Robert IV of Artois, Count of Eu explained

Robert IV of Artois
Succession:Duke of Durazzo
Count of Eu, Duke of Durazzo
Reign:1376-1383
Predecessor:Louis, Duke of Durazzo
Spouse:Joanna, Duchess of Durazzo
Royal House:House of Artois
Father:John of Artois, Count of Eu
Mother:Isabeau of Melun
Birth Date:1356
Death Date:20 July 1387
Place Of Burial:San Lorenzo Maggiore, Naples

Robert IV of Artois (1356  - 20 July 1387), son of John of Artois, Count of Eu and Isabeau of Melun, was Count of Eu from April to July 1387 and Duke of Durazzo from 1376 to 1383.

About 1376, he married Joanna of Durazzo, daughter of Charles, Duke of Durazzo. Robert became the Duke of Durazzo through the right of his wife until 1383 when Karl Thopia took over Durrës.[1] Robert inherited the County of Eu upon his father's death on 6 April 1387, along with Saint-Valery and Ault. However, as he was in Naples at the time, he never learned of his father's death nor did he rule his lands. On 20 July 1387, he and his wife were poisoned on the orders of Joanna's own sister Margaret, Queen Regent of Naples, while they were staying at Castel dell'Ovo. Robert and Joanna were buried in the church of San Lorenzo Maggiore in Naples.

The marriage of Robert and Joanna was childless. Robert was succeeded in his titles by his younger brother, Philip.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Baker, Julian. Coinage and Money in Medieval Greece 1200-1430. Brill. 978-9-0044-3434-9. 361. ...The Navarrese then handed over the town to Robert of Artois, Joanna of Durazzo's second husband....