Mahaut, Countess of Artois

Mahaut of Artois
suo jure Countess of Artois
Spouse(s)	Otto IV, Count of Burgundy
Issue
Blanche of Burgundy Joan II, Countess of Burgundy Robert, Count of Burgundy
Noble family	House of Artois
Father	Robert II, Count of Artois
Mother	Amicie de Courtenay
Born	1268 France
Died	28 October 1329 Paris, France

Mahaut of Artois (1268 – October 28, 1329, Paris), also known as Mathilda, was the only daughter, and eldest child of Robert II, Count of Artois and Amicie de Courtenay.

Lineage

Her paternal grandparents were Robert I, Count of Artois and Matilda of Brabant. Her maternal grandparents were Pierre de Courtenay, Seigneur de Conches, and Perronelle de Joigny.^[1]

Siblings

1. Philip of Artois (1269–1298). Married Blanche de Dreux, daughter of John II, Duke of Brittany, by whom he had five children.
2. Robert of Artois (born 1271). Died young.

Marriage and issue

In 1291,^[1] Mahaut married Otto IV, Count of Burgundy, to whom she bore three children, including two girls who married kings of France, Blanche and Joan. Because of the premature death of her brother Philip in 1298, she inherited the County of Artois at her father's death in 1302, rather than her nephew Robert (her inheritance being based upon proximity of blood). Although he repeatedly challenged the decision, her rights to the county were consistently upheld. She was an able administrator and managed to defeat the many rebellions perpetrated by members of the nobility. Upon her death in 1329, the county was inherited by her daughter Joan II, Countess of Burgundy (d. 1329), who was married to Philip V of France.

In fiction

Mahaut of Artois is a major character in The Accursed Kings, a series of historical novels by Maurice Druon. Druon describes her as the poisoner of Louis X and his baby child, to be later poisoned the same way by her female servant, who originally helped with the King's poisoning.

She was portrayed by Hélène Duc in the 1972 French miniseries Les Rois Maudits.

She was portrayed by Jeanne Moreau in the 2005 French miniseries Les Rois Maudits.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Burke's Peerage

Preceded by Robert II

Countess of Artois 1302–1329

Succeeded by Joan II

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Name	Mahaut, Countess Of Artois
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Date of birth	1268
Place of birth	France
Date of death	28 October 1329
Place of death	Paris, France