Individual Details

Henri I de Blois-Champagne "the Liberal"

(Dec 1127 - 16 Mar 1181)

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Henri I 'the Liberal' de Blois-Champagne, Comte de Champagne et Brie1
M, #104891, b. December 1127, d. 16 March 1181
Last Edited=27 Oct 2013
Henri I 'the Liberal' de Blois-Champagne, Comte de Champagne et Brie was born in December 1127.2 He was the son of Thibaud IV, Comte de Blois and Matilda Prinzessin von Kärnten.1,3 He married Marie Capet, Princesse de France, daughter of Louis VII, Roi de France and Eleanor, Duchesse d'Aquitaine, in 1164.4 He died on 16 March 1181 at age 53 at Troyes, France.2,5
He gained the title of Comte de Brie in 1152. He succeeded to the title of Comte de Champagne in 1152.1
Children of Henri I 'the Liberal' de Blois-Champagne, Comte de Champagne et Brie

Henri I, King of Jerusalem+1 b. 29 Jul 1166, d. 10 Sep 1197
Thibaut III, Comte de Champagne+1 b. c 1177, d. 24 May 1201

Child of Henri I 'the Liberal' de Blois-Champagne, Comte de Champagne et Brie and Marie Capet, Princesse de France

Marie de Blois-Champagne+5 b. 1174, d. 9 Aug 1204

Citations

[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 85. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 59. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S106] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online http://www.daml.org/2001/01/gedcom/royal92.ged. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.
[S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 64. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
[S3268] Hans Harmsen, "re: Chester Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 21 August 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Chester Family."

Events

BirthDec 1127
Title (Nobility)1152Comte de Champagne et Brie
Death16 Mar 1181

Families

ChildThibaut III (1177 - 1201)
FatherThibaud IV, Comte de Blois (1085 - 1152)
MotherMatilda Prinzessin von Kärnten (1105 - 1160)
SiblingMarie de Champagne (1128 - 1190)