See also

Family of John II + and Philippa + of LUXEMBOURG

Husband: John II + (1247-1304)
Wife: Philippa + of LUXEMBOURG (1252-1311)
Children: John (c. 1272- )
Henry (c. 1274- )
Margaret (c. 1276- )
Alix (c. 1278- )
Marie of HAINAULT (1280- )
Isabelle (c. 1282- )
Joan (c. 1284- )
William III + of AVESNES (1286-1337)
Matilda (c. 1286- )
John of BEAUMONT (1288- )
Simon (c. 1290- )
William of CRUSER (c. 1292- )
Marriage 1270

Husband: John II +

Name: John II +
Sex: Male
Father: John I + of AVESNES (1218-1257)
Mother: Alelaide + of HOLLAND (1226-1284)
Birth 1247 Brabant, Flanders,Belgium
Occupation Count of Holland
Title frm 1280 to 22 Aug 1304 (age 32-57) Count of Hainaut
Title frm 1299 to 1304 (age 51-57) Count of Holland
Death 22 Aug 1304 (age 56-57) Valenciennes, Nord, France

Wife: Philippa + of LUXEMBOURG

Name: Philippa + of LUXEMBOURG
Sex: Female
Father: Henry V + (1217-1281)
Mother: Marguerite + of BAR-MOUSSON (1220-1275)
Birth 1252 Luxembourg
Death 6 Apr 1311 (age 58-59) Valenciennes, Nord, France

Child 1: John

Name: John
Sex: Male
Birth 1272 (est)

Child 2: Henry

Name: Henry
Sex: Male
Birth 1274 (est)

Child 3: Margaret

Name: Margaret
Sex: Female
Birth 1276 (est)

Child 4: Alix

Name: Alix
Sex: Female
Birth 1278 (est)

Child 5: Marie of HAINAULT

Name: Marie of HAINAULT
Sex: Female
Birth 1280

Child 6: Isabelle

Name: Isabelle
Sex: Female
Birth 1282 (est)

Child 7: Joan

Name: Joan
Sex: Female
Birth 1284 (est)

Child 8: William III + of AVESNES

Name: William III + of AVESNES
Sex: Male
Spouse: Joan + of VALOIS (1294-1342)
Birth 1286 Avesnes, Pas-de-Calais, France
Occupation Count of Holland and Hainaut
Death 7 Jun 1337 (age 50-51) Valenciennes, Nord, France

Child 9: Matilda

Name: Matilda
Sex: Female
Birth 1286 (est)

Child 10: John of BEAUMONT

Name: John of BEAUMONT
Sex: Male
Birth 1288

Child 11: Simon

Name: Simon
Sex: Male
Birth 1290 (est)

Child 12: William of CRUSER

Name: William of CRUSER
Sex: Male
Birth 1292 (est)

Note on Husband: John II +

John II of Avesnes (1247 – 22 August 1304) was the oldest son of John I of Avesnes and Adelaide of Holland.

John II was Count of Hainaut from 1280 to his death, succeeding his grandmother, Margaret II. John continued the war between the House of Dampierre and the House of Avesnes against count Guy of Flanders for imperial Flanders.

 

He became Count of Holland in 1299 with the death of John I, Count of Holland, through his mother Adelaide of Holland, heiress and regent of this county. His descendants maintained this personal union between the counties.

 

His cousin, Count Floris V, was fighting against Flanders for Zeeland. He sought help of France against Flanders. The French defeated the Flemish in 1300 and 1301. The rebels in Zeeland were defeated as well. John's brother, Guy of Avesnes, became Bishop of Utrecht. So all his main enemies were gone.

 

The tide changed dramatically after a Flemish uprising and the defeat of the French army at the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302, where his eldest son was killed fighting for the French. Flemish patriots attacked Hainaut and Zeeland supported by the dissatisfied population there. Guy of Namur defeated John's son, William, in a battle on the island of Duiveland. Bishop Guy of Utrecht was taken prisoner. Guy of Namur and Duke John II of Brabant conquered most of Utrecht, Holland, and Zeeland. Guy of Namur was finally defeated in 1304 by the fleet of Holland and France at the naval Battle of Zierikzee. John II regained most of his authority when he died in the same year.

 

In 1270, John married Philippa of Luxembourg, daughter of Count Henry V of Luxembourg and Margaret of Bar. Their children were:

 

1.John, Lord of Beaumont, Count of Ostervant. Killed in battle near Kortrijk (11 July 1302).

2.Henry, a canon in Cambrai, (died 1303).

3.William I, Count of Hainaut. He succeeded his father in 1304. Married Joan of Valois, daughter of Charles, Count of Valois and his first wife Margaret of Naples.

4.John of Beaumont (1288 – 11 March 1356). He was married to Margaret, Countess de Soissons. They had five children.

5.Margaret (died 18 October 1342), married Robert II of Artois, who was killed in battle near Courtrai 11 Jul 1302.

6.Alix (died 26 October 1317), married 1290 Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk. No issue.

7.Isabelle (died 1305), married Raoul de Clermont Lord of Nesle, who was killed in battle near Courtrai 11 Jul 1302.

8.Joan, a nun at Fontenelles.

9.Mary of Avesnes (1280–1354), married Louis I, Duke of Bourbon.

10.Matilda, Abbess of Nivelles.

11.Simon.

12.William de Cuser (born 1290, date of death unknown)