Margaret, Countess of Blois
Margaret of Blois | |
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| Born | c. 1170 |
| Died | 12 July 1230 (aged 59–60) Besançon |
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| Spouse(s) | Hugh of Oisy |
| Father | Theobald V, Count of Blois |
| Mother | Alice of France |
Margaret of Blois (French: Marguerite; died 1230) was Countess of Blois in France from 1218 to 1230. From 1190 to 1200, she was the countess consort of the County of Burgundy and then regent for her daughters from 1200 until 1208.[1]
Life
She was daughter of
Alix of France.[2]
Margaret married three times. Her first marriage was to Hugh of Oisy, Lord of Montmirail.Count of Burgundy,[2] with whom she had two daughters:
- Joanna I, Countess of Burgundy
- Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy
Finally, she married Walter II of Avesnes,[3] they had:
- Theobald, died young
- Mary, Countess of Blois[3]
References
- ^ Mariotte 1986, pp. 95, 99.
- ^ a b c Bumke 1991, p. 76.
- ^ a b Platelle 2004, p. 284.
Sources
- Bumke, Joachim (1991). Courtly Culture: Literature and Society in the High Middle Ages. Translated by Dunlap, Thomas. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520066342.
- Mariotte, Jean-Yves (1986). "Othon »Sans Terre«, comte palatin de Bourgogne et la fin des Staufen en Franche-Comté". Francia. 14: 83–102. .
- Platelle, Henri (2004). Présence de l'au-delà: une vision médiévale du monde (in French). Presses Universitaires du Septentrion.
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