Margaret, Countess of Blois
Margaret of Blois (French: Marguerite; died 1230) was suo jure Countess of Blois from 1218 to 1230, in what is now France.
Margaret of Blois | |
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 Seal of Margaret of Blois | |
| Born | c. 1170 |
| Died | 12 July 1230 (aged 59–60) Besançon |
| Noble family | Blois |
| Spouse(s) | Hugh of Oisy Otto I, Count of Burgundy Walter II of Avesnes |
| Issue | Joanna I, Countess of Burgundy Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy Mary, Countess of Blois |
| Father | Theobald V, Count of Blois |
| Mother | Alice of France |
Life
She was daughter of Theobald V of Blois and Alix of France.[1]
Margaret married three times. Her first marriage was to Hugh of Oisy, Lord of Montmirail.[1] Her second husband was Otto I, Count of Burgundy,[1] with whom she had two daughters:
Finally, she married Walter II of Avesnes,[2] they had:
- Theobald, died young
- Mary, Countess of Blois[2]
References
- Bumke 1991, p. 76.
- 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.
- Platelle, Henri (2004). Présence de l'au-delà: une vision médiévale du monde (in French). Presses Universitaires du Septentrion.
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