Odo V was
Count of Troyes
The count of Champagne was the ruler of the County of Champagne from 950 to 1316. Champagne evolved from the County of Troyes in the late eleventh century and Hugh I was the first to officially use the title count of Champagne.
Count Theobal ...
and of
Meaux
Meaux () is a Communes of France, commune on the river Marne (river), Marne in the Seine-et-Marne Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in the Functional area (France), metropolitan area of Paris, Franc ...
, including
Vitry-le-François
Vitry-le-François () is a Communes of France, commune in the Marne (department), Marne Departments of France, department in northeastern France. It is located on the river Marne (river), Marne and is the western terminus of the Marne–Rhine Ca ...
, from 1089 to his death, in 1093.
[Theodore Evergates, ''The Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100-1300'', (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007), 7.] Son of
Theobald III and
Adele of Valois
Adele of Valois (''Adèle/Adélaïde'') was a daughter of Ralph IV of Valois and Adele of Bar-sur-Aube.
She married firstly Herbert IV, Count of Vermandois and they had:
# Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois
# Odo I, Count of Vermandois
She was ...
,
[Theodore Evergates, ''The Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100-1300'', 248.] he was succeeded by his younger brother,
Hugh, Count of Champagne
Hugh ( 1074 – c. 1130) was a French noble who was the first count of Champagne. He was known for donating the valley that was used as the site for the Clairvaux Abbey and going on several pilgrimages to the Holy Land. During his second visit, ...
.
References
1093 deaths
Year of birth unknown
House of Blois
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