1179 - 1201 (22 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Theobald III, Count of Brie was born on 13 Jan 1179 in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France (son of Henry I "the Generous", Count of Champagne and Brie and Marie of France, Princess of France); died on 24 May 1201 in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France; was buried in Saint-Étienne, Troyes, Grand Est, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Title(s): 1197; He succeeded as Count of Champagne in 1197 upon the death of his older brother Henry II.
- Miscellaneous: 1198; In 1198, Pope Innocent III called the Fourth Crusade. There was little enthusiasm for the crusade at first, but on 28 November 1199 various nobles of France gathered at Theobald's court for a tournament (in his castle at Ecry-sur-Aisne), including the preacher Fulk of Neuilly. There, they "took the cross", and elected Theobald their leader, but he died in 1201 and was replaced by Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat.
- Last Full Review: 7 Jul 2020
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Buried:
He was buried beside his father, Henry I.
Theobald married Blanche, Princess of Navarre on 1 Jul 1199 in Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Blanche (daughter of Sancho VI "el Sabio", King of Navarre and Sancha, Infanta of Castile) was born about 1177; died on 13 Mar 1229. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Marie was born about 1198.
- Theobald IV "the Great", King of Navarre was born on 3 May 1201 in Navarre, Spain; died on 8 Jul 1253 in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain.
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Generation: 2
3. | Marie of France, Princess of France was born in 1145 in France (daughter of Louis VII "the Young", King of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine); died on 11 Mar 1198. Children:
- 1. Theobald III, Count of Brie was born on 13 Jan 1179 in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France; died on 24 May 1201 in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France; was buried in Saint-Étienne, Troyes, Grand Est, France.
- Marie of Champagne, Empress of Constantinople was born in 1174; died on 9 Aug 1204.
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Generation: 3
4. | Theobald IV "the Great", Count of Blois and Champagne was born in 1090 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France (son of Stephen III, Count of Blois and Adele of Normandy, Princess of England); died on 8 Jan 1152 in Ligny-en-Barrois, Grand Est, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Title(s): 1125; He became the Count of Blois.
Theobald married Mathilda von Sponheim in 1123. Mathilda (daughter of Engelbert II von Sponheim, Governor of St. Paul, Duke of Carinthia and Uta von Passau) died on 13 Dec 1161 in Fontevrault, Maine-Et-Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Louis VII "the Young", King of France was born in 1120 (son of Louis VI "le Gros", King of France and Adelaide of Maurienne); died on 18 Sep 1180 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reign: From 1137 to 1180; King of France (House of Capet)
- Crowned: 25 Dec 1137; He was crowned the King of France on 25 December 1137.
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House of Capet
Buried:
Louis VII was buried in Barbeau Abbey, Fontaine-le-Port, France. His bones were transferred to St. Denis' Abbey in 1817.
Louis married Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine on 25 Jul 1137 in Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, and was divorced on 18 Mar 1152. Eleanor (daughter of William X, Duke of Aquitaine and Éléonore de Châtellerault) was born in 1123 in probably Bordeaux, France; died on 31 Mar 1204 in Palace of Poitiers, Poitiers, Poitou, France; was buried in Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-Et-Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
8. | Stephen III, Count of Blois was born in 1046 (son of Theobald III, Count of Champagne and Alix de Crepi); died on 19 May 1102 in Holy Land. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: His full titles were the Count of Champagne, Brie, Blois, and Chartres.
- Military: 1096; Stephen was one of the leaders of the First Crusade.
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Died:
He was killed in the Battle of Ramleh. His death may have been on the 27th of May.
Stephen married Adele of Normandy, Princess of England in 1080/81. Adele (daughter of William I "the Conqueror", King of England and Maltilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England) was born about 1062; died on 8 Mar 1137/38 in Maringuy Convent, Marcigny, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Adele of Normandy, Princess of England was born about 1062 (daughter of William I "the Conqueror", King of England and Maltilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England); died on 8 Mar 1137/38 in Maringuy Convent, Marcigny, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Religion: say 1130; Before her death, she became a nun.
Children:
- 4. Theobald IV "the Great", Count of Blois and Champagne was born in 1090 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 8 Jan 1152 in Ligny-en-Barrois, Grand Est, France.
- William of Champagne
- Stephen of Blois, King of England was born in 1095/96 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 25 Oct 1154 in Dover Castle, Dover, Kent, England; was buried in Faversham Abbey, Faversham, Kent, England.
- Henry, Bishop of Winchester
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12. | Louis VI "le Gros", King of France was born on Fall of 1081 (son of Philip I "the Amorous", King of France and Bertha of Holland); died on 1 Aug 1137 in Château-Bethizy, Paris, Île-de-France, France (no longer exists); was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Crowned: 1108; He was crowned the King of France in 1108.
- Reign: From 1108 to 1137; King of France (House of Capet)
- Military: say 1120; He was a crusader.
Notes:
Birth: Stuart (2002) gives his birth as 1081 in Herbst, France.
Name:
Louis married Adelaide of Maurienne in 1115. Adelaide (daughter of Humbert II "il Gross", Count of Maurienne and Savoy and Gisela de Bourgogne) was born in 1092; died on 18 Nov 1154. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Adelaide of Maurienne was born in 1092 (daughter of Humbert II "il Gross", Count of Maurienne and Savoy and Gisela de Bourgogne); died on 18 Nov 1154. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: She was also known as Adelaide of Savoy.
Notes:
Marriage Date: von Redlich (1941) gives their marriage date as about 1120.
Children:
- 6. Louis VII "the Young", King of France was born in 1120; died on 18 Sep 1180 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.
- Robert I "le Grand", Count of Dreux, Perche and Braine was born about 1123; died on 11 Oct 1188 in Braine, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France; was buried in Saint-Yved de Braine, Braine, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France.
- Peter of France, Prince of France was born about 1126 in Courtenay, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 10 Apr 1183.
- Maud, Princess of France
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