BLOIS  , COUNTSHI ? OF . From 865 to about 940 the countship of Blois was one of those which were held in See also:

• FEE

fee by the See also:

• MARGRAVE (Ger. Markgraf)

margrave of See also:

• NEUSTRIA

Neustria, See also:

• ROBERT
• ROBERT (1275—1343)
• ROBERT, HUBERT (1753-1808)
• ROBERT, LOUIS LEOPOLD (1794-1835)

Robert the Strong, and by his successors, the See also:

• ABBOT (from the Hebrew ab, a father, through the Syriac abba, Lat. abbas, gen. abbatis, O.E. abbad, fr. late Lat. form abbad-em changed in 13th century under influence of the Lat. form to abbat, used alternatively till the end of the 17th century; Ger. Ab
• ABBOT, EZRA (1819-1884)
• ABBOT, GEORGE (1603-1648)
• ABBOT, ROBERT (1588?–1662?)
• ABBOT, WILLIAM (1798-1843)

abbot See also:

• HUGH
• HUGH, ST

Hugh, See also:

• ODO

Odo (or Eudes), Robert II. and Hugh the See also:

• GREAT

Great . It then passed, about 940 and for nearly three centuries, to a new See also:

• FAMILY

family of See also:

• COUNTS

counts, whose chiefs, at first vassals of the See also:

• DUKES
• DUKES, LEOPOLD (1810-1891)

dukes of See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, Hugh the Great and Hugh See also:

• CAPET

Capet, became in 987, by the See also:

• ACCESSION (from Lat. accedere, to go to, to approach)

accession of the Capetian See also:

• DYNASTY (Gr. &vvaareta, sovereignty, the position of a hevnori7r, lord, ruler, from SuvaaBay to be able, Suvaµas, power)

dynasty to the See also:

• THRONE

throne of France, the See also:

• DIRECT

direct vassals of the See also:

• CROWN

crown . These new counts were originally very powerful . With the countship of Blois they See also:

• UNITED

united, from 940 to 1044, that of See also:

• TOURAINE

Touraine, and from about 950 to 1218, and after-wards from 1269 to 1286, the countship of See also:

• CHARTRES

Chartres remained in their See also:

• POSSESSION
• POSSESSION (Lat. possessio, possidere, to possess)

possession . The counts of Blois of the See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house of the Theobalds (Thibauds) began with See also:

• THEOBALD, (d. 1161)
• THEOBALD, LEWIS (1688-1744)

Theobald I., the Cheat, who became See also:

• COUNT (Lat. comes, gen. comitis, Fr. comte, Ital. conte, Span. conde)

count about 940 . He was succeeded by his son, Odo (Eudes) I., about 975 . Theobald II., eldest son of Odo I., became count in 996, and was succeeded by Odo II., younger son of Odo I., about 1oo5 . Odo II. was one of the most warlike barons of his See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time . With the already considerable domains which he held from his ancestors, he united the heritage of his kinsman, See also:

• STEPHEN
• STEPHEN (1097?-1154)
• STEPHEN (ISTVAN) BATHORY (1533-1586)
• STEPHEN, SIR JAMES (1789-1859)
• STEPHEN, SIR JAMES FITZJAMES, BART
• STEPHEN, SIR LESLIE (1832-1904)

Stephen I., count of See also:

• TROYES

Troyes . In 1033 he disputed the crown of See also:

• BURGUNDY

Burgundy with the See also:

• EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor, See also:

• CONRAD (d. 955)
• CONRAD, JOSEPH (1856– )
• CONRAD, or KONRAD (M. H. Ger. Kuonrdl, i.e. " keen in counsel," Lat. Conradus, It. Corrado, cf. the A.S. Ccenred)

Conrad the Salic, and perished in 1037 while fighting in See also:

• LORRAINE

Lorraine .

He was succeeded in 103 7 by his eldest son, Theobald III., who was defeated by the Angevins in 1044, and was forced to give up the See also:

• TOWN

town of See also:

• TOURS

Tours and its dependencies to the count of See also:

• ANJOU

Anjou . In 1089 Stephen See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry, eldest son of Theobald III., became count . He took See also:

• PART

part in the first crusade, See also:

• FELL
• FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

fell into the hands of the See also:

• SARACENS

Saracens, and died in captivity; he married Adela, daughter of See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William I., See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England . In 1102 Stephen Henry was succeeded by his son, Theobald IV. the Great, who united the countship of Troyes with his domains in 1128 . In 1135, on the See also:

• DEATH

death of his maternal See also:

• UNCLE

uncle, Henry I., king of England, he was called to See also:

• NORMANDY

Normandy by the barons of the duchy, but soon renounced his claims on learning that his younger See also:

• BROTHER

brother, Stephen, had just been proclaimed king of England . In 1152 Theobald V. the See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

Good, second son of Theobald IV., became count; he died in 1191 in See also:

• SYRIA

Syria, at the See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege of See also:

