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John III, Marquis of Namur
Died(1429-03-10)10 March 1429
Noble familyHouse of Dampierre
FatherWilliam I, Marquis of Namur
MotherCatherine of Savoy

John III (died 10 March 1429) was between 1418 and 1429 the last independent Marquis of Namur.

He was the youngest son of William I, Marquis of Namur and Catherine of Savoy († 1388), daughter of Louis II of Savoy, baron of Vaud, and Isabella of Châlon.
When his father died in 1391, he inherited Wijnendale[1] and Ronse. He succeeded his elder brother William II as Marquis of Namur, when William died without children in 1418.

John never married, but had an illegitimate son with his cousin Cécile of Savoy: Philip of Namur, seigneur de Dhuy (died 1449).[2]

John III lead a very luxurious life, and he had to raise taxes to finance his expenses. This led to revolts and high debts, which forced John to sell his County to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy (23 April 1421) for 30.000 golden crowns and the clause that he could benefit from the usufruct of his former county.[2] Philip the Good incorporated Namur into the Burgundian Netherlands, thus ending the existence of an independent County of Namur.

Ancestors

Family of John III, Marquis of Namur
16. William II of Dampierre
8. Guy, Count of Flanders
17. Margaret II of Flanders
4. John I, Marquis of Namur
18. Henry V of Luxembourg
9. Isabelle of Luxembourg
19. Margaret of Bar
2. William I, Marquis of Namur
20. Robert II of Artois
10. Philip of Artois
21. Amicie de Courtenay
5. Mary of Artois
22. John II, Duke of Brittany
11. Blanche of Brittany
23. Beatrice of England
1. John III, Marquis of Namur
24. Thomas, Count of Flanders
12. Louis I of Vaud
25. Beatrice Fieschi
6. Louis II of Vaud
26. Philip II of Montfort-l'Amaury
13. Joan of Montfort-l'Amaury
27. Joan of Levis-Mirepoix
3. Catherine of Savoy
28. John, Count of Chalon
14. John I of Chalon-Arlay
29. Laurette de Commercy
7. Isabella of Châlon-Arlay
30. Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy
15. Margaret II of Burgundy
31. Beatrice of Navarre, Duchess of Burgundy

Notes

  1. ^ J. Borgnet - S. Bormans (edd. annott.), Cartulaire de la commune de Namur, II, Namur, 1873, nr. 113, p. 178.
  2. ^ a b C. Piot, art. Jean III, in Biographie Nationale 10 (1889), col. 311.

Reference

  • C. Piot, art. Jean III, in Biographie Nationale 10 (1889), coll. 309-311.
John III, Marquis of Namur
 Died: 10 March 1429
Preceded by Marquis of Namur
1418–1429 		Succeeded by
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