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Theobald IV Blois
(1093-1152)
Maud of Carinthia
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King Louis VII the Younger of France Capet
(Abt 1120-1180)
Eleanore of Aquitaine
(Cir 1122-1202)
Henry I the Liberal of Champaigne
(1127-1181)
Mary of France Capet
(1145-1198)
Theobald III of Champaigne
(Abt 1179-1201)

 

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Blanche of Navarre

Theobald III of Champaigne

  • Born: Abt 1179
  • Marriage: Blanche of Navarre on 1 Jul 1199
  • Died: 1201 about age 22
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bullet  General Notes:

Born: Cir 1179
Marriage: Blanche of Navarre on 1 Jul 1199
Died: 1201 at age 22
General Notes:
Theobald was the younger son of Henry I of Champagne and Marie, a daughter of Louis VII of France. He succeeded as count of Champagne in 1197 upon the death of his older brother Henry II. In 1198, Pope Innocent III called the Fourth Crusade. There was little enthusiasm for the crusade at first, but in 1199 various nobles of France gathered at Theobald's court for a tournament, including the preacher Fulk of Neuilly. There, they "took the cross," and elected Theobald their leader, but he died the next year and was replaced by Boniface of Montferrat. Theobald married Blanche of Navarre, and was succeeded by his posthumous son by Blanche, Theobald IV. She was to rule as regent for the following 21 years, during which the succession was contested by Theobald's nieces.
Noted events in his life were:
• He was a Palatine of Champaigne.
• Acceded: Count ofChampagne, 1197.
Theobald married Blanche of Navarre, daughter of Sancho VI the wise of Navarre and Sancha of Castile, on 1 Jul 1199. (Blanche of Navarre was born after 1177 and died in 1229.)


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Theobald married Blanche of Navarre, daughter of Sancho VI the Wise of Navarre and Sancha of Castile, on 1 Jul 1199. (Blanche of Navarre was born after 1177 and died in 1229.)



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