Philippe d'Artois, comte d'Eu

Philippe d'Artois, comte d'Eu
(Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse, 19th century)

Philippe d'Artois, comte d'Eu (* probably 1358; † poisoned June 16, 1397 in Micalizo , Ottoman Empire ) was Count of Eu from 1387 and Connétable of France from 1392 as successor to Oliver de Clisson . He was the son of Jean d'Artois , Count von Eu from the House of France-Artois , and Isabella von Melun .

In 1383 he took the city of Bourbourg from the English . He then went on pilgrimage to the Holy Land , on which he was captured by the Sultan of Egypt. He was released through the mediation of Jean II Le Maingre and the Republic of Venice . In 1390 he took part in the unsuccessful crusade against Mahdia in Tunisia .

On January 28, 1392 in Paris, he married Maria von Berry , daughter of Duke Jean de Valois and Johanna von Armagnac, who had held the title of Duchess of Auvergne since 1370 . It is reported that Philippe got the office of connectable in the same year in order to align his and Maria's financial situation.

Your children were:

• Charles (1394–1472), Count of Eu
• Philippe (1395-1397)
• Bona (1396–1425), ⚭ 1) Philip of Burgundy , Count of Nevers and Rethel , ⚭ 2) Philip the Good , Duke of Burgundy , (both husbands House of Burgundy )
• Catherine (1397–1420), ⚭ Jean de Bourbon, seigneur de Carency

In 1396 he took part in the Hungarian-French campaign against the Ottomans , together with Sigismund of Luxemburg , still King of Hungary , later Emperor, and Johann Ohnefurcht , still Count of Nevers, later Duke of Burgundy, and many other nobles in the Hungarian-French campaign against the Ottomans , which was defeated by Nicopolis ended. Like many others, Philip of Artois was taken prisoner. While these prisoners were being released for ransom, he - like Enguerrand VII. De Coucy - died in prison nine days before he was due to be released.

Web links

• Entry on medieval-genealogie.de

predecessor	Office	successor
Robert IV	Count of Eu 1387-1397	Charles I.