List of the Counts of Champagne
The county of Champagne emerged from the union of the counties of Meaux and Troyes , which comprised most of the former Franconian ducat of Champagne. The union was realized by Robert von Vermandois , who inherited Meaux from his father and Troyes received as a dowry through his wife. Since 967, the title of Comes palatinus Francorum regis ( Count Palatine of the Kings of the Franks), which King Lothar gave to Count Heribert the Elder , was associated with the possession of Troyes . Count Hugo I was the first to bear the title comes Campanie (Count of Champagne), which Count Theobald IV extended to comes palatinus Campanie Brigensis (Count Palatine of Champagne-Brie).
Ducats of Champagne
- Lupus († murdered 581), follower of Queen Brunichild
- Wintrio ( dux 581; † after 600), murdered by Queen Brunichild
- Waymerus († 678), hanged by him after betraying the caretaker Ebroin
- Drogo , († 708), son of Pippin the Middle ( Arnulfinger )
- Arnulf , ( dux 715; † after 723), son of Drogo
Counts of Meaux-Troyes and Champagne
| Surname | Reign | relationship | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| House Vermandois (Carolingian) | |||
| Robert of Vermandois | 946-967 | from 946 Count of Meaux, from 956 Count of Troyes |
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| Heribert the old man | 968-980 / 984 | Brother of his predecessor | |
| Heribert the younger | 967-995 / 996 | Son of Robert | |
| Stephan I. | 995 / 996-1019 / 1021 | Son of his predecessor | |
| House Blois | |||
| Odo I. | 1023-1037 | Robert's great-nephew | as Count Odo II of Blois |
| Stephan II | 1037-1045 / 1048 | Son of his predecessor | |
| Odo II | 1045 / 1048-1063 | Son of his predecessor | |
| Theobald I. | 1063-1089 | Son of Odo I. | as Theobald III. Earl of Blois |
| Odo III. | 1089-1097 | Son of his predecessor | Count of Troyes |
| Hugo | 1097-1125 | Brother of his predecessor | Count of Troyes |
| Stephan Heinrich | 1089-1102 | Brother of Odo III. and Hugo | Count of Meaux |
| Adela from Normandy | 1102-1109 | Wife of Stephan Heinrich | Regent for Theobald II. |
| Theobald II the great | 1102-1151 | Son of Stephan Heinrich | as Theobald IV. Count of Blois |
| Heinrich I the Generous | 1151-1181 | Son of his predecessor | |
| Marie de Champagne | 1181-1187 | Wife of Heinrich I. | Regent for Heinrich II. |
| Henry II the Younger | 1181-1197 | Son of his predecessor | from 1192 king of Jerusalem |
| Marie de Champagne | 1197-1198 | Wife of Heinrich I. | Regent for Theobald III. |
| Theobald III. | 1197-1201 | Uncle of his predecessor | |
| Blanka of Navarre | 1201-1222 | Wife of Theobald III. | Regent for Theobald IV. |
| Theobald IV of the trobadour | 1201-1253 | Son of his predecessor | as Theobald I, King of Navarre |
| Theobald V. | 1253-1270 | Son of his predecessor | as Theobald II King of Navarre |
| Henry III. the thick | 1270-1274 | Son of his predecessor | as Henry I, King of Navarre |
| Johanna I. | 1274-1305 | Daughter of her predecessor | Queen of Navarre, Queen of France since 1285 |
| Capetians | |||
| Ludwig the brawler | 1305-1316 | Son of his predecessor | King of Navarre, since 1314 as Louis X. King of France |
| Joan II | 1316-1335 | Daughter of her predecessor | Queen of Navarre |
| On March 15, 1335, Johanna II renounced her rights to Champagne in favor of King Philip VI. It was not until King John II in 1361 that Champagne was united with the crown domain . |
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Duke of Champagne
King Louis XI. apanaged his brother Charles de Valois, duc de Berry with champagne in 1468 , including the title of duke, which Charles had already worn for his previous apanage of Normandy . Just a year later, Karl traded the Champagne for the Guyenne .