Countess of Eu
Appearance
This is a list of the countesses of Eu, a French fief in the Middle Ages.
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Countess of Eu
[edit]House of Normandy, 996–1246
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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Geoffrey of Brionne's wife is not mentioned by name. | ||||||||
Gilbert of Brionne's wife is not mentioned by name. | ||||||||
Lesceline of Harcourt | Turquetil of Harcourt, Lord of Tourville (Harcourt) |
- | - | 1040 husband's accession |
1057 husband's death |
26 January 1057/58 | William I | |
Adela, Countess of Soissons | Renaud, Count of Soissons | 1042 | 1058 | 1077 husband's death |
1079 or 1105 | William Busac | ||
Vacant (1077–1080) | ||||||||
Beatrice | - | - | - | 1080 husband's accession |
on April 10, ? | Robert I | ||
Matilda of Sicily | Roger I of Sicily (Hauteville) |
1062 | before 1080 | before 1080 repudiated |
before 1094 | |||
Beatrice de Builly | - | 1064 | - | 1091 husband's accession |
- | William II | ||
Helisende d'Avranches | Richard Goz, Viscount of Avranches | - | - | January 1096 husband's death |
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Matilda | - | - | - | January 1096 husband's accession |
30 Mar 1107 or before | Henry I | ||
Ermentrude | - | - | - | 17/24 April ? | ||||
Margaret of Sully | William, Count of Sully (Blois) |
1105 | about 1122 | 12 July 1140 husband's death |
15 December 1145 | |||
Alice (or Alix) d'Aubigny | William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel | - | - | 12 July 1140 husband's accession |
26 Jun 1170 husband's death |
11 September 1188 | John I | |
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Matilda de Warenne | Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey | - | - | 26 Jun 1170 husband's accession |
12 or 16/17 July 1190/91 husband's death |
before 13 December 1228 | Henry II |
House of Lusignan, 1219–1260
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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Joan of Burgundy | Odo III, Duke of Burgundy (Burgundy) |
1200 | 1222 | 1222–1223 | Raoul II of Lusignan | ||
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Yolande de Dreux | Robert II of Dreux (Dreux) |
1196 | after 1223 | 1 February 1239 | |||
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Philippa de Dammartin | Simon de Dammartin, Count of Amuale (Dammartin) |
1225–1230 | after 1239 | 1/2 Sep 1246 husband's death |
14 April 1278/1281 |
House of Brienne, 1260–1350
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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Beatrice of Châtillon | Guy III, Count of Saint-Pol (Châtillon) |
- | - | 1 October 1260 husband's accession |
12 June 1294 husband's death |
1304 | John I of Brienne |
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Joan, Countess of Guines | Baldwin, Count of Guines | - | - | 5 July 1472 husband's accession |
11 July 1302 husband's death |
September 1331/19 April 1342 | John II of Brienne |
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Joan de Mello, Lady of Lormes and Château-Chinon | Dreux IV de Mello, Lord of Château-Chinon | - | 1315 | 19 January 1344 husband's death |
1351 | Raoul I of Brienne | |
Catherine of Savoy | Louis II of Savoy, Baron de Vaud (Savoy) |
- | before 19 December 1340 | 19 January 1344 husband's accession |
19 November 1350 husband's death |
18 January 1388 | Raoul II of Brienne |
Raoul IV was accused of treason in 1350, and the county was confiscated. The county was then given to John of Artois.
