Person
John III, Count of Namur
John III was the last Count of Namur of the house of Dampierre. Heavily in debt and without legitimate heirs, he sold the county to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in 1421, keeping its use for life. On his death in 1429 Namur passed to Burgundy and joined the Burgundian Netherlands.
Mentioned in 1 state history
See also
Cite this entry
- APA
- The Epoch Institute. (2026). John III, Count of Namur. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/john-iii-count-of-namur
- MLA
- “John III, Count of Namur.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/john-iii-count-of-namur. Accessed .
- Chicago
- The Epoch Institute. “John III, Count of Namur.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/john-iii-count-of-namur.
- Harvard
- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘John III, Count of Namur’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/john-iii-count-of-namur (Accessed: ).
Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