Deaths on August 26

Louis II, Count of Blois

Died on August 26, 1346

Louis II, Count of Blois

Louis II of Châtillon (died 26 August 1346), son of Guy I, Count of Blois and Margaret of Valois, was count of Blois and lord of Avesnes from 1342 to 1346.

In 1340 in Soissons, he married Jeanne of Avesnes, Countess of Soissons (d. 1350), daughter of John of Avesnes, Lord of Beaumont. They had three children:

Louis III, Count of Blois and Soissons

John II, Count of Blois

Guy II, Count of Blois and SoissonsLouis was killed at the battle of Crécy.

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Battle of Crécy
Hundred Years' War: The military supremacy of the English longbow over the French combination of crossbow and armoured knights is established at the Battle of Crécy.