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Philip of Artois
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Arms of Philip
Born November 1269
Died (1298-09-11)September 11, 1298 (aged 28)
Noble family Artois
Spouse(s) Blanche of Brittany
Issue
Father Robert II of Artois
Mother Amicie de Courtenay

Philip of Artois (November 1269 – 11 September 1298), Lord of Conches, Nonancourt, and Domfront, was the son of Robert II, Count of Artois, and Amicie de Courtenay, daughter of Peter, Lord of Conches and Mehun.

He married Blanche of Brittany, daughter of John II, Duke of Brittany, and had the following children:

  • Margaret (1285–1311), married in 1301 Louis, Count of Évreux
  • Robert (1287–1342), his heir
  • Isabelle (1288–1344), a nun at Poissy
  • Joan (1289–aft. 1350), married Gaston I, Count of Foix, in Senlis in 1301
  • Othon (died 2 November 1291)
  • Marie (1291–22 January 1365, Wijnendaele), Lady of Merode, married in 1309 in Paris John I, Marquis of Namur
  • Catherine (1296–1368, Normandy), married John II, Count of Aumale

Philip served under his father at the Battle of Furnes on 20 August 1297, where he was wounded. He never recovered and died of his injuries over a year later. He was buried in the now-demolished church of the Couvent des Jacobins in Paris. His premature death led to a legal battle following the death of his father in 1302, who had left the County of Artois to his elder sister, Mahaut, rather than his eldest son, Robert.

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