Marriage and Children
| French Monarchy |
|---|
| Direct Capetians |
| Philip III |
| Louis of France |
| Philip IV |
| Charles, Count of Valois |
| Louis, Count of Évreux |
| Blanche, Duchess of Austria |
| Margaret of France, Queen of England |
On 28 May 1262, Philip married Isabella of Aragon, daughter of James I of Aragon and his second wife Yolande of Hungary. They had the following children:
- Louis (1265 – May 1276). He was poisoned, possibly by orders of his stepmother.
- Philip IV (1268 – 29 November 1314), his successor, married Joan I of Navarre
- Robert (1269–1271).
- Charles (12 March 1270 – 16 December 1325), Count of Valois, married firstly to Margaret of Anjou in 1290, secondly to Catherine I of Courtenay in 1302, and lastly to Mahaut of Chatillon in 1308.
- Stillborn son (1271).
After Isabella's death, he married on 21 August 1274, Maria of Brabant, daughter of Henry III of Brabant and Adelaide of Burgundy. Their children were:
- Louis (May 1276 – 19 May 1319), Count of Évreux, married Margaret of Artois
- Blanche (1278 – 19 March 1305, Vienna), married Rudolf III of Austria on 25 May 1300.
- Margaret (1282 – 14 February 1318), married Edward I of England
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