Charles d'Évreux

Charles of Evreux (Fr. Charles d' Évreux; * 1305 in Paris, † September 5, 1336 ), Count of Etampes, the son of Prince Louis of France ( 1276-1319 ), Count of Évreux and Etampes, and Margaret was of Artois ( 1285-1311 ).

From his father he received the county Etampes, which King Charles IV in 1327 raised to the peerage. After his death, Charles of Evreux defended the claim of Philip of Valois to the French throne, the Edward III. , King of England, made him dispute.

He married on April 1, 1335 in Poissy Maria de la Cerda (* 1310, † November 19, 1379 in Paris), Lady of Lunel, daughter of Ferdinand II de la Cerda ( 1275-1322 ) and Juana Núñez de Lara. With her he had two sons:

• Louis of Evreux (* 1336, † 1400), Count of Etampes
• John of Évreux (* 1336, † after 1373 )

Charles of Evreux, died in 1336 and was so Fleureau Basile, in the church of the Franciscan monastery Couvent des Cordeliers buried in Paris, which burst into flames on the evening of 19 November 1580. His widow remarried Charles II, Count of Alençon.