Theobald II, Count of Champagne Totally Explained

Everything about Theobald Iv Of Blois totally explained

Theobald II of Champagne (1090-1151), also known as Theobald The Great, and Theobald IV, Count of Blois. He was Count of Champagne from 1125 to 1151, as well as count of Blois and of Chartres (from 1102). He held Auxerre, Maligny, Ervy, Troyes, and Châteauvillain as fiefs from Eudes II, Duke of Burgundy. He was the son of Stephen II, Count of Blois and Adela of Normandy, and the elder brother of King Stephen of England. Although he was the second son, Theobald was chosen as heir over his elder brother, Guillaume, who was weak mentally.
   King Louis VII of France became involved in a war with Theobald by permitting Count Raoul I of Vermandois and seneschal of France, to repudiate his wife Eléonore of Blois, Theobald's sister, and to marry Petronilla of Aquitaine, sister of the queen of France. The war, which lasted two years (1142-1144), was marked by the occupation of Champagne by the royal army and the capture of Vitry, where many persons perished in the burning of the church. French teacher Pierre Abélard, who became famous for his love affair with and subsequent marriage to his student Héloïse, sought asylum in Champagne during Theobald II's reign.
   In 1123 he married Matilda of Carinthia, daughter of Engelbert, Duke of Carinthia.
   Their children were:

Henry I of Champagne
Theobald V of Blois
Adèle of Champagne, married King Louis VII of France
Isabelle of Champagne, married 1. Roger of Apulia d. 1148 & 2. William Gouet IV d. 1170
Marie of Champagne, married Eudes II, Duke of Burgundy, became Abbess of Fontevrault later in life.
William White Hands, 1135-1202, Archbishop of Reims 1176-1202, Cardinal 1179
Stephen I of Sancerre 1133-1191, Count of Sancerre and Crusader, died at the Siege of Acre
Agnes of Champagne (d. 1207), Dame de Ligny married Renaut II of Bar (d. 1170).
Margaret of Champagne nun at Fontevrault
Mathilde of Champagne married Rotrou III of Perche d. 1191

Sources

Further Information

Get more info on 'Theobald Iv Of Blois'.

External Link Exchanges

Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:

<a href="http://theobald_ii__count_of_champagne.totallyexplained.com">Theobald II, Count of Champagne Totally Explained</a>

Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned.