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County of Évreux

989 CE – 1404 CE (approx.) · capital Évreux

A Norman county that became the appanage of a royal branch whose members, as kings of Navarre, schemed against the Valois.

Origins

Around 989 Duke Richard I of Normandy created the county of Évreux for his son Robert, archbishop of Rouen. Robert's descendants held it as major Norman barons, and it later passed to the Montfort family, frequently caught up in the wars between Normandy and France.

Rule and society

Évreux was a rich farming district on the road from Paris to Rouen, with a cathedral city as its centre. Philip II obtained it from John of England by the Treaty of Le Goulet in 1200. In 1307 Philip IV gave it as an appanage to his half-brother Louis, whose son married Joan II of Navarre, founding the Évreux kings of Navarre.

Decline and legacy

Charles the Bad of Navarre used Évreux as a base for his intrigues against John II and Charles V, who seized most of his Norman lands. In 1404 his son Charles III of Navarre exchanged Évreux with Charles VI for the duchy of Nemours, and it returned to the Kingdom of France.

Lineage

County of ÉvreuxKingdom of France 987 CE – 1792 CE

Connections (2)

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). County of Évreux. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/county-of-evreux
MLA
“County of Évreux.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/county-of-evreux. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “County of Évreux.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/county-of-evreux.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘County of Évreux’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/county-of-evreux (Accessed: ).

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