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Encyclopedia > Theobald V of Blois
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Theobald V of Blois (-1191), also known as Theobald the Good (French: Thibaut le Bon), was count of Blois from 1151 to 1191, as well as count of Chartres. He was son of Theobald II of Champagne and Matilda of Carinthia. Although he was the second son, Theobald inherited the title to Blois and Chartres, while his elder brother, Henry got the more important county of Champagne. Jump to: navigation, search The County of Blois was centred on Blois, south of Paris. ... Events Ghazni is burned by the princes of Ghur Geoffrey of Anjou dies, and succeeded by his son Henry, aged 18. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events May 12 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cathedral of Chartres Cathedral of Chartres, western spires Chartres is a city and commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Eure-et-Loir département. ... Theobald II of Champagne was Count of Champagne from 1125 to 1152. ... Henry I of Champagne (d. ...


He first married Sybil of Chateaurenault, which made him lord of Chateaurenault. Next he married Alix of France, daughter of king Louis VII, who bore him children: Louis VII the Younger (French: Louis VII le Jeune) (1120 – September 18, 1180) was King of France from 1137 to 1180. ...

  1. Theobald, who died young
  2. Philip, who died young
  3. Henry, who died young
  4. Louis, married Catherine, countess of Clermont. Louis became count of Blois in 1191. Their son Theobald inherited the county from his father in 1205, but died childless in 1218 leaving the title to his aunt Margaret.
  5. Margaret, married 3 times and had one daughter Marie
  6. Elisabeth (countess of Chartres and lady of Chateaurenault), married 2 times but her only child Matilda died without children. When Elisabeth died in 1236, her niece Marie inherited the titles.

Theobald lived primarily in Chartres and had its city walls renovated. After joining his brother Henry and a number of other nobles in opposing the young king Philip II, he reconciled with the king and supported him on the Third Crusade. He arrived in the summer of 1190 in the Holy Land and died in 1191 in the Siege of Acre. Jump to: navigation, search Louis I of Blois (1172-1205) was count of Blois from 1191 to 1205. ... Jump to: navigation, search Theobald VI of Blois (?-1218) (French: Thibaut), was count of Blois from 1205 to 1218, as well as count of Dunois and Chartres. ... Jump to: navigation, search Margaret of Blois (?-1225) (French: Marguerite), was countess of Blois from 1218 to 1225, as well as countess of Dunois. ... Jump to: navigation, search Margaret of Blois (?-1225) (French: Marguerite), was countess of Blois from 1218 to 1225, as well as countess of Dunois. ... Henry I of Champagne (d. ... Philip II (French: Philippe II), called Philip Augustus (French: Philippe Auguste) (August 21, 1165 – July 14, 1223), was King of France from 1180 to 1223. ... The Third Crusade (1189–1192) was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Siege of Acre was the most important event of the Third Crusade, lasting from August 28, 1189 until July 12, 1191, and the first time in the history of the crusades that the king was compelled to personally see to the defense of the Holy...

Preceded by:
Theobald IV
Count of Blois
1151–1191
Succeeded by:
Louis I

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Theobald - LoveToKnow 1911 (431 words)
In 115 3 Theobald succeeded in reconciling Stephen with Henry of Anjou, and in securing for the latter the succession to the throne.
In history Theobald lives chiefly as the patron of three eminent men: Becket, who began life as a clerk in his household; Master Vacarius, the Italian jurist, who was the first to teach Roman law in England; and John of Salisbury, the most learned scholar of the age.
Theobald's household was a university in little; and in it were trained not a few of the leading prelates of the next generation.
Countship of Blois - LoveToKnow 1911 (723 words)
The Chatillon branch of the counts of Blois began in 1230 with Mary of Avesnes, daughter of Margaret of Blois and her husband, Hugh of Chatillon, count of St Pol.
In 1241 her brother, John of Chatillon, became count of Blois, and was succeeded in 1279 by his daughter, Joan of Chatillon, who married Peter, count of Alencon, fifth son of Louis IX., king of France.
In 1498 the countship of Blois was united with the crown by the accession of King Louis XII., grandson and second successor of Louis I., duke of Orleans.
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