Robert D'Artois, I

1216 - 1250  (34 years)

• Name	Robert D'Artois
  Suffix	I
  Birth	1216
  Gender	Male
  Findagrave.com	See Notes
  Death	1250
  Burial	Unknown
  Person ID	I445	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	King of France Louis VIII Capet,   b. 05 Sep 1187   d. 1226 (Age 38 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Blanche De Castile,   b. 1188, Spain d. 1252 (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 May 1200
  Family ID	F178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matilda De Brabant,   b. 14 Jun 1224   d. 29 Sep 1288, France (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	14 Jun 1237
  Children	1. Blanche De Artois,   b. 1248   d. 1302 (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com Robert I d'Artois Birth: 1216 Death: Feb. 8, 1250, Egypt Robert I of Artois, called the Good, was the first Count of Artois, the fifth (and second surviving) son of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile He received Artois as an appanage, in accordance with the will of his father (died 1226) on attaining his majority in 1237 (aged twenty-one). In 1240 Pope Gregory IX, in conflict with the Emperor Frederick II, offered to crown Robert as emperor in opposition to Frederick, but the French count refuse to pretend to such a title. On 14 June 1237 Robert married Matilda, daughter of Henry II of Brabant and Marie of Hohenstaufen. They had two children: Blanche (1248–1302) Robert II (1250–1302) Robert died while leading a reckless attack on Al Mansurah. He and the Templars accompanying the expedition charged into the town and became trapped in the narrow streets. According to Jean de Joinville, he defended himself for some time in a house there, but was at last overpowered and killed. According to Matthew Paris, he fled in disgrace at the height of the battle, and drowned while trying to cross a river named Thanis (a branch of the Nile). In Egypt it is believed that Sultan Qutuz killed him. Family links: Parents: Louis VIII Capet, King of France (1187 - 1226) Blanche de Castile (1188 - 1252) Spouse: Matilda Brabant Chatillon (1224 - ____) Children: Blanche de Artois Plantagenet (1248 - 1302)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Unknown Created by: Mad Record added: Jan 17, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 103712168 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------