County Blois
The county of Blois was one of the most important territories of France in the early Middle Ages .
Robert the Brave installed a vice-count in Blois - as in the other important cities on the Loire - but then bequeathed the land (as a county) to his son-in-law, the vice- count of Tours , who became the founder of the House of Blois .
His son Theobald I seized the County of Chartres and the County of Châteaudun in 956/960 . In the next generation, the County of Beauvais and the County of Dreux were briefly added, in 1019/25 the County of Troyes and the County of Meaux , which were later combined to form Champagne , and the County of Sancerre .
In 1152, when an inheritance was divided, the Champagne fell to the older line. The younger line with the county of Blois died out in 1231, the county went indirectly to the House of Châtillon in 1241 , which it sold to the Duke of Orléans in 1391 .
Carolingian Counts in Blois
Surname | Reign | relationship | Remarks |
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Carolingian Counts in Blois | |||
Wilhelm | ? -834 | Brother of Count Odo of Orléans | fell against Lambert I of Nantes |
Odo | ? | Relative of the Robertines | |
Robert the Brave | 852-866 | Margrave of Neustria | |
Hugo Abbas | 866-886 | Stepson of his predecessor | |
Odo of Paris | 866-898 | Son of Robert the Brave | Margrave of Neustria has been king of West Franconia since 888 |
Robert | 898-923 | Brother of his predecessor | Margrave of Neustria, king of West Franconia since 922 |
Hugo the Great | 923-956 | Son of his predecessor | Duke of France |
Vice Count of the Robertines at Blois
Surname | Reign | relationship | Remarks |
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Garnegaud | ? -902 | ||
Theobald the old man | 906 – before 942 | ||
Theobald the deceiver | before 942 | Son of his predecessor |
Counts of Blois
Surname | Reign | relationship | Remarks |
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House Blois | |||
Theobald I. the deceiver | ? -975 | Took the title of count after 956. Also seized the counties of Châteaudun (Dunois) and Chartres, both of which remained associated with Blois for several generations. | |
Odo I. | 975-996 | Son of his predecessor | |
Theobald II. | 996-1004 | Son of his predecessor | |
Odo II | 1004-1037 | Brother of his predecessor | as Odo I. Count of Meaux-Troyes |
Theobald III. | 1037-1089 | Son of his predecessor | as Count Theobald I. von Meaux-Troyes |
Stephan Heinrich | 1089-1102 | Son of his predecessor | Count of Meaux |
Wilhelm | 1102-1107 | Son of his predecessor | |
Theobald IV the Great | 1107-1152 | Brother of his predecessor | as Count Theobald II of Champagne |
Theobald V. the good | 1152-1191 | Son of his predecessor | |
Ludwig | 1191-1205 | Son of his predecessor | |
Theobald VI. | 1205-1218 | Son of his predecessor | |
Margarete | 1218-1230 | Daughter of Theobald V. | |
House Avesnes | |||
Maria | 1231-1241 | Daughter of her predecessor | |
House of Châtillon | |||
Hugo I. | 1231-1248 | Husband of Maria | as Hugo V. Count of Saint-Pol |
Johann I. | 1248-1279 | Son of his predecessor | |
Johanna | 1279-1292 | Daughter of her predecessor | Sold Chartres to the Crown in 1286. |
Hugo II | 1292-1307 | Cousin of his predecessor | |
Guido I. | 1307-1342 | Son of his predecessor | |
Ludwig I. | 1342-1346 | Son of his predecessor | Fallen in the battle of Crecy . |
Ludwig II. | 1346-1372 | Son of his predecessor | |
Johann II. | 1372-1381 | Brother of his predecessor | |
Guido II. | 1381-1391 | Brother of his predecessor | Sold Blois and Dunois to the Duke of Orléans for 200,000 French crowns. |
House of Valois-Orléans | |||
Ludwig | 1391-1407 | ||
Karl | 1407-1465 | Son of his predecessor | In 1439 Dunois was given in exchange for Counties Mortain and Gien to his half-brother, the " Bastard of Orléans ". |
Ludwig | 1465-1498 | Son of his predecessor | |
Duke Ludwig von Orléans ascended in 1498 as Louis XII. the French royal throne. The county of Blois was thereby united with the crown domain . |
Further uses of the title:
- In 1626 Gaston de Bourbon, duc d'Orléans , received Blois Castle including the title Comte de Blois from his brother, King Louis XIII. , as a wedding present. After his death in 1660, the castle and title reverted to the crown.
Web links
- Le comté de Champagne et de Brie au Moyen Age. on amop-intranet.univ-paris1.fr