House of Évreux
| House of Évreux | |
|---|---|
.svg.png) Arms of the Count of Evreux | |
| Country |
 France, Navarre |
| Parent house | Capetian Dynasty |
| Titles | |
| Founded | 1298 |
| Founder | Louis, Count of Évreux |
| Final ruler | Charles III of Navarre |
| Dissolution |
1425 (agnatic line) 1441 (sole heiress' death) |
The House of Évreux was a noble French family, a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, which flourished from the beginning of the 14th century to the mid 15th century. A branch of it came to rule the Kingdom of Navarre.
The House was founded by Louis, Count of Évreux. He was the third son of Philip III of France, by his second wife Marie of Brabant. His son and heir, Philip, was the husband of Joan II of Navarre and the first King of Navarre from the Évreux dynasty.
Louis' younger son Charles had no grandchildren. The Évreux dynasty ended with the death of Blanche I of Navarre, who died in 1441.
Notable members of the House of Évreux
- Jeanne d'Évreux, Queen of France as the third wife of Charles IV of France, whose failure to produce a son ended the House of Capet
- Philip III of Navarre
- Blanche d'Évreux, Queen of France as the second wife of Philip VI of France
- Charles II of Navarre
- Joan of Navarre, Queen of England as the second wife of Henry IV of England
- Charles III of Navarre
- Blanche I of Navarre
See also
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