Ludwig (Étampes)
Ludwig (* probably early 1336; † May 6, 1400 in Paris ) was 1336 Count of Étampes and Gien , Seigneur de Dourdan et de Gallardon , d' Aubigny , de Beaufort , de Soleines et de Lunel , Peer of France , Lord of Lara and titular count of Biscay . He was the eldest son of Charles of Évreux († 1336), Count of Étampes and Peer of France, and Maria de La Cerda († 1379), and thus a cousin of King Charles II of Navarre .
On January 16, 1357 he married Johanna von Eu (Jeanne d'Eu), mistress of Château-Chinon , Dracy , Orover , Les Places , Beauche , Toussy , Huran and Hormes († July 6, 1389 in Sens ), daughter of Raoul I. de Brienne , Count of Eu , Constable of France , and widow of Gautier VI. de Brienne , Duke of Athens , Connétable of France (both from the House of Brienne ). The marriage remained childless.
In 1360, he was one of the four Blood Princes who were held hostage at Brétigny to confirm the peace .
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| SURNAME | Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Étampes and Gien, peer of France |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1336 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 1400 |
| Place of death | Paris |