House of Évreux facts for kids
| House of Évreux |
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Quick facts for kids  Arms of the Count of Evreux |
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| Country: |  France, Navarre |
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| Parent House: | Capetian dynasty | ||
| Titles: | *Count of Évreux
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| Founder: | Louis, Count of Évreux | ||
| Final Ruler: | Charles III of Navarre | ||
| Founding Year: | 1298 | ||
| Dissolution: | 1425 (agnatic line) 1441 (sole heiress' death) |
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| Ethnicity: | French | ||
The House of Évreux was an important family of nobles and kings. It was a smaller part of the Capetian dynasty, which was the main royal family of France. The House of Évreux was powerful from the early 1300s to the mid-1400s. It also became the royal family that ruled the Kingdom of Navarre.
The House of Évreux was started by Louis, Count of Évreux. He was the third son of Philip III of France, a French king. Louis's mother was Marie of Brabant. Louis's son, Philip, married Joan II of Navarre. Philip became the first King of Navarre from the Évreux family.
Louis's younger son, Charles, did not have any grandchildren. The Évreux family line ended when Blanche I of Navarre died in 1441.
Important Members of the Évreux Family
Here are some notable people from the House of Évreux:
- Jeanne d'Évreux: She was Queen of France. She married Charles IV of France. Her not having a son meant the main Capetian family line ended.
- Philip III of Navarre: He was the first King of Navarre from the Évreux family.
- Blanche d'Évreux: She was Queen of France. She married Philip VI of France.
- Charles II of Navarre: He was a King of Navarre.
- Joan of Navarre: She became Queen of England. She married Henry IV of England.
- Charles III of Navarre: He was a King of Navarre.
- Blanche I of Navarre: She was a Queen of Navarre. She was the last ruler from the Évreux family.
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