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French noble
Guy IV, Count of Saint-Pol
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French noble
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Age
63 years
Family
Mother:
Matilda of Brabant, Countess of Artois
Father:
Guy III, Count of Saint-Pol
Siblings:
Robert II
Count of Artois
Hugh II
Count of Blois
Jacques de Châtillon
Spouse:
Marie of Brittany Countess of Saint-Pol
Children:
Mahaut of Châtillon
Marie de St Pol
John
Count of Saint-Pol
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Biography
Guy IV of Châtillon, Count of Saint Pol (c. 1254 – April 6, 1317) was a French nobleman. He was the son of Guy III, Count of Saint-Pol and Matilda of Brabant.
In 1292, he married Marie of Brittany, daughter of John II, Duke of Brittany and Beatrice of England. They had eight children:
- John, Count of Saint-Pol (d. 1344), married Joanna, daughter of John I of Fiennes
- Jacques of Châtillon (d.s.p. 1365), Lord of Ancre
- Mahaut of Châtillon (1293–1358), married in 1308 Charles of Valois
- Beatrix of Châtillon, married in 1315 Jean de Dampierre, Lord of Crèvecœur
- Isabeau of Châtillon (d. May 19, 1360), married in May 1311 William I de Coucy, Lord of Coucy
- Marie of Châtillon, married Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
- Eleanor of Châtillon, married Jean III Malet, Lord of Graville
- Jeanne of Châtillon, married Miles de Noyers, Lord of Maisy
He held the office of Grand Butler of France.
He was placed in joint command (with Robert VI of Auvergne) of one of the two reserve "battles" of the French troops at the Battle of the Golden Spurs. He was able to escape when the French were routed by the Flemings, but his brother Jacques and many of his relatives were killed.
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