Theobald the Elder
Theobald le Vieux of Blois | |
|---|---|
| Born | c.890 France? |
| Died | c.940 France? |
| Noble family | House of Blois (founder) |
| Spouse(s) | Richende De Bourges |
| Issue | Theobald I, Count of Blois |
Theobald the Elder (Thibaud l'Ancien, c.890–c.940) was a Count of Chartres in medieval France.
Biography[]
Theobald the Elder is said to have purchased the County of Chartres from Sea-King Hasting and established a hereditary government there in the late 9th century. He is most well known as being the father of Theobald I, Count of Blois who tried to usurp Richard I in 960.[1]
Family[]
Theobald the Elder had two children with his wife, Richende De Bourges.
- Theobald I, Count of Blois (913–978)
- Richard of Blois, Archbishop of Bourges (d.969)
References[]
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- 890 births
- 940 deaths
- Counts of Chartres
- House of Blois