Theobald the Old (Blois)

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Theobald the old ( French: Thibaut l'Ancien ; † before 942) was a vice count of Blois and Tours . He was the progenitor of the Blois family (also Theobaldines ).

Theobald probably came from the Franco-Burgundian nobility and settled in the Loire Valley at the beginning of the 10th century , where he was first recorded in 906 as Vice Count in Blois . A little later he was entrusted with the office of Vice Count in Tours , which he took over from Vice Count Fulko the Red . He could continue to expand his influence via Chinon , Bourgueil and Saumur . The restoration of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Laumer in Blois (now the Abbey of Saint-Nicolas) is attributed to him. Theobald was a vassal of the Neustrian margraves Robert (from 922 king; † 923) and Hugo the Great ( dux francorum ; † 956) from the Robertin family .

He was probably married twice, but the name of the first wife is not known. His probably second wife was named Richilde, who was a daughter of Count Hugo II of Bourges and Rothilde, daughter of Emperor Charles the Bald . He had at least three children from his wives:

In older historiography, Theobald and his son of the same name were identified as a person who is said to have been the son of a Norman named Gellon . When this was refuted by more recent research, the older Theobald was given an appropriate epithet to avoid confusion with his son.

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predecessor Office successor
Garnegaud Vice Count of Blois
906 – before 942
Theobald I. the deceiver
Fulko the Red Vice Count of Tours
after 907 – before 942
Theobald I. the deceiver