• ACRE
• ACRE, or AQUIRY

Acre . His son See also:

• LOUIS
• LOUIS (804–876)
• LOUIS (893–911)
• LOUIS, JOSEPH DOMINIQUE, BARON (1755-1837)
• LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0. Fr. Lodhuwigs, then Chlovis, Loys and later Louis, whence Span. Luiz and—through the Angevin kings—Hungarian

Louis succeeded in 1191, took part in the See also:

• FOURTH

fourth crusade, and after the taking of See also:

• CONSTANTINOPLE
• CONSTANTINOPLE, COUNCILS OF

Constantinople was rewarded with the duchy of See also:

• NICAEA, COUNCIL OF
• NICAEA, or NICE

Nicaea . He was killed at the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of See also:

• ADRIANOPLE
• ADRIANOPLE (anc. Hadrianopolis; Turk. Edirne, or Edreneh; Slay. Odrin)

Adrianople in 1205, in which See also:

• YEAR

year he was succeeded by his son, Theobald VI. the See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

Young, who died childless . In 1218 the countship passed to See also:

• MARGARET
• MARGARET (1283–1290)
• MARGARET (1353-1412)
• MARGARET (1489–1541)
• MARGARET, ST (c. 1045–1093)
• MARGARET, ST (SANCTA MARGARITA)

Margaret, eldest daughter of Theobald V., and to See also:

• WALTER, HUBERT (d. 1205)
• WALTER, JOHN (1738/9-1812)

Walter (See also:

• GAUTIER
• GAUTIER, EMILE THEODORE LEON (1832-1897)
• GAUTIER, THEOPHILE (1811-1872)

Gautier) of See also:

• AVESNES

Avesnes, her third See also:

• HUSBAND

husband . The See also:

• CHATILLON

Chatillon See also:

• BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch of the counts of Blois began in 1230 with See also:

• MARY
• MARY (1457-1482)
• MARY (1496-1533)
• MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS

Mary of Avesnes, daughter of Margaret of Blois and her husband, Hugh of Chatillon, count of St Pol . In 1241 her brother, See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John of Chatillon, became count of Blois, and was succeeded in 1279 by his daughter, See also:

• JOAN

Joan of Chatillon, who married See also:

• PETER
• PETER (Lat. Petrus from Gr. irfpos, a rock, Ital. Pietro, Piero, Pier, Fr. Pierre, Span. Pedro, Ger. Peter, Russ. Petr)
• PETER (PEDRO)
• PETER, EPISTLES OF
• PETER, ST

Peter, count of See also:

• ALENCON

Alencon, fifth son of Louis IX., king of France . In 1286 Joan, sold the countship of Chartres to the king of France .

Hugh of Chatillon, her first-See also:

• COUSIN (Fr. cousin, Ital. cugino, Late Lat. cosinus, perhaps a popular and familiar abbreviation of consobrinus, which has the same sense in classical Latin)
• COUSIN, JEAN (1500-1590)
• COUSIN, VICTOR (1792–1867)

cousin, became count of Blois in 1293, and was succeeded by his son, See also:

• GUY, THOMAS (1644–1724)

Guy I., in 1307 . In 1342 Louis II., eldest son of Guy I., died at the battle of See also:

• CRECY (Cressy)

Crecy, and his brother, See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles of Blois, disputed the duchy of See also:

• BRITTANY

Brittany with John of See also:

• MONTFORT
• MONTFORT, SIMON DE, EARL OF LEICESTER (d. 1265)

Montfort . Louis III., eldest son of Louis II., became count in 1346, and was succeeded by John II., second son of Louis II., in 1372 . In 1381 Guy II., brother of Louis III. and John II., succeeded in 1381, but died childless . Overwhelmed with See also:

• DEBT (Lat. debitum, a thing owed)

debt, he had sold the countship of Blois to Louis I., See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• ORLEANS
• ORLEANS, CHARLES, DUKE OF (1391-1465)
• ORLEANS, DUKES OF
• ORLEANS, FERDINAND PHILIP LOUIS CHARLES HENRY, DUKE OF (1810-1842)
• ORLEANS, HENRI, PRINCE
• ORLEANS, HENRIETTA, DUCHESS
• ORLEANS, JEAN BAPTISTE GASTON, DUKE
• ORLEANS, LOUIS
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE JOSEPH
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ROBERT, DUKE
• ORLEANS, LOUIS PHILIPPE, DUKE OF (1725–1785)
• ORLEANS, LOUIS, DUKE OF (1372–1407)
• ORLEANS, PHILIP I
• ORLEANS, PHILIP II

Orleans, brother'of King Charles VI., who took possession of it in 1397 . In 1498 the countship of Blois was united with the crown by the accession of King Louis XII., See also:

• GRANDSON (Ger. Grandsee)

grandson and second successor of Louis I., duke of Orleans . See Bernier, Histoire de Blois (1682) ; La Saussaye, Histoire de la ville de Blois (1846) . (A .