CHAMPAGNE COUNTY

HOUSE OF BLOIS

[BLOI292] Count Thibaut of Blois m2. Richildis
. [BLOI302] Gerlotte de Blois m. [HEID261] Horolf Turstain of Heidmark
[BLOI291] Count Thibaut of Blois m1. ---
. [BLOI301] Count Thibaut I of Blois, Chartres & Tours m2. [VERM303] Liutgard de Vermandois
. . [BLOI312] Emma de Blois m. [AQUI321] Duke William IV of Aquitaine
. . [BLOI311] Count Eudes I of Blois m. [BURK353] Bertha von Burgundy
. . . [BLOI321] Count Eudes II of Blois m2. [AUVN312] Ermengarde d'Auvergne
. . . . [AUMA321] Count Etienne of Troyes m. Adele
. . . . [BLOI333] Bertha de Blois m1. [RENN351] Count Alan III of Brittany
. . . . [BLOI335] Almodis de Blois m. [PREU341] Seigneur Geoffrey II de Preuilly
. . . . [BLOI331] Count Theobald III of Blois m1. [MAI2313] Gersende du Maine
. . . . . [BLOI341] Count Etienne-Henri of Blois m. [NORK347] Adelais de Normandy
. . . . . . [BLOY351] Sire Guillaume de Sully m. [SULL352] Agnes de Sully
. . . . . . . [BLOY362] Margaret de Blois m. [EUEU361] Lord Henry I of Hastings
. . . . . . [STEP351] King Stephen of England m. [BOUL352] Countess Matilda of Boulogne
. . . . . . [BLOI353] Vicomtesse Lithuaise de Troyes m. [MONL421] Seigneur Milon de Montlhery, Vicomte de Tours
. . . . . . [BLOI354] Emma de Blois m. [HERZ441] Herbert I FitzHenry, Lord Chamberlain
. . . . . . [BLOI351] Count Thibaut IV of Blois m. [SPON352] Matilda von Carinthia
. . . . . . . [BLOI363] Adela de Champagne m. [CAPE382] King Louis VII of France
. . . . . . . [BLOI364] Marie de Champagne m. [BURG341] Duke Eudes II Borel of Burgundy

37-38. [BLOI299] Thibaut, Vicomte de Tours (908), Count of Blois, married 1. ---; then 2. Richildis, and died before 942.

37. [BLOI302] Gerlotte de Blois (daughter of Thibaut & Richilde) married [HEID261] Horolf Turstain (see HEIDMARK).

36. [BLOI301] Thibaut I the swindler de Blois (born c.915, son of Thibaut [without proof] & 1st unnamed wife) married 2. (945) [VERM303] Liutgard (born 915, daughter of Count Herbert II, see VERMANDOIS COUNTY). Liutgard had previously married 1. (935) [NORM281] DUKE WILLIAM I longsword (see NORMANDY DUKEDOM), who was murdered (December 942). Thibaut was Vicomte de Tours, Count of Blois, and died 16th January 975.

33. [BLOI312] Emma (born c.953, daughter of Thibaut & Liutgard) married (c.968) [AQUI321] DUKE WILLIAM IV (see AQUITAINE DUKEDOM).

35. [BLOI311] Eudes I (born c.950, son of Thibaut & Liutgard) married (c.983-86) [BURK353] Bertha (daughter of King Conrad I of Burgundy, see JURANE BURGUNDY KINGDOM). He was Count of Blois, Chartres, Chateaudun, Tours, Beauvaisis & Dreux. He died at Chateaudun (17th March 996). Afterwards, Bertha married 2. (November 996) [CAPE321] King Robert II the pious of France.

34. [BLOI321] Eudes II (son of Eudes & Bertha) married 1. (c.1003-04) [NORM312] Matilda (daughter of DUKE RICHARD I, see NORMANDY DUKEDOM), who died childless; then 2. (1005) [AUVN312] Ermengarde (daughter of Count Robert I, see AUVERGNE COUNTY). He was Count of Blois, Chartres, Chateaudun, Tours & Beauvaisis. He was killed in battle at Commercy (21st November 1037), and had his head sent to the Emperor, his enemy. Adelaide died 1094.

33. [BLOI333] Bertha (daughter of Eudes II & Ermengarde) married 1. (1018) [RENN351] Count Alan III (see BRITTANY (HOUSE OF RENNES) COUNTY); then 2. (after 1046) Count Hugh IV of Maine.
31. [BLOI335] Almodis (born c.1020, daughter of Eudes II & Ermengarde) married [PREU341] Seigneur Geoffrey II (see PREUILLY).
31. [AUMA321] Etienne (son of Eudes) is described under AUMALE COUNTY.

30. [BLOI331] Theobald III (born c.1010, son of Eudes II & Ermengarde) married 1. [MAI2313] Gersende/Ersinde (see MAINE COUNTY), repudiated 1048; then 2. Gundrada; then 3. (before 1061) Alix/Adela de Crepy (daughter of [VALS321] Count Raoul III (see VALOIS COUNTY). He was Count of Blois, Chartres, Chateaudun, Meaux, Sancerre & Troyes. He died 30th September 1089. Gersinde afterwards married [ESTE362] March Count Albert-Azzo II, see ESTE MARCH COUNTY.

29. [BLOI341] Etienne-Henri (born 1046, son of Theobald III & Gersinde), Count of Blois, Chartres & Chateaudun, married (at Breteuil 1080, confirmed at Chartres 1081) [NORK344] Adelaide (daughter of King William I of England, see NORMAN KINGS). He was captured during the 1st Crusade at the Battle of Ramleh and decapitated (19th May 1102), and Adelaide died 15th March 1137.

28. [BLOI353] Lithuaise (daughter of Etienne-Henri), Vicomtesse de Troyes, married [MONL421] Milon (see MONTLHERY).
27. [BLOI354] Emma (illegitimate daughter of Etienne-Henri) married [HERZ441] Herbert FitzHenry, Lord Chamberlain (see HERBERT).
28. [BLOY351] William (eldest son of Etienne-Henri) “a good and peaceful man, not worthy to succeed his father, and disinherited due to lunacy”, married [SULL352] Agnes (heiress of Sully, see SULLY), and thereby became Sire de Sully. He died before 1150.
27. [BLOY362] Margaret (daughter of William) married [EUEU361] Count Henry I (see HASTINGS (EU) FEUDAL LORDSHIP).
26. [STEP351] Stephen (born c.1096, 3rd son of Etienne-Henri) became King of England (see NORMAN KINGS for details).

27. [BLOI351] Theobald IV the great (born 1093, 2nd son of Etienne-Henri) married (1123) [SPON352] Mathilde von Sponheim (born c.1108, daughter of DUKE ENGELBERT II, see CARINTHIA DUKEDOM). He was Count of Blois, Troyes & Chartres, and died at Lagny-sur-Marne (16th January 1152). Matilda died 20th December 1160.

26. [BLOI363] Adela/Alix (born c.1140, daughter of Theobald IV) married (at Paris, November 1160) [CAPE382] King Louis VII of France (see CAPETIAN HOUSE).
26. [BLOI364] Marie de Blois (born 1128, daughter of Theobald IV) married (1145) [BURG341] DUKE EUDES II, (see BURGUNDY (HOUSE OF CAPET) DUKEDOM).