Philip III, Marquis of Namur

Philip III, Marquis of Namur
Noble family	House of Dampierre
Father	John I, Marquis of Namur
Mother	Mary of Artois
Born	1319
Died	September 1337 Famagusta
Buried	Franciscan church of Famagusta

Philip III of Namur (1319 – September 1337 in Famagusta) was Count of Namur from 1336 to 1337.

He was the fourth son of John I, Marquis of Namur, and Mary of Artois.

When his older brother Guy was killed in a tournament in Flanders in March 1336, Philip became his successor. At that time, Philip was in Sweden at the court of his sister Blanche of Namur, Queen consort of Sweden and Norway. From there he traveled to the Holy Land via Cyprus, with his brother-in-law Henry II of Vianden.

It is recorded that "Philippus comes Namucensis" (as he was called) donated property to St Alban, in accordance with the testament of "frater noster dominus Guido quondam comes Namucensis", by charter dated 23 Jun 1336.^[1]

On his stop-over in Famagusta, he and his companions misbehaved so badly that the citizens of Famagusta decided to kill them all. Philip and the Count of Vianden were buried in the Franciscan church of Famagusta.^[2]

Ancestors

Ancestors of Philip III, Marquis of Namur

16. Guy II of Dampierre

8. William II of Dampierre

17. Mathilde of Bourbon

4. Guy, Count of Flanders

18. Baldwin I of Constantinople

9. Margaret II, Countess of Flanders

19. Marie of Champagne

2. John I, Marquis of Namur

20. Waleran III of Limburg

10. Henry V, Count of Luxembourg

21. Ermesinda of Luxembourg

5. Isabelle of Luxembourg

22. Henry II of Bar

11. Margaret of Bar

23. Philippa of Dreux

1. Philip III, Marquis of Namur

24. Robert I of Artois

12. Robert II, Count of Artois

25. Matilda of Brabant

6. Philip of Artois

26. Peter of Courtenay

13. Amicie de Courtenay

27. Pétronille of Joigny

3. Mary of Artois

28. John I, Duke of Brittany

14. John II, Duke of Brittany

29. Blanche of Navarre

7. Blanche of Brittany

30. Henry III of England

15. Beatrice of England

31. Eleanor of Provence

Philip III, Marquis of Namur House of Dampierre Born: 1319 Died: September 1337
Preceded by Guy II, Marquis of Namur	Marquis of Namur 1336–1337	Succeeded by William I

References

↑ Miraeus (1723), Tome I, Diplomata Belgica, Liber II, CXI, p. 322.
↑ Baron Emile de Borchgrave, « Philippe III de Namur », Académie royale de Belgique, Biographie nationale, vol. 17, p. 320-321

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