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ID: I16907
Name: *Theobald III of BLOIS
Sex: M
Birth: 1012 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France 1
Death: SEP 1089 in Épernay, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France 1
Occupation: BET 1037 AND 1089 Count of Blois 1
Occupation: BET 1066 AND 1089 Count of Meaux 1
Occupation: BET 1066 AND 1089 Count of Troyes 1
Note:
Theobald III of Blois (French: Thibaut) (1012 – 1089) was count of Blois, Meaux and Troyes. He was son of Odo II of Blois and Ermengarde of Auvergne.
Theobald inherited amongst others the counties of Blois, Tours, Chartres. Chateaudun and Sancerre, and also in Champagne: Chateau-Thierry, Provins and St. Florentin. His brother Stephen inherited the counties of Meaux, Troyes and Vitry.
Theobald conspired against the king of France Henry I, was beaten in 1044 and had to give up the county of Tours to regain his freedom. From then on the centre of power for the House of Blois moved to Champagne. Theobald found ways to become close to the royal court again and gain infuence. He got the title of Count Palatine, which his father had used before. He used this influence to get control over his brother's possessions in Champagne that were inherited by his minor nephew Odo III. Odo later joined the army of William the Conqueror, participated in the battle of Hastings, married a sister of William and became count of Aumale and Holderness.
Theobald had a position of considerable power, that increased when he married the daughter of Raoul de Valois. From 1074 onward, he left his son Henry in control of Blois, Chateaudun and Chartres.
Theobald's first wife Gersende of Main, daughter of Herbert of Maine, Count of Maine, bore him one child.
His second wife Adèle of Valois, daughter of Raoul II of Valois and Adélaide of Bar sur Aube, bore 3 children.
(Wikipedia)
Father: *Odo II of BLOIS b: 983 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France
Mother: *Ermengarde of AUVERGNE b: ABT 990
Marriage 1 *Garsende of MAINE b: 1019 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Maine, Pays-de-la-Loire, France
Children
Stephen II of BLOIS b: ABT 1045 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France
Marriage 2 *Adèle of VALOIS b: 1035 in Crepy, Aisne Province, France
Sources:
Title: Wikipedia
The cited information was sourced from Website / URL published on January 1st, 2008 <http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=arciek&id=I16907> The author/originator was RCKarnes.Name: *Theobald III of BLOIS
Sex: M
Birth: 1012 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France 1
Death: SEP 1089 in Épernay, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France 1
Occupation: BET 1037 AND 1089 Count of Blois 1
Occupation: BET 1066 AND 1089 Count of Meaux 1
Occupation: BET 1066 AND 1089 Count of Troyes 1
Note:
Theobald III of Blois (French: Thibaut) (1012 – 1089) was count of Blois, Meaux and Troyes. He was son of Odo II of Blois and Ermengarde of Auvergne.
Theobald inherited amongst others the counties of Blois, Tours, Chartres. Chateaudun and Sancerre, and also in Champagne: Chateau-Thierry, Provins and St. Florentin. His brother Stephen inherited the counties of Meaux, Troyes and Vitry.
Theobald conspired against the king of France Henry I, was beaten in 1044 and had to give up the county of Tours to regain his freedom. From then on the centre of power for the House of Blois moved to Champagne. Theobald found ways to become close to the royal court again and gain infuence. He got the title of Count Palatine, which his father had used before. He used this influence to get control over his brother's possessions in Champagne that were inherited by his minor nephew Odo III. Odo later joined the army of William the Conqueror, participated in the battle of Hastings, married a sister of William and became count of Aumale and Holderness.
Theobald had a position of considerable power, that increased when he married the daughter of Raoul de Valois. From 1074 onward, he left his son Henry in control of Blois, Chateaudun and Chartres.
Theobald's first wife Gersende of Main, daughter of Herbert of Maine, Count of Maine, bore him one child.
His second wife Adèle of Valois, daughter of Raoul II of Valois and Adélaide of Bar sur Aube, bore 3 children.
(Wikipedia)
Father: *Odo II of BLOIS b: 983 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France
Mother: *Ermengarde of AUVERGNE b: ABT 990
Marriage 1 *Garsende of MAINE b: 1019 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Maine, Pays-de-la-Loire, France
Children
Stephen II of BLOIS b: ABT 1045 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France
Marriage 2 *Adèle of VALOIS b: 1035 in Crepy, Aisne Province, France
Sources:
Title: Wikipedia
Source Notes
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- References (2)
- Individual: Count Theobald of Blois II
- Individual: Odo de Blois & Champagne II