Mahaut, Countess of Artois
| Mahaut, Countess of Artois | |
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| suo jure Countess of Artois | |
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| Spouse(s) | Otto IV, Count of Burgundy |
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| 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, Countess of Artois (1268 – 28 October 1329, Paris), also known as Mathilda, was sovereign Countess of Artois in 1302-1329. She was further more regent of the County of Burgundy from 1303 during the minority of her son, Robert, Count of Burgundy. She was the eldest child (and only daughter) of Robert II, Count of Artois, and Amicie de Courtenay.
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.
Her younger brothers were:
In 1291, Mahaut married Otho IV, Count of Burgundy, to whom she bore three children, including two girls who married kings of France:
Mahaut's daughters Joan II and Blanche, along with their cousin Margaret of Burgundy, were implicated in the Tour de Nesle Affair.
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 III (her inheritance being based upon proximity of blood). Although he repeatedly challenged the decision, her rights to the county were consistently upheld by the Parlement of Paris and the royal court. She was an able administrator and managed to defeat the many rebellions perpetrated by members of the nobility. Her senior administrator was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arras, Thierry de Hérisson. Upon her death in 1329, the county was inherited by her daughter Joan II, Countess of Burgundy (d. 1330), the widow of Philip V of France.
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