Theobald V of Blois (1130 – 20 January 1191), also known as Theobald the Good (), was

Count of Blois Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

from 1151 to 1191.

Biography

Theobald was son of Theobald II of Champagne and

Matilda of Carinthia Matilda of Carinthia (Mathilde of Sponheim; died 13 December 1160 or 1161) was a daughter of Engelbert, Duke of Carinthia and his wife Uta of Passau. She married Theobald II, Count of Champagne in 1123. Her children with Theobald were: * Henry I ...

. Although he was the second son, Theobald inherited Blois (including

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), while his elder brother,

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got the more important

county of Champagne The County of Champagne (; ) was a medieval territory and feudal principality in the Kingdom of France. It developed on the rich plains between Paris and the border of the Holy Roman Empire in the 12th century. It became an economic hub of north ...

. Theobald first married Sybil of Chateaurenault, which made him ''

jure uxoris ''Jure uxoris'' (a Latin phrase meaning "by right of (his) wife"), citing . describes a title of nobility used by a man because his wife holds the office or title '' suo jure'' ("in her own right"). Similarly, the husband of an heiress could beco ...

'' Lord of Chateaurenault. Next, in 1164, he married Alix of France, daughter of

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and his first wife

Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor of Aquitaine ( or ; ; , or ; – 1 April 1204) was Duchess of Aquitaine from 1137 to 1204, Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, and Queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of King Henry II. As ...

. According to medieval Jewish sources, in 1171 Theobald was responsible for orchestrating the first

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in continental Europe. His alleged Jewish mistress Pulcelina of Blois unsuccessfully attempted to prevent him. As a result of a church-sponsored trial, 30 or 31 members of the Jewish community were burned at the stake. Theobald lived primarily in Chartres and had its city walls renovated. After joining his brother

and a number of other nobles in opposing the young king Philip II, he reconciled with the king and supported him on the

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. He arrived in the summer of 1190 in the Holy Land and died on 20 January 1191, during the Siege of Acre.

Family

Theobald and Alix had seven children: #Theobald, d. young #Philip, d. young #Henry, d. young # Louis I of Blois (d. 1205) #Alix, Abbess of

Fontevrault The Royal Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud or Fontevrault (in French: ''abbaye de Fontevraud'') was a monastery in the village of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, near Chinon, in the former French Duchy of Anjou. It was founded in 1101 by the itinerant preach ...

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, married Walter of Avesnes, later Countess of Blois # Isabella, married John II, lord of Oisy and Montreuil,

External links

Counts of Blois

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