Marie of Artois
Marie of Artois | |
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Seal of Marie of Artois (12 October 1331). | |
| Born | 1291 |
| Died | 22 January 1365 (aged 73–74) Wijnendaele, Flanders |
| Noble family | Artois |
| Spouse(s) | John I, Marquis of Namur |
| Issue | John II, Marquis of Namur Guy II, Marquis of Namur Henry of Namur Philip III, Marquis of Namur Blanche, Queen of Sweden and Norway Marie of Namur Margaret of Namur William I, Marquis of Namur Robert of Namur Louis of Namur Elizabeth, Electress Palatine |
| Father | Philip of Artois |
| Mother | Blanche of Brittany |
Marie of Artois (French: Marie d'Artois, Dutch: Maria van Artesië.) Born in 1291, was the Margravine consort of Namur in 1310-1330 by marriage to John I, Marquis of Namur. She was the regent of Namur during the minority of her son William I in 1337-1340.
She became the Lady of Méraude (Merode) when she purchased it from John the Blind, King of Bohemia, in 1342, until she left it to her son William I in 1353.