Margaret, Countess of Blois
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Margaret of Blois (died 1230) was countess of Blois
from 1218 to 1230.
She was daughter of Theobald V of Blois
and Alix of France
. Her maternal grandparents were Louis VII of France
and his first wife Eleanor of Aquitaine
.
Margaret married three times:
n.b. the date given for her death there (1225) is incorrect:
Count of Blois
The County of Blois was originally centred on Blois, south of Paris, France. One of the chief cities, along with Blois itself, was Chartres. Blois was associated with Champagne, Châtillon , and later with the French royal family, to whom the county passed in 1391...
from 1218 to 1230.
She was daughter of Theobald V of Blois
Theobald V, Count of Blois
Theobald V of Blois , also known as Theobald the Good , was Count of Blois from 1151 to 1191. He was son of Theobald II of Champagne and Matilda of Carinthia...
and Alix of France
Alix of France
Alix of France was the second daughter born to King Louis VII of France and Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine.- Childhood :...
. Her maternal grandparents were Louis VII of France
Louis VII of France
Louis VII was King of France, the son and successor of Louis VI . He ruled from 1137 until his death. He was a member of the House of Capet. His reign was dominated by feudal struggles , and saw the beginning of the long rivalry between France and England...
and his first wife Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in Western Europe during the High Middle Ages. As well as being Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right, she was queen consort of France and of England...
.
Margaret married three times:
- Hugh of Oisy, Lord of Montmirail
- Otto IOtto I, Count of BurgundyOtto I was Count of Burgundy from 1190 to his death and briefly Count of Luxembourg from 1196 to 1197...
, Count of Burgundy, by whom Margaret bore Joanna I, Countess of Burgundy and Beatrice II, Countess of BurgundyBeatrice II, Countess of BurgundyBeatrice II, Countess of Burgundy was Countess of Burgundy and Duchess consort of Merania. She was a member of the Swabian Hohenstaufen dynasty, the daughter of Count Otto I of Burgundy and Margaret of Blois, thereby a granddaughter of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa.She was born in 1191, younger... - Walter of Avesnes, by whom Margaret bore Mary, Countess of BloisMary, Countess of BloisMarie of Avesnes was countess of Blois from 1230 to 1241.She was the daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois.In 1226, Marie married Hugh I of Châtillon , son of Gaucher II of Châtillon and Elisabeth de Saint Pol...
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n.b. the date given for her death there (1225) is incorrect:
- Titles of the European Princes: Blois & Orléans shows one of her charters dated 1228.