Scholastique of Champagne
Scholastique of Champagne (also Scholastica;[1] 1172–1219) was the daughter of Marie of France and Count Henry I of Champagne.
Marriage and issue[]
She married William IV of Mâcon (d. 1224) and had the following issue:
- Gerard II of Mâcon (d. 1224), married in 1220 to Guigone de Forez (d. 1240). His daughter Alix (died 1260) inherited rule of Mâcon after both William IV and Gerard II died in 1224.
- Henry (d. 1233)
- William (d. 1233)
- Beatrice married in 1219 to Hugh, seigneur d'Antigny (1200–c. 1243)
Death and burial at Troyes[]
Scholastique died in 1219 and was buried in collegiate church of Saint-Etienne in Troyes. The church contained the tombs of Marie, Countess of Champagne, Henry I, Count of Champagne, Marie of Champagne, Henry II, and Theobald. Her sister-in-law Countess-Regent Blanche of Navarre would later be buried there as well.
Notes[]
- ^ Commire, Anne, ed. (2002). "Scholastica of Champagne (d. 1219)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Waterford, Connecticut: Yorkin Publications. p. 894. ISBN 0-7876-4074-3.
Sources[]
- Gothic tombs of kinship in France, the low countries, and England – Anne McGee Morganstern, John A. Goodall
Categories:
- Counts of Mâcon
- House of Blois
- 1172 births
- 1219 deaths
- 12th-century French women
- 12th-century French people
- 13th-century French women
- 13th-century French people