Theobald III, Count of Blois | |
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Born | 1012 |
Died | 1089 |
Noble family | House of Blois |
Spouse(s) | Gersende of Maine Adele of Valois |
Issue | Philip Stephen, Count of Blois Odo V, Count of Troyes Hughes of Champagne Hawise |
Father | Odo II, Count of Blois |
Mother | Ermengarde of Auvergne |
Theobald III of Blois (French: Thibaut; 1012–1089) was count of Blois, Meaux and Troyes. He was captured in 1044 by Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou, and exchanged the County of Touraine for his freedom. Theobald used his nephew's involvement with the Norman invasion of England to gain authority over the County of Champagne. He died in 1089.