House of Blois
The House of Blois (French: [blwa]) was a noble family that arose in the Kingdom of West Francia in the early 10th century, and whose prominent members were often named Theobald (Thibaud, Thibault, Thibaut in French).
History
This lineage came from Theobald the Elder, viscount of Tours before 908. Theobald became viscount of Blois before 922. Afterwards the House of Blois accumulated the counties of Blois, Chartres, Châteaudun and as successors of Herbertians the counties of Troyes, Reims and Meaux - core of the County of Champagne, and finally the kingdom of Navarre.
The House of Blois-Champagne, which was founded by Theobold II in 1025, split into several branches. The House of Blois-Chartres, which was founded by Theobold V of Blois inherited the counties of Blois and Chartres and others in 1152. His descendants would hold the counties until the deaths of Margaret and Isabella, to which the branch became extinct in 1249. The House of Blois-Navarre, which was founded by Theobold I of Navarre, when he inherited the throne from his uncle, Sancho Garcés VI. This branch became the senior line later and eventually became extinct in 1305 with the death of Joan I of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France. Champagne and Navarre passed to the Capetian dynasty. The House of Sancerre, which was founded by Stephen I, Count of Sancerre, a younger son of Theobold II, Count of Champagne. He inherited the county on his father's death. This branch became extinct at the death of Margaret of Sancerre in 1418 or 1419. The final branch, the House of Lacarre, which was founded by Juan Enriquez, the illegitimate son of Henry I of Navarre.
When Louis VII of France was greatly threatened by the vast collection of territories in the person of Henry II of England, he chose a wife from the House of Blois-Champagne (Adela of Champagne) as a counterpoise to Angevin power.
When William married the Lady of Sully, Adela, sometime after 1100, he became jure uxoris Count or Lord of Sully. This would make him establish a cadet branch in Sully. This branch would also form its own cadet branch, the House of Sully-Beaujeu, which was when Odo, the son of Gilles III, Lord of Sully, acquired the Lordship of Beaujeu.
Sometime during or past 1126, Odo I was taken over by his maternal family. He then became Lord of Champlitte, which he likely inherited from his mother, Isabella, or from the generosity of his uncle Renaud III, Count of Burgundy.[1] He in turn would establish a new cadet branch in Champlitte. This Branch would also establish its own branch, the House of Champlitte-Pontailler. Which was when William I, son of Odo I, acquired the Lordship of Pontailler.
King Stephen I of England, 1135–1154, was both a member of the House of Blois and the last Anglo-Norman King, being the grandson of William the Conqueror through his daughter Adela of Normandy.[2]
A branch of the family was established in Sancerre by Stephen I of Sancerre, a younger son of Theobald II, Count of Champagne. This branch became extinct at the death of Margaret of Sancerre in 1418 or 1419.
Rulers
House of Blois
Flemish County of Boulogne |
Norman County of Aumale |
Counties of Troyes and Meaux |
County of Blois (940-1230/49)[3] |
Barony of Sully-sur-Loire | |
County of Champagne (1st creation) (1037–1066) | |||||
County of Aumale (1069–1196) |
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County of Champagne (2nd creation) (1089–1125)[4] |
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Barony of Sully (1107–1409) | |||||
County of Boulogne (1125–1170) |
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County of Champagne (3rd creation) (1152–1305)[5] |
County of Sancerre (1152–1419) | ||||
Inherited by the House of Alsace |
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Annexed to France[6] and re-given to the House of Dammartin (1224) |
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Inherited by the Houses of Avesnes and Châtillon | |||||
Annexed to France | |||||
Inherited by the House of Bourbon |
Inherited by the La Trémoille family |
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Genealogy
- Theobald the Old, Viscount of Blois
- Theobald I, Count of Blois
- Hugh, Archbishop of Bourges
- Odo I, Count of Blois
- Theobald II of Blois
- Odo II, Count of Blois
- Theobald III, Count of Blois
- Stephen, Count of Blois
- William, Count of Sully
- Odo Archambaud, Lord of Sully
- Gilles III, Lord of Sully
- Archambaud IV, Lord of Sully
- Henry I, Lord of Sully
- Henry II, Lord of Sully
- Henry III, Lord of Sully
- Henry IV, Lord of Sully
- John II, Lord of Sully
- Louis I, Lord of Sully
- Marie, Lady of Sully
- Louis I, Lord of Sully
- John II, Lord of Sully
- Henry IV, Lord of Sully
- Henry III, Lord of Sully
- Henry II, Lord of Sully
- Henry I, Lord of Sully
- Odo I, Lord of Beaujeu
- Odo II, Lord of Beaujeu
- Odo III, Lord of Beaujeu
- Gilles, Lord of Beaujeu
- Guyon, Lord of Beaujeu
