The Case of Robert of Artois
In 1331, Robert was found guilty of forging the will of his late father, using thirty-four perjured depositions and a fake document created by Jeanne de Divion, who was subsequently burned at the stake. After this deception was discovered, Robert lost any hope of acquiring Artois. Robert failed to respond to a fourth summons to appear before the king and was sentenced in absentia to exile and estate confiscation on 8 April 1332. To avoid arrest and execution, Robert fled France and took refuge with his nephew John II, Marquis of Namur. His wife and sons, John and Charles, were imprisoned at Chateau Gaillard in Normandy in 1334. In pursuing Robert, Philip asked the Bishop of Liège to attack Namur. Robert then fled to his nephew-in-law, John III, Duke of Brabant. Philip compelled the duke to abandon Robert, who fled across the English Channel to the court of Edward III of England.
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Philip VI
King of France
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John of Luxembourg
King of Bohemia -
Philip III of Evreux
King of Navarre
Count of Evreux
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Archbishop-Duke of Reims
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Bishop-Count of Noyon
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Bishop-Duke of Laon
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Bishop-Count of Chalons
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Bishop-Count of Beauvais
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Bishop-Duke of Langres
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John of France
Duke of Normandy
Count of Anjou -
Charles II of Alencon
Count of Alencon -
Odo IV of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy -
Louis I of Bourbon
Duke of Bourbon -
Edward III
King of England
Duke of Guyenne -
Louis I de Dampierre
Count of Flanders -
John III of Dreux
Duke of Brittany -
Charles of Evreux
Count of Etampes
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Robert III of Artois
Count of Beaumont-le-Roger