Guy III, Count of Saint-Pol

Who was Guy III, Count of Saint-Pol?

Guy II of Châtillon, Count of Saint-Pol was a French nobleman, and was a younger son of Hugh I of Châtillon and Marie of Avesnes.

While his elder brother John I of Châtillon succeeded to their mother's County of Blois, Guy was given their father's county of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise at his death in 1248.

On January 16, 1255, he married Matilda of Brabant, daughter of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Marie of Hohenstaufen, and thereafter was a supporter of his brother-in-law Henry III against Guelders. They had six children:

Hugh II of Châtillon, Count of Saint Pol and later Count of Blois

Guy III of Châtillon, Count of Saint Pol

Jacques I of Leuze-Châtillon, first of the lords of Leuze, married Catherine de Condé and had issue; his descendants brought Condé, Carency, etc. into the House of Bourbon.

Beatrix, married John I of Brienne, Count of Eu

Jeanne, married Guillaume III de Chauvigny, Lord of Châteauroux

Gertrude, married Florent, Lord of Mechelen

A faithful vassal of France, he joined the Eighth Crusade and the ill-fated Crusade of Aragón of Philip the Bold.