Theobald the Elder
Theobald le Vieux of Blois | |
|---|---|
| Born | 890 France? |
| Died | 917 France? |
| Noble family | House of Blois (founder) |
| Spouse(s) | Richende De Bourges |
| Issue | Theobald I, Count of Blois |
Theobald le Vieux of Blois, also called Theobald the Elder (890-917) was a Count of Chartres in medieval France.[1]
Biography
Theobald the Elder is said to have purchased the County of Chartres from the Sea-King Hasting and established a hereditary government there in the late 9th century. He is most well known as being the father of Theobald I, Count of Blois who tried to usurp Richard I in 960.[2]
Family
Theobald the Elder had two children with his wife, Richende De Bourges.
- Theobald I, Count of Blois (913-978)
- Gerlotte de Blois (Born 914)[3]
References
- ^ "Theobald (Thibault) Viscount De Tours (Troyes) & Count of Chartres". MathMatical. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ Freeman, Edward (1930). The preliminary history to the election of Eadward the Confessor (3 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 261. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
Theobald De Tours Count of Chartres.
- ^ "Theobald (Thibault) Viscount De Tours (Troyes) & Count of Chartres". MathMatical. Retrieved 22 June 2015.