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The House of Châtillon was a notable French family, with origins in the 9th century. The name comes from that of Châtillon-sur-Marne in Champagne, where members of the family were tenants in a castle belonging to the Counts of Champagne. [1]
He was the son of Hugh I of Châtillon and Marie of Avesnes. [1]In 1254, John married Alix of Brittany, Dame de Pontarcy (d. 1287), [1] daughter of John I, Duke of Brittany and Blanche of Navarre.
Charles of Blois (d. 1364) [2] - would marry Joanna, Duchess of Brittany; Charles and the French would engage in the Breton War of Succession against the House of Montfort and the English [3] Marie of Blois, married in 1334 Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1346), [4] married secondly Frederick VII , Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg.
Through his marriage Hugh became the first Count of Blois from the House of Châtillon. It marked the end of the first dynasty of Blois that lasted over 400 years. After the death of Marie, Hugh married Mahaut, sister of Baldwin III, Count of Guînes. In 1226 the Cistercian nunnery Pont-aux-Dames in Couilly was founded by Hugh. [3]
Louis was the eldest son of Guy I, Count of Blois and Margaret of Valois, the sister of King Philip VI of France. [1] Born into the House of Châtillon, Louis was part of a prestigious military family with strong connections to the royal House of Valois and with great possessions in northeastern France centred around the county of Blois.
John II, Count of Penthièvre (died 1454), of the House of Blois-Châtillon Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name.
Seal (sugullum) of Hugh II of Chatillion, count of Blois and lord of Avesn: S[IGILLUM] HUGONIS DE CASTELLIONE COMITIS BLESENSIS ET D[OMI]NI DE AVESNIS. Hugh II of Châtillon (died 1307), son of Guy III, Count of Saint-Pol, and Matilda of Brabant, was count of St Pol 1289–1292 and Count of Blois 1292–1307. [1]
Coligny was born on 28 April 1557 at Châtillon-Coligny.He was the son of Admiral Gaspard II de Coligny (1519–1572) and, his first wife, Charlotte de Laval (1530–1568). ). From his parent's marriage, his siblings were Louise de Coligny (wife of Charles de Téligny and William I of Orange), [1] and Charles de Coligny, Marquis d'Andelot, a Lieutenant General in Champa