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Robert II (September 1250 – 11 July 1302) was the Count of Artois, the posthumous son and heir of Robert I and Matilda of Brabant. He was a nephew of Louis IX of France. He died at the Battle of the Golden Spurs.
Robert II (September 1250 – 11 July 1302) was the Count of Artois, the posthumous son and heir of Robert I and Matilda of Brabant. He was a nephew of Louis IX of France . He died at the Battle of the Golden Spurs .
Jan 5, 2022 · 1.5 Death. 1.6 Notes. 2 Sources. Biography. Birth and Parentage. Robert I (September 25, 1216 – 8 February 1250), called the Good, was the first Count of Artois, the fifth (and second surviving) son of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile. [1] [1] Another date given for his birth is 6 September 1216 (unsourced).
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- Mathilde (Brabant) de Châtillon
May 3, 2011 · Robert II, count of Artois, was the posthumous son of Robert I, the brother of Louis IX who died in the course of a charge (commonly judged to have been foolhardy) at the battle of Mansourah in Egypt in 1250.
In 1292, at the age of forty-two, Count Robert II of Artois returned to his county in northern France after spending much of his adult life advancing the interests of members of his family—the French royal family—in North Africa, northern Spain, and southern Italy.
- Sharon Farmer
- 2013
Robert II of Artois expressed concern that his outnumbered infantry would be overwhelmed by the Flemish soldiers positioned on the other side of the brooks. Furthermore, the Flemish would then have their formations blocking the brooks physically and a successful French cavalry crossing would be extremely difficult. [18]
Jul 5, 2018 · The project was begun under Count Robert II (1250–1302), perhaps inspired by his travels in the Mediterranean. It was continued and elaborated by his daughter, Mahaut of Artois, and later by Philip the Good.
