Mahaut of Artois

Type Figure Region Europe Time 1268–1329 Also known as Mahaut of Artois、Matilda of Artois、玛荷·德·阿图瓦

Mahaut of Artois (c.1268–1329), a French noblewoman who inherited and long ruled the County of Artois, one of the most powerful female lords in north…

Timeline

1268–1302Arras · ArtoisMahaut was a daughter of Count Robert II of Artois; she inherited the county after her father was killed in battle at Courtrai (Battle of the Spurs) in 1302, and thereafter long ruled Artois, maintaining order in the territory along the Flemish frontier.
1302–1329Arras · ArtoisAfter 1302 Mahaut ruled Artois directly; in the 1310s she maintained a close alliance with the Capetian royal house (her daughter Jeanne married the future Philip V), and her inheritance dispute with her nephew Robert III became one background factor in French politics and Anglo-French diplomatic rivalry.

Sources

Mahaut, Countess of Artois https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahaut,_Countess_of_Artois
Medieval Lands: Artois — Charles Cawley https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORTHERN%20FRANCE.htm#_Toc265365422