Theobald II ( or ''Thiébaut''; 1263 – 13 May 1312) was the

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from 1303 until his death in 1312. He was the son and successor of Frederick III and

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, daughter of King

Theobald I of Navarre Theobald I (, ; 30 May 1201 – 8 July 1253), also called the Troubadour and the Posthumous, was Count of Champagne (as Theobald IV) from birth and King of Navarre from 1234. He initiated the Barons' Crusade, was famous as a trouvère, and was the ...

of the Royal

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Life

In 1298, he took part in the

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, near

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, in which the

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, was killed fighting his rival,

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. Theobald was on Albert' side, despite the history of support for the legitimate emperors (which Adolph aspired to be) in the history of his family. In 1302, Theobald and his son, Frederick, were supporting

Philip IV of France Philip IV (April–June 1268 – 29 November 1314), called Philip the Fair (), was King of France from 1285 to 1314. Jure uxoris, By virtue of his marriage with Joan I of Navarre, he was also King of Navarre and Count of Champagne as Philip&n ...

, at the

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, where the

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defeated the French

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under

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. He was present also at the Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle in 1304, where the French king personally led the army in a less decisive battle. He, along with

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, and

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, were sent to negotiate peace with

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. In 1305, he was at

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, at the crowning of

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. When Clement imposed a tax, a tenth-part, on the clergy and charged the duke to collect it, Theobald successfully met the opposition of Renaud de Bar,

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Family

A contract for the marriage of Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine and Isabel de Rumigny was signed in April 1270. On 23 May 1278, he married Isabelle, lady of Rumigny (b. 1263 – d. 1326), daughter of Hugh, lord of Rumigny, and Philippine d'Oulche. They had: *

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(b. 15 April 1282 - d. 21 April 1329), his successor in Lorraine. *Matthias (died c. 1330), lord of

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, Boves, Blainville, and

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, married Mathilde of Flanders. *Hugh (d. after 20 March 1337), his successor in Rumigny,

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, and

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. *Mary (d. after 1344), married (1324) Guy de Châtillon (died 1362), lord of

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and had one child. *Margaret (d. 1348), married (c. 1311) Guy de Dampierre,

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and later married (1313) Louis IV, de Looz & Chiny. *Isabella (died 1353), married Érard de Bar (died 1337), lord of Pierrepont and had six children. *Philippine, nun

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