Elizabeth, Countess of Saint-Pol

Elizabeth's first seal, used from 1196 to 1206, calls her Elizabeth of Châtillon and depicts her with a hunting falcon[1]

Elizabeth, in French Élisabeth Candavène (c. 1180 – 1240/1247), was the countess of Saint-Pol from 1205 until her death, although her effective rule was limited to the periods 1219–1222 and 1226–1227. The rest of the time the county was ruled by her first husband and by her sons. From 1196 to 1219, she was married to Lord Gaucher III of Châtillon. From 1228 until 1238, she was married to the landless John of Béthune. She was a patroness of the Cistercians.

Elizabeth is not mentioned in any surviving chronicle. Her life can be traced only through the documentary record. For the period after the death of her first husband, that consists primarily of 39 preserved charters issued by her between 1219 and 1240.[2]

  1. ^ Nieus 2012, pp. 205–206.
  2. ^ Nieus 2012, p. 186.