Philip III of Navarre
Philip III of Navarre (also known as Philip of Evreux) (1301 – September 16, 1343), Philippe, comte d'Évreux in French, was the elder son of Louis, Count of Évreux (1276–1319), and Marguerite d’Artois (1285–1311), and therefore a grandson of King Philip III of France. Because of this descent, he was a possible heir to the throne of France.
In due course, he inherited the County of Évreux, in Normandy, from his father (1319), and ten years later he became Philip III, king consort of Navarre, by virtue of his marriage to Queen Joan II of Navarre. She held extensive fiefdoms in northern France, as well as Navarre. Because of their lands and their many royal relatives, Philip and his wife were influential in both France and Navarre. They produced 8 children.
While taking part in the Reconquista in 1343, he was mortally wounded and died in Jerez de la Frontera.
Children
- Maria of Navarre (1329/30–1347), first wife of King Pedro IV of Aragon (1319–1387).
- Blanche d’Évreux (1331–1398), second wife of the much older King Philip VI of France (1293-1350).
- Charles II of Navarre (1332–1387), King of Navarre, known as Charles le Mal, i.e. Charles the Bad.
- Agnés (1334–1396), married Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331–1391).
- Philip, Count of Longueville (1336–1363), married Yolande de Dampierre (1331–1395)
- Joanna (1338–1387), a nun at Longchamps.
- Joanna of Navarre (1339–1403), married John I, Viscount of Rohan (d. 1395).
- Louis, Count of Beaumont-le-Roger (1341–1372), married 1358 Maria de Lizarazu, married 1366 Joanna of Durazzo (1344–1387)