Louis, Count of Évreux

Template:Short description Template:Infobox royalty Louis of Évreux (3 May 1276– 19 May 1319) was a Capetian prince and count of Évreux. He was the only son of King PhilipIII of France and his second wife Marie of Brabant,Template:Sfn and thus a half-brother of King PhilipIV.

Louis had a quiet and reflective personality and was politically opposed to the scheming of his half-brother Charles of Valois. He was, however, close with his nephew PhilipV. He was among the negotiators of the 1303 Treaty of Paris that ended the 1294–1303 Gascon War.Template:Sfnp

He married Margaret of Artois,Template:Sfn daughter of Philip of Artois and sister of Robert III of Artois. They had the following children:

1. Marie (1303 – 31 October 1335), married John III, Duke of Brabant in 1311Template:Sfn
2. Charles (d. 1336), Count of ÉtampesTemplate:Sfn married Maria de la Cerda, Lady of Lunel, daughter of Fernando de la Cerda.Template:Sfn
3. Philip III of Navarre (1306–1343), married Joan II of Navarre.Template:Sfn
4. Margaret (1307–1350), married in 1325 William XII of AuvergneTemplate:Sfn
5. Joan (1310–1370), married Charles IV of FranceTemplate:Sfn

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