Theobald III, Count of Brie

1179 - 1201  (22 years)

• Name	Theobald III
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	13 Jan 1179	Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France   [1, 2, 3]
  Title(s)	1197 (Age 18)  [1, 3]
  He succeeded as Count of Champagne in 1197 upon the death of his older brother Henry II.
  Miscellaneous	1198 (Age 19)  [3]
  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.
  Death	24 May 1201	Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	—	Saint-Étienne, Troyes, Grand Est, France   [3]
  	He was buried beside his father, Henry I. [3]
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  + 1. Theobald III, Count of Brie,   b. 13 Jan 1179, Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France d. 24 May 1201, Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France  (Age 22 years) ▻ Blanche, Princess of Navarre,  m. 1 Jul 1199 + 2. Marie of Champagne, Empress of Constantinople,   b. 1174   d. 9 Aug 1204  (Age 30 years) ▻ Baldwin VI, Count of Hainaut and Latin Emperor of Constantinople,  m. 6 Jun 1186
  Person ID	I4133	| Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Henry I "the Generous", Count of Champagne and Brie,   b. About 1126   d. 17 Mar 1181, Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Marie of France, Princess of France,   b. 1145, France d. 11 Mar 1198 (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	1164
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 38 years - She : ~ 19 years.
  Family ID	F2717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Blanche, Princess of Navarre,   b. Abt 1177   d. 13 Mar 1229 (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1199	Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, France   [2, 3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 20 years and 6 months - She : ~ 22 years and 7 months.
  Children	1. Marie,   b. About 1198 + 2. Theobald IV "the Great", King of Navarre,   b. 3 May 1201, Navarre, Spain d. 8 Jul 1253, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F3365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 Jan 1179 - Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France Marriage - 1 Jul 1199 - Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, France Child - Theobald IV "the Great", King of Navarre - 3 May 1201 - Navarre, Spain Death - 24 May 1201 - Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France Burial - — - Saint-Étienne, Troyes, Grand Est, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S1603] Online GENi, (https://www.geni.com ), Thibault III de Blois, comte de Champagne, Use with Caution. [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S304] Wikipedia, Theobald III, Count of Champagne. [S304] Wikipedia, Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne.