Count of Champagne
The Count of Champagne was the ruler of the
Hugh I
was the first to officially use the title count of Champagne.
Count
Theobald IV of Champagne inherited the Kingdom of Navarre in 1234. His great-granddaughter Joan married King Philip IV of France. Upon Joan's death in 1305, their son Louis
became the last independent count of Champagne, with the title merging into the royal domain upon his accession to the French throne in 1314.
The titular counts of Champagne also inherited the post of seneschal of France.
Counts and dukes of Champagne, Troyes, Meaux and Blois
Dukes of Champagne
Pippin of Herstal, and then by Drogo's son Arnulf
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Counts of Meaux and Troyes
Counts of Troyes
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Counts of Meaux
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Counts of Troyes and Meaux
Counts of Troyes
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Counts of Meaux and Blois
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Counts of Champagne
- Hugh (1102–1125)
- Theobald II(1125–1152)
- Henry I(1152–1181)
- Henry II(1181–1197), also King of Jerusalem as Henry I
- Theobald III(1197–1201)
- Theobald IV, also King of Navarre as Theobald I (1201–1253)
- Theobald V, also King of Navarre as Theobald II (1253–1270)
- Henry III, also King of Navarre as Henry I (1270–1274)
- Joan (1274–1305), Countess suo jure, also Queen of Navarre
See also
References
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- Evergates, Theodore. Feudal Society in the Baillage of Troyes under the Counts of Champagne, 1152-1284. ISBN 0-8018-1663-7
- Evergates, Theodore. Feudal Society in Medieval France: Documents from the County of Champagne. ISBN 0-8122-3225-9(hardback)
- Evergates, Theodore. "The Aristocracy of Champagne in the Mid-Thirteenth Century: A Quantitative Description." Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Vol. 5. pp 1–18 (1974).
Further reading
- Sánchez-Marco, Carlos (2005), "Casa de Champagne (House of Champagne)", La Historia Medieval del Reyno de Navarra (The Medieval History of Navarre), retrieved 24 August 2010