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Encyclopedia > Counts of Blois
Original coat of arms of the county of Blois.
Original coat of arms of the county of Blois.
Later coat of arms of the county of Blois.
Later coat of arms of the county of Blois.

The County of Blois was originally t on Blois, south of Paris, France. One of the chief cities, along with Blois itself, was Chartres. Blois was associated with Champagne, Châtillon (the lords of which tended to reside in Blois), and later with the French royal family, to whom the county passed in 1391. Blois was later important during the Hundred Years' War; Joan of Arc based herself there. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Blois is a city in France, the préfecture (capital) city of the Loir-et-Cher département, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between Orléans and Tours. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Chartres is a town and commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Eure-et-Loir département. ... Location of the Champagne province in France Champagne (archaic English: ) is a historic wine region in the northeast of France, best known for the production of the sparkling white wine that bears the regions name. ... Châtillon is the name or part of the name of several places: In France Châtillon, in the Allier département Châtillon, in the Jura département Châtillon, in the Rhône département Châtillon, in the Vienne département Châtillon, in the Hauts-de... Coronation of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile at Reims in 1223; a miniature from the Grandes Chroniques de France, painted in the 1450s, kept at the National Library of France See also List of Queens and Empresses of France The monarchs of France ruled, first as kings and later... July 18 - Battle of the Kondurcha River - Timur defeats Tokhtamysh in the Volga. ... Combatants France Castile Scotland Genoa Majorca Bohemia Crown of Aragon Brittany England Burgundy Brittany Portugal Navarre Flanders Hainaut Aquitaine Luxembourg Holy Roman Empire The Hundred Years War was a conflict between France and England, lasting 116 years from 1337 to 1453. ... Joan of Arc, also known as Jeanne dArc,[1] (1412 - May 30, 1431)[2] is a 15th century national heroine of France. ...


The extent of the county varied over time. The northern portion, bordering on Normandy, was sometimes alienated as the County of Chartres, but the Counts of Blois who possessed it did not use a separate title for it. These lands were finally sold to the crown by Joanne of Châtillon in 1291. In 1439, the area around Chateaudun was separated as the County of Dunois for Jean Dunois. Flag of Normandy Normandy (in French: Normandie, and in Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region in northern France. ... Joanne I of Châtillon (d. ... For broader historical context, see 1290s and 13th century. ... Events Battle of Grotnik, which ended the hussite movement in Poland Eric of Pomerania, King of Sweden, Denmark and Norway is declared deposed in Sweden. ... Châteaudun Châteaudun was a castle in Paris, France in between Montemart and the opera house. ... Count Jean de Dunois (Jean dOrléans) (November 23, 1402 – November 24, 1468) was the bastard of Louis dOrléans (Duc dOrléans 1372-1407) and Mariette dEnghien. ...


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Count of Blois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (205 words)
The County of Blois was centred on Blois, south of Paris.
Blois was associated with Champagne, Châtillon (the lords of which tended to reside in Blois), and later with the French royal family, to whom the county passed in 1391.
The northern portion, bordering on Normandy, was sometimes alienated as the County of Chartres, but the Counts of Blois who possessed it did not use a separate title for it.
Stephen II, Count of Blois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (305 words)
1045-May 19, 1102), (in French, Étienne Henri), Count of Blois and Count of Chartres, was the son of Theobald III, count of Blois, and Garsinde du Maine.
Count Stephen was one of the leaders of the First Crusade, often writing enthusiastic letters to Adela about the crusade's progress.
Lithuise of Blois who married Milon of Troyes, viscount of Troyes was probably his sister and not his wife, judging from the dates of her children.
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