Philippa of Luxembourg
Philippa of Luxembourg | |
|---|---|
 Melis Stoke at the court of count John II of Avesnes, count of Holland and Zeeland. | |
| Born | 1252 |
| Died | 6 April 1311 (aged 58–59) |
| Noble family | Luxembourg |
| Spouse(s) | John II, Count of Holland |
| Issue | John Henry Simon William I, Count of Hainaut John of Beaumont Margaret Alix Isabelle Jeanne Mary of Avesnes Matilda |
| Father | Henry V of Luxembourg |
| Mother | Marguerite of Bar |
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.[1] Two of her granddaughters were Queen Philippa 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:
- John (died 1302)
- Henry (died 1303), a canon in Cambrai
- Simon
- William I, Count of Hainaut, father of Queen Philippa and Margaret II
- John (Jean) (1288–1356), Seigneur de Beaumont. Married Marguerite, Countess of Soissons.
- Margaret (died 1342), wife of Robert II of Artois
- Alix (died 1317), wife of Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk
- Isabelle (died 1305), wife of Raoul de Clermont, Seigneur de Nesle.
- Jeanne, nun at Fontenelles
- Mary of Avesnes (1280–1354), wife of Louis I, Duke of Bourbon
- Matilda, Abbess of Nivelles
- Willem de Cuser (born 1290, date of death unknown)
References
- ^ M. A. Pollock, Scotland, England and France After the Loss of Normandy, 1204-1296, (The Boydell Press, 2015), xv.