County Blois

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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
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
Garnegaud ? -902
Theobald the old man 906 – before 942
Theobald the deceiver before 942 Son of his predecessor

Counts of Blois

Coat of arms of the Counts of Blois from the House of Blois.
Coat of arms of the Counts of Blois from the House of Châtillon
Surname Reign relationship Remarks
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 .

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