Counts of Artois
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The counts of Artois (French: Comtes d'Artois, Dutch: Graven van Artesië) were the rulers over the County of Artois from the 9th century until the abolition of the countship by the French revolutionaries in 1790.
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[edit] House of Artois
- Odalric (c. 850s)
- Altmar (c. 890s)
- Adelelm (?-932)
- Conquered by Arnulf I, Count of Flanders and directly under Flanders, 932-1180
- Philip I, Count of Flanders (1168-1180), gave Artois to Philip II of France as dowry for his marriage with Isabelle of Hainaut, niece of Philips of Flanders.
[edit] House of Capet
- Isabella and Philip II (1180-1189)
- Louis VIII of France (1189-1226), their son, as Louis I
- Louis IX of France (1226-1237), his son, as Louis II
- Robert I (1237-1249), his brother
- Robert II (1250-1302), his son
- Matilda (1302-1329), his daughter, married to Otto IV, Count of Burgundy
- contested by Robert III (1302-1329)
[edit] House of Burgundy
- Joan I (1329-1330), her daughter
- Joan II (1330-1347), her daughter
- married to Odo (1330-1347)
- Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (1347-1361), their grandson, as Philip III
[edit] House of Capet
- Margaret I (1361-1382), his great-aunt
[edit] House of Dampierre
- Louis III (1382-1383), her son
- Margaret II (1383-1405), his daughter
- married to Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (1383-1404), as Philip IV
[edit] House of Burgundy
- John the Fearless (1405-1419)
- Philip the Good (1419-1467), as Philip V
- Charles the Bold (1467-1477), as Charles I
- Mary of Burgundy (1477-1482)
- married to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1477-1482)
- Occupied by France between 1477 and 1493 (Treaty of Senlis)
[edit] House of Habsburg
- Philip I of Castile (1482-1506), as Philip VI
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1506-1556), as Charles II
- Philip II of Spain (1556-1598), as Philip VII
- Isabella Clara Eugenia and Albert (1598-1621)
- Philip IV of Spain (1621-1659), as Philip VIII
- ceeded to France by the Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659)
[edit] See also
- Countess of Artois
- County of Artois
- Charles X of France (1757–1836), who also bore the title of comte d'Artois at birth
