Philippa (Luxembourg) d'Avesnes (1252 - 1311)

Born 1252 in Luxemburg, Maas, Belgium

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Died 6 Apr 1311 at about age 59 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

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Philippa Luxembourg was a member of the aristocracy in Europe.

Biography

JEAN (or JAN) II D'AVESNES, Count of Hainault, Holland, and Zeeland, lord of Friesland, son and heir, born about 1247. He married about 1270 PHILIPPE (or PHILIPPINE) OF LUXEMBOURG, daughter of Henri V, Count of Luxembourg and La Roche, Marquis of Arlon, by Marguerite, daughter of Henri II, Count of Bar-Le-Duc [see BAR 7 for her ancestry]. They had five sons, Jean (or Jan), Henri (or Hendrik) [canon of Cambrai], Guillaume (or Willem) (III) [Count of Hainault, Holland, and Zeeland], Jean (or Jan) [seigneur of Beaumont], and Waleran, and five daughters, Marguerite (or Margaretha) (wife of Robert II, Count of Artois), Alice (or Alix), Isabelle (wife of Raoul de Clermont, seigneur of Nesle, Constable of France), Jeanne (or Johanna) (nun at Fontenelles), and Marie (wife of Louis I, Duke of Bourbon). .... JEAN II D'AVESNES, Count of Hainault, Holland, and Zeeland, lord of Friesland, died 11 Sept. 1304. He left a testament dated 8 Sept. 1304. His widow, Philippe, was an executrix of the will of her daughter, Isabelle de Clermont, lady of Nesle, Philippe, Countess of Hainault, etc., died 6 April 1311. Jean and his wife, Philippe, were buried in the church of the Franciscans in Valenciennes.

Children of Jean (or Jan) II d'Avesnes, by Philippe (or Philippine) of Luxembourg:

1. GUILLAUME (or WILLEM) III, Count of Hainault, Holland, and Zeeland, lord of Friesland
2. MARGUERITE (or MARGARETHA) OF HAINAULT, married Robert II, Count of Artois)
3. ALICE (or ALIX) OF HAINAULT, married ROGER LE BIGOD, Earl of Norfolk, Marshal of England
4. ISABELLE OF HAINAULT, married RAOUL DE CLERMONT, seigneur of Nesle, Constable of France
5. MARIE OF HAINAULT, married LOUIS I, Duke of Bourbon, Count of Clemont, la Marche, and Castres

Philippa of Luxembourg (1252 ? 6 April 1311) was the daughter of Count Henry V of Luxembourg and his wife Marguerite of Bar. She married John II, Count of Holland. Two of her grand-daughters were Philippa of Hainault, Queen Consort of England, and Margaret II Countess of Hainault in her own right and wife of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV.

The children of John II of Holland and Philippa of Luxembourg included:

1. John (died 1302), Count of Ostervant and senior de Beaumont
2. Henry (died 1303), a canon in Cambrai
3. Simon
4. ) William I, Count of Hainaut, father of Queen Philippa and Margaret II
5. Jean (1288 - 1356), senior de Beaumont. Married Marguerite, Countess of Soissons.
6. Margaret (died 1342), wife of Robert II of Artois
7. Alix (died 1317), wife of Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk
8. Isabelle (died 1305), wife of Raoul de Clermont, senior de Nesle.
9. Jeanne, nun at Fontenelles
10. Mary of Avesnes (1280 - 1354), wife of Louis I, Duke of Bourbon
11. ) Matilda, Abbess of Nivelles
12. Willem de Cuser (born 1290)

Name: Philippina // ^[1][2][3]

Name: Philippina /de AVESNES/

Birth: ABT 1252, Of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg^[4]

Christening: ABT 1266

Death: 06 APR 1311, Valenciennes, Nord, France^[5]

Burial: ABT 1311, Church of the Franciscans, Valenciennes

Occupation: Countess of Luxemborg

Marriage: 1270^[6]

Husband: Jean de AVESNES

Wife: Philippina UNKNOWN

Child: Henri de AVESNES

Child: Alix de Avesnes

Child: Marguerite de AVESNES

Child: Isabelle de AVESNES

Child: Jeanne de AVESNES

Child: Marie de HAINAULT

Child: Valeran de HAINAULT

Child: Willem de AVESNES

Child: Ida de AVESNES

Marriage: 04 JUN 1240^[7]

Husband: Henri II UNKNOWN

Wife: Marguerite de Bar-Leduc-Mousson UNKNOWN

Child: Henri III UNKNOWN

Child: Philippina UNKNOWN

Sources

• Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson Vol. III page 189
• http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/HOLLAND.htm#_Toc359915623
• Wikipedia.
• The Peerage.
• Geni.
• Source: S2 Pedigree Resource
• Source: S3 Ancestral File
• Source: S301 Ancestral File
• Source: S4hofundssonAnces.ged
• Source: S004444 Ancestry Family Trees

1. ↑ Source: #S2
2. ↑ Source: #S3
3. ↑ Source: #S4
4. ↑ Source: #S4
5. ↑ Source: #S4
6. ↑ Source: #S4
7. ↑ Source: #S4

Acknowledgment

• WikiTree profile Luxembourg Maas-14 created through the import of FISCUS Family Tree.ged on Jun 6, 2011 by Liisa Small.
• WikiTree profile Luxembourg Maas-19 created through the import of Rhodes 2011_2011-07-09_01_01.ged on Jul 9, 2011 by Tom Rhodes.
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• WikiTree profile De Luxembourg-86 created through the import of export-BloodTree.ged on Aug 19, 2011 by Luiz Sergio Heinzelmann.
• This person was created through the import of Grant R. Phillips, Jr..ged on 08 April 2011.
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• WikiTree profile Luxembourg Maas-17 created through the import of FISCUS Family Tree.ged on Jun 6, 2011 by Liisa Small.
• WikiTree profile De Luxemburg-6 created through the import of Grant_David_Meadors_2008-02-17.ged on Sep 18, 2011 by Grant Meadors.
• WikiTree profile Luxemburg-6 created through the import of heinakuu2011-6.ged on Jul 5, 2011 by Johanna Amnelin.