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This is a list of the counts of Eu, a French county in the Middle Ages (Eu is in the department of Seine-Maritime, in the extreme north of Normandy), disputed between France and England during parts of the Hundred Years' War.

House of Normandy

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Arms of the Counts of Eu, House of Normandy: D'azur, au lion d'or,l'écu semé de billettes d'or
  • 996–1015: Geoffrey, also Count of Brionne, illegitimate son of Duke Richard I of Normandy
  • 1015–1040: Gilbert, also Count of Brionne, son of the previous
  • 1040–1050 (approximate): William I, brother of Geoffrey
  • William Busac, son of the previous, 1050-1053 (approximate)
  • Robert I, also Lord of Hastings, son of William I, 1053-1093
  • William II, also Lord of Hastings, son of Robert, 1093-1096
  • Henry I, also Lord of Hastings, son of William II, 1096-1140
  • John, also Lord of Hastings, son of Henry I, 1140-1170
  • Henry II, also Lord of Hastings, son of John, 1170-1191
  • Alix, Countess of Eu and Lady of Hastings, daughter of Henry II, 1191-1246.

House of Lusignan

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Arms of the Lusignan Counts of Eu

House of Brienne

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Arms of the Brienne Counts of Eu

Raoul IV was accused of treason in 1350, and the county was confiscated. The county was then given to John of Artois.

House of Artois

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Arms of the Artois Counts of Eu

House of Bourchier

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Arms of the Bourchier Counts of Eu

House of Burgundy-Nevers

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Burgundian Eu (lower left on map) 1472–1477
Arms of the Nevers Counts of Eu

House of Cleves

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Arms of the Cleves Counts of Eu

House of Guise

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Arms of the Guise Counts of Eu

In 1660, he sold Eu to the Duchess of Montpensier.

House of Montpensier

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She sold it in 1681 to the Duke of Maine.

House of Bourbon

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The title was used by the House of Bourbon du Maine till 1775 when that house became extinct. It then passed over to the cousins of the du Maines: The House of Bourbon-Penthièvre

House of Orléans

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Further reading

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  • Waters, E. Chester (1886). "The Counts of Eu, sometime Lords of the Honour of Tickhill". The Yorkshire Archaeological and Topographical Journal. 9: 257–302.