- William I, Lord of La Chapellette
- William II, Lord of La Chapellette
- William III, Lord of La Chapellette
- William IV, Lord of Vouillon
- William III, Lord of La Chapellette
- William II, Lord of La Chapellette
- William I, Lord of La Chapellette
- Guyon, Lord of Beaujeu
- Pierre I, Lord of Erry
- Pierre II, Lord of Erry
- Jeanne, Lady of Erry
- Pierre II, Lord of Erry
- Odo, Lord of La Motte-Sully
- Elinor, Lady of La Motte-Sully
- Gilles, Lord of Beaujeu
- Odo III, Lord of Beaujeu
- Odo II, Lord of Beaujeu
- Archambaud IV, Lord of Sully
- Henry, Archbishop of Bourges
- Odo, Bishop of Paris
- Gilles III, Lord of Sully
- Henry, Abbot of Fécamp
- Ranier, Abbot of Cluny
- Elizabeth, Abbess of Sainte-Trinité
- Odo Archambaud, Lord of Sully
- Theobald II, Count of Champagne
- Henry I, Count of Champagne
- Theobald V, Count of Blois
- William White Hands
- Stephen I of Sancerre
- William I, Count of Sancerre
- Louis I, Count of Sancerre
- John I, Count of Sancerre
- Stephen II, Count of Sancerre
- John II, Count of Sancerre
- Louis II, Count of Sancerre
- John III, Count of Sancerre
- Margaret, Countess of Sancerre
- Louis de Sancerre, Constable of France
- Robert, Lord of Menetou
- Theobald, Lord of Sagonne
- Stephen, Lord of Vailly-sur-Sauldre
- John III, Count of Sancerre
- Louis II, Count of Sancerre
- Theobald, Bishop of Tournai
- Louis, Lord of Sagonne
- Robert, Lord of Menetou-Salon
- John I, Count of Sancerre
- Louis I, Count of Sancerre
- Stephen II, Lord of Châtillon-sur-Loing, Grand Butler of France
- Stephen III, Lord of Châtillon-sur-Loing
- William I, Count of Sancerre
- Stephen, King of England
- Henry of Blois, Bishop of Winchester
- William, Count of Sully
- Philip, Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne
- Odo V, Count of Troyes
- Hugh, Count of Champagne
- Odo I of Champlitte (disowned by father)
- Odo II of Champlitte
- Oda, Lady of Champlitte
- William of Champlitte, 1st prince of Achaea
- William II, Viscount of Dijon
- Hugh, Lord of Grancey
- Odo IV, Lord of Grancey
- William III, Viscount of Dijon
- William IV, Lord of Magny-ser-Tille
- Hugh, Lord of Magny-ser-Tille
- John, Lord of Magny-ser-Tille
- Hugh, Lord of Magny-ser-Tille
- Simon, Lord of Pontailler
- Stephen, Lord of Vonges
- John
- William
- Erard, Master Falconer
- John, Lord of Vonges
- Erard, Master Falconer
- William
- John
- William IV, Lord of Magny-ser-Tille
- Guy, Viscount of Dijon
- Hugh, Lord of Talmay
- Guy II, Lord of Talmay
- Guy III, Lord of Talmay
- William II, Lord of Talmay
- Paul, Lord of Talmay
- Claude, Lord of Talmay
- Louis, Lord of Talmay
- Olivier, Lord of Bressey
- Philippe, Lord of Longvy
- François, Lord of Clémencey
- John, Lord of Talmay
- John Louis, Lord of Talmay
- Olivier, Lord of Bressey
- Paul, Lord of Châtillon-en-Bazois
- Anatole Louis, Lord of Châtillon-en-Bazois
- Louis, Lord of Talmay
- Claude, Lord of Talmay
- Claude, Lord of Flaigey
- Henry, Lord of Flaigey
- Paul, Lord of Talmay
- Guyart, Lord of Magny-ser-Tille
- William II, Lord of Talmay
- Guy III, Lord of Talmay
- Guy II, Lord of Talmay
- Hugh, Lord of Talmay
- Robert, Lord of Larrey
- Odo III, Lord of La Marche
- Simon
- Mathieu, Lord of Longwy
- John II, Lord of Longwy
- Simon, Lord of Bellevesyre
- John II, Lord of Longwy
- Mathieu, Lord of Longwy
- Simon
- William II, Viscount of Dijon
- Odo II of Champlitte
- Odo I of Champlitte (disowned by father)
- Stephen, Count of Blois
- Stephen II, Count of Troyes and Meaux
- Odo, Count of Champagne
- Stephen, Count of Aumale
- Odo, Count of Champagne
- Theobald III, Count of Blois
- Richard, Archbishop of Bourges
- Theobald I, Count of Blois
Arms
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See also
References
- ^ Histoire des Ducs et Comtes de Champagne, Marie Henry d'Arbois de Jubainville, 1865.
- ^ David Crouch. The Reign of King Stephen, 1135-1154, Pearson Education, Harlow, England, 2000.
- ^ A small partition created in 1218 at Chartres lasted until 1249, and it was inherited by the Amboise family.
- ^ Solely at Troyes; Meaux was held by the main Blois line.
- ^ Union with the Kingdom of Navarre since 1234.
- ^ Claimed by the Forz family, heirs of Countess Hawise, as Earl of Albemarle, in the English peerage until 1439.
- ^ Arbois de Jubainville (1859) Tome I, p. 504.
- ^ Numbered after Stephen I, Count of Troyes.
- ^ Bates 2004.
- ^ Jean Bernier, Histoire de Blois, contenant les antiquités et singularités du comté de Blois, Francois Muguet, 1682 (read online), p. 291–296.
- ^ Evergates, Theodore (2007). The Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100-1300. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 7.
- ^ a b c The numbering follows the previous Lords of Sully.
- ^ The numbering follows the previous Counts of Boulogne.
- ^ Allen, S.J. (2017). An Introduction to the Crusades. University of Toronto Press. p. 33.
- ^ Evergates 2007, p. 36-37.
- ^ Evergates 2007, p. 39.
- ^ Charon, 1999, p. 127.