Individual Details

Robert 1st "the Good" d'Artois Count of Artois

(1216 - 8 Feb 1250)

Events

Birth1216
Death8 Feb 1250fighting in the 7th Crusade - Egypt
MarriageMatilda van Brabant Countess of Holland
Royal HouseCapetian House of Artois

Families

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Death

Robert died while leading a reckless attack on Al Mansurah. He and the Templars accompanying the expedition charged into the town and became trapped in the narrow streets. According to Jean de Joinville, he defended himself for some time in a house there, but was at last overpowered and killed. According to Matthew Paris, he fled in disgrace at the height of the battle, and drowned while trying to cross a river named Thanis (a branch of the Nile). In Egypt it is believed that Sultan Qutuz killed him.