List of the Counts of Artois
The list of the Counts of Artois lists the owners of the rulership of the medieval French feudal territory Artois .
The historical province of Artois emerged from the old Roman pagus Atrebatensis , named after the Belgian tribe of the Atrebats , which belonged to the West Franconian Empire since the Franconian division of Verdun in 843 . In the early 10th century, the Artois was contested between the powerful Counts of Flanders and Vermandois , although Flanders was able to establish itself permanently in the region in 932.
On the occasion of her wedding to King Philip II in August 1180, Isabella von Hainaut received the Artois from her uncle, Count Philip I of Flanders , as a dowry. After Isabella's death in 1190, her inheritance passed to her son, the underage Crown Prince Louis VIII the Lion . His father got into protracted disputes with the Counts of Flanders over the ownership rights to the Artois, in the Treaty of Péronne (1200) the king finally ceded the north of the Artois to Flanders. Prince Ludwig forced Countess Johanna to surrender the affected area in 1212 , but it was only after the Battle of Bouvines in 1214 that he could finally secure his mother's inheritance for himself.
With the accession to the throne of Louis VIII in 1223, the Artois was united with the crown domain. But in his will from 1226 Louis VIII decreed the enfeoffment of his younger son Robert with the Artois, which took place in 1237.
List of counts
Counts of Arras
- Egfrid ? -892
- Baldwin the Bald 892-899 (Count of Flanders)
- Altmar 899-907 / 923
- Adalhelm 907 / 923–932, his son
Counts of Artois
| Surname | Reign | relationship | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| House Artois (Capetians) | |||
| Robert I the Brave | 1237-1250 | Son of King Louis VIII of France | |
| Robert II the Noble | 1250-1302 | Son of his predecessor | |
| Robert III | 1302-1309 | Grandson of his predecessor | Deposed in favor of his aunt |
| Mathilde | 1309-1329 | Daughter of Robert II. | Wife of Count Palatine Otto IV of Burgundy |
| House Chalon | |||
| Johanna I. | 1329-1330 | Daughter of her predecessor | Countess Palatine of Burgundy as Joan II Queen of France as the wife of King Philip V |
| Capetians | |||
| Joan II | 1330-1347 | Daughter of her predecessor | Countess Palatine of Burgundy as Johanna III. Wife of Duke Odo IV of Burgundy |
| House of Burgundy | |||
| Philip I of Rouvres | 1347-1361 | Son of his predecessor | Duke and Count Palatine of Burgundy |
| Capetians | |||
| Margaret I. | 1361-1382 | Daughter of Johanna II. | Countess Palatine of Burgundy wife of Count Ludwig I of Flanders |
| House Dampierre | |||
| Ludwig von Male | 1382-1384 | Son of his predecessor | Count Palatine of Burgundy Count of Flanders as Ludwig II. |
| Margaret II | 1384-1405 | Daughter of her predecessor | Countess Palatine of Burgundy Countess of Flanders as Margaret III. Wife of the Dukes Philip I and Philip II of Burgundy |
| House of Valois-Burgundy | |||
| Johann without fear | 1405-1419 | Son of his predecessor | Duke and Count Palatine of Burgundy |
| Philip II the Bold | 1419-1467 | Son of his predecessor | Duke and Count Palatine of Burgundy as Philip III. |
| Charles the Bold | 1467-1477 | Son of his predecessor | Duke and Count Palatine of Burgundy |
| Maria | 1477-1482 | Daughter of her predecessor | Duchess and Countess Palatine of Burgundy wife of the Archduke and later Emperor Maximilian I. |
| Habsburgs | |||
| Philip I the Handsome | 1482-1506 | Son of his predecessor | King of Castile |
| Charles V./I. | 1506-1556 | Son of his predecessor | Holy Roman Emperor King of Spain |
| Philip II | 1556-1598 | Son of his predecessor | King of Spain |
| Philip III | 1598-1621 | Son of his predecessor | King of Spain |
| Philip IV | 1621-1659 | Son of his predecessor | King of Spain |
| In the Pyrenees peace negotiated between Spain and France in 1659 , the Artois was returned to France and united with its crown domain. | |||
Further uses of the title:
- Charles Philippe de Bourbon, later King Charles X (1824-1830), received after his birth in 1757 the title of Comte d'Artois awarded