County of Saint-Pol

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County of Saint-Pol (between Boulogne, Artois and Picardie on map) under Burgundian influence in 1465-1477 Burgundian northern France 1465-1477.png
  County of Saint-Pol (between Boulogne, Artois and Picardie on map) under Burgundian influence in 1465–1477

The county of Saint-Pol (or Sint-Pols) was a county around the French city of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise (Sint-Pols-aan-de-Ternas) on the border of Artois and Picardy, formerly the county of Ternois.

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For a long time the county belonged to Flanders, and then from the early 11th century until the end of the 12th century it remained in the hands of the Campdavaine Family, before passing to the Châtillon family then the Luxemburg family.

The best-known count was Louis, the constable of Saint-Pol. He was extradited to Louis XI of France by Charles the Bold, and in 1475 Louis beheaded him for high treason. In 1493, Saint-Pol was transferred to the Holy Roman Empire by the Treaty of Senlis  ; in 1537, Emperor Charles V destroyed the capital city. The county was annexed to Artois in 1787 then France in 1790.

List of counts

COUNTPERIODrelationNotes:
House of Flanders
Baldwin I, Count of Flanders 862–879-+ Flanders
Baldwin II, Count of Flanders 879–918son+ Boulogne, Flanders
Adalolf 918–933son+ Boulogne
Arnulf I, Count of Flanders 933–962brother+ Flanders, Artois
Arnulf II, Count of Flanders 962–988grandson+ Flanders, Artois
Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders 988–1035son+ Flanders, Artois, Zeeland (1012–)
House of Campdavaine
Rogier 1031–1067-
Hugh I 1067–1070son
Guy I 1070–1083son
Hugh II 1083–1118brother
Hugh III 1118–1130son
Ingelram 1130–1150son
Anselm 1150–1174brother
Hugh IV 1174–1205son
Elizabeth 1205–1240/47daughtermarried to John of Béthune (1228–1238)
House of Châtillon
Walter III of Châtillon 1205–1219husband
Guy II 1223–1226sonde facto count
Hugo V 1228–1249brother
Guy III 1249–1289son
Guy IV 1289–1317son
John 1317–1344son
Guy V 1344–1360son
House of Luxemburg
Guy of Luxemburg-Ligny 1360–1371brother-in-law+ Ligny
Walram III of Luxemburg-Ligny 1371–1415son+ Ligny
Philip of Saint-Pol 1415–1430grandson+ Ligny, Brabant-Limburg (1427–)
Johanna of Luxemburg-Saint-Pol 1430great-aunt+ Ligny
Peter I of Saint-Pol 1430–1433nephew+ Brienne
Louis of Saint-Pol 1433–1475son+ Brienne, Ligny, Guise
Peter II of Saint-Pol 1475–1482son+ Brienne, Soissons
Maria of Saint-Pol
+ Francis I of Bourbon-Vendôme
+ Francis de Bourbon, Count of St. Pol
1482–1546
?–1495
?–1545
daughter
husband
son
+ Soissons, Enghien
House of Capet-Bourbon-Vendôme
François II de Bourbon-Saint-Pol 1546grandson/son
Marie of Bourbon-Vendôme
+ Leonor of Longueville
1546–1573
? –1573
sister
husband
House of Longueville
Frans of Longueville  ?–1631soncount-regent
Henri I of Longueville 1573–1595brother
Henri II of Longueville 1631–1662son
John Louis of Longueville 1662–1668son
Charles of Longueville 1668–1672brother
John Louis of Longueville 1672–1694brother2nd time
Maria of Longueville 1694–1705sister
1705 sold Saint-Pol to Louis of Melun (1694–1724)

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