House of Artois, 1352–1472
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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Isabeau of Melun, Lady of Houdain | Jean I, Viscount of Melun and Count of Tancarville (Melun) |
1328 | 11 July 1352 | 6 April 1387, husband's death |
20 December 1389 | John of Artois | |
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Jeanne of Anjou, Duchess of Durazzo | Charles of Anjou, Duke of Durazzo (Anjou-Durazzo) |
1344 | 1376 | 6 April 1387 husband's accession |
20 July 1387 both's death |
Robert IV of Artois | |
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Marie of Berry, Duchess of Auvergne | John of Valois, Duke of Berry (Valois) |
1370 | 27 January 1393 | 16 June 1397 husband's death |
June 1434 | Philip of Artois | |
Jeanne of Saveuse | Philippe, Lord of Saveuse | - | 21 July 1448 | 2 January 1449 | Charles of Artois | |||
Helene of Melun | John IV, Visount of Melun (Melun) |
1370 | 23 September 1454 | 5 July 1472 husband's death |
25 July 1472 |
House of Burgundy-Nevers, 1472–1491
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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Pauline de Brosse | Jean II de Brosse, Count of Penthièvre (Brosse) |
1450 | 30 August 1471 | 5 July 1472 husband's accession |
9 August 1479 | John of Clamecy | |
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Françoise d'Albret | Arnaud Amanieu d'Albret, Lord of Orval (Albret) |
1454 | 11 March 1480 | 25 September 1491 husband's death |
20 March 1521 |
House of La Marck, 1491–1633
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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Charlotte of Bourbon-Vendôme | Jean VIII de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme (Bourbon-La Marche) |
1474 | 23 February 1489 | 25 September 1491 husband's accession |
21 November 1506 husband's death |
14 December 1520 | Engelbert de Cleves |
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Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel | Jean d'Albret, seigneur d'Orval (Albret) |
25 March 1491 | 25 January 1504 | 21 November 1506 husband's accession |
17 August 1521 husband's death |
27 October 1549 | Charles de Cleves |
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Marguerite de Bourbon-Vendôme | Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme (Bourbon-La Marche) |
26 October 1516 | 19 January 1538 | 13 February 1561 husband's death |
1589 or 20 October 1559 | François I de Cleves | |
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Anne de Bourbon-Montpensier | Louis III de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier (Bourbon-Montpensier) |
1540 | 1561 | 1562 husband's death |
1572 | François II de Cleves | |
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Diana de la Marck | Robert IV de La Marck, Duke of Bouillon (De la Marck) |
16 June 1544 | 1558 | 1562 husband's accession |
6 September 1564 husband's death |
1612 | Jacques de Cleves |
House of Guise, 1633–1660
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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Henriette Catherine, Duchess of Joyeuse | Henri de Joyeuse (Joyeuse) |
8 January 1585 | 6 January 1611 | 11 May 1633 husband's accession |
30 September 1640 husband's death |
25 February 1656 | Charles de Guise |
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Anna Gonzaga | Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (Gonzaga-Nevers) |
1616 | 1639 | 30 September 1640 husband's accession |
1641 divorce |
6 July 1684 | Henry II de Guise |
Honorée de Berghes, Countess of Bossut | - | - | 11 November 1641 | 1643 divorce |
August 1679 | |||
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Marie-Françoise de Valois, Duchess of Angoulême | Louis Emmanuel de Valois, Duke of Angoulême (Valois-Angoulême) |
27 March 1631 | 3 November 1649 | 1654 husband's accession |
27 September 1654 husband's death |
4 May 1696 | Louis de Guise |
House of Montpensier, 1660–1681
[edit]House of Bourbon, 1681–1821
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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Anne Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon | Henri Jules, Prince of Condé (Bourbon-Condé) |
8 November 1676 | 19 May 1692 | 14 May 1736 husband's death |
23 January 1753 | Louis-Auguste de Bourbon | |
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Maria Teresa d'Este | Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena (Este) |
6 October 1726 | 29 December 1744 | 13 July 1745 husband's accession |
30 April 1754 | Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon |
House of Orléans, since 1793
[edit]First Creation
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil | Pedro II of Brazil (Braganza) |
29 July 1846 | 15 October 1864 | 14 November 1921 | Gaston d´Orléans |
See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Edmund Chester Waters, 'The Counts of Eu, Sometime Lords of the Honour of Tickhill', The Yorkshire Archaeological and Topographical Journal, No. 9 (1886).