Robert II, d'Artois, 1250-1302
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- Dunbabin, J. The French in the kingdom of Sicily, 1266-1305, 2011:ECIP galley (Robert II d'Artois)
- Wikipedia, Nov. 26, 2010(Robert II, Count of Artois; b. Sept. 1250; d. July 11, 1302; posthumous son and heir of Robert I and Matilda of Brabant; experienced soldier who took part in Aragonese Crusade and attempted invasion of Sicily in 1287)
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Robert II (September 1250 – 11 July 1302) was the Count of Artois, the posthumous son and heir of Robert I and Matilda of Brabant. He was a nephew of two kings; Louis IX of France and Charles I of Sicily. A capable military commander and administrator, Robert was involved in a number of conflicts involving the French Capetian dynasty, including the War of the Sicilian Vespers and the Franco-Flemish War. He died during the latter conflict while leading a French army at the Battle of the Golden Spurs.
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