Theobald II of Blois

Theobald II, Count of Blois (Thibaut II; c. 985 – 11 July 1004) was the eldest son and heir of Odo I, Count of Blois,[1] and Bertha of Burgundy.

Non-contemporary slab marking the tomb of Theobald II in the Abbey of Saint-Père-en-Vallée

The stepson of Robert II of France,[2] he became Count of Blois,[3] Châteaudun, Chartres and Reims after the death of his father in 996. Theobald II left no heirs; on his death, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Odo II, Count of Blois.

References

  1. Tout, Thomas Frederick (1906), The Empire and the Papacy: 918-1273, Periods of European history, London: Rivingtons, p. 279.
  2. Bachrach, Bernard S. (1993), Fulk Nerra, the Neo-Roman Consul, 987-1040: A Political Biography of the Angevin Count, University of California Press, p. 75, ISBN 0520913043.
  3. Commire, Anne (2000), Women in World History, 10, Gale, p. 637, ISBN 0787640697.
Preceded by
Odo I
Count of Blois
995–1004
Succeeded by
Odo II

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