beatrice of Sicily 31. Beatrice of Provence

Notes

1. Tonnerre & Verry 2003, p. 285.
2. Sumption 1999, p. 147.
3. Gaude-Ferragu 2016, p. 157.

References

• Gaude-Ferragu, Murielle (2016). Queenship in Medieval France, 1300–1500. Palgrave Macmillan.
• Sumption, Jonathon (1999). The Hundred Years War: Trial by Fire. University of Pennsylvania Press.
• Tonnerre, Noël-Yves; Verry, Élisabeth (2003). Les Princes angevins du XIIIe au XVe siècle: Un destin européen (in French). Presses universitaires de Rennes.

John of Artois, Count of Eu House of Artois Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty Born: 29 August 1321 Died: 1387
French nobility
Preceded by Raoul II	Count of Eu 1352–1387	Succeeded by Robert