Marie D' ARTOIS Dame de Mérode
- Born: 1291, Wijnendael, Flandres
- Married: 6 Mar 1310
- Died: 22 Jan 1365
- Buried: église des Cordeliers, Namur, Belgium
 General Notes:
Compiler's 17 x great-grandmother
Research Notes:
The Continuatio of the Chronicle of Guillaume de Nangis which records that "Johannis de Namursio" married "filiam dominæ Blanchæ de Britannia" after the death of his first wife. Her husband granted her as dowry the castle of Wijnendael in Flanders, the transfer being ratified by the count of Flanders in 1313. She acquired the château de Poilvache from Jean de Luxembourg King of Bohemia 20 Feb 1342, transferring it to her son Guillaume Comte de Namur 11 Sep 1353. "Marie d’Artoys contesse de Namur" acknowledged repayment of a loan from the mayor of Namur by charter dated 8 Sep 1343. "Guillelmes contes de Namur" acknowledged receiving repayment of a debt due to "nostre…mère madame Marie d’Artois contesse de Namur et dame dele Escluze en Flandre" by the commune of Namur by charter dated 30 Dec 1356. 1
Marriage Information:
Marie married Jean DE FLANDRE Count of Namur, son of Guy III DE DAMPIERRE Count of Flanders & Namur and Isabelle DE LUXEMBOURG Dame de Namur, on 6 Mar 1310. (Jean DE FLANDRE Count of Namur was born in 1267 and died on 10 Feb 1330 in église des Cordeliers, Bruges, Belgium.)
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