Theobald the Elder (in French: Théobald le Vieux or Thibaud l'Ancien, c. 890 – c. 940) was a Viscount of Tours and Blois in medieval France. He is the first known member of the House of Blois.
Theobald le Vieux of Blois | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 890 |
| Died | c. 940 |
| Noble family | House of Blois (founder) |
| Spouse(s) | Richildis |
| Issue | Theobald I, Count of Blois |
Biography
editTheobald the Elder, from 908 on, was Viscount of Tours. He replaced Warnegald as Viscount of Blois before 920.[1] He is a faithful of the Marquis of Neustria, Robert I then Hugh the Great. In the first half of the 920s, Robertian power entered Aquitaine[2] at Saint-Aignan, Vierzon and Aix-d'Angillon. A charter of the Cartulary of Vierzon[3] shows that King Rudolph and Hugh the Great relied on Thibaud.
He is well known as being the father of Theobald I, Count of Blois who fought against Richard I in 960.[4]
Family
editTheobald the Elder and Richildis had:
- Theobald I, Count of Blois (before 913–c.977)[5]
- Richard of Blois, Archbishop of Bourges (d.969)[5]
- Daughter (name unknown) married Alan II, Duke of Brittany (assumption)[6]
References
edit- ^ Raphaël Bijard. "Les Thibaldiens : origines, premières alliances et ascension politique". Academia.
- ^ Devailly 1973, p. 129-130.
- ^ Devailly, Guy (1963). Le cartulaire de Vierzon - Edited text with introduction, notes and index (PUF ed.). Paris: Publ. Fac lettres Rennes.
- ^ Freeman, Edward (1867). 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.
- ^ a b Devailly 1973, p. 131.
- ^ LoPrete 2007, p. 576.
Sources
edit- Devailly, Guy (1973). Le Berry du X siecle au milieu du XIII (in French). Mouton & Co.
- LoPrete, Kimberly A. (2007). Adela of Blois: Countess and Lord (c.1067-1137). Four Courts Press.