Saint-Pol
Saint-Pol was a county centred on Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise between Artois and Picardy. In 1337 John of Châtillon held it as a vassal of Artois.
John's granddaughter Mathilde brought the county to Luxembourg by marriage. Louis of Luxembourg, constable of France, played France and Burgundy against each other until Charles the Bold handed him to Louis XI, who had him beheaded in 1475. The Treaty of Senlis transferred Saint-Pol to the Empire in 1493; Charles V destroyed its capital in 1537. It joined Artois in 1787 and Pas-de-Calais in 1790.
Characters
- Agnes II of Donzy
- Walter III of Châtillon
- Guy II of Saint-Pol
- Guy V of Saint-Pol
- John, Count of Saint-Pol
- Jeanne de Fiennes
- Mahaut de Châtillon, Countess of Saint-Pol
- Marie de St Pol
- Marie of Brittany, Countess of Saint-Pol