Theobald III, Count of Brie

1179 - 1201  (22 years)

• Name	Theobald III
  Birth	13 Jan 1179	Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France   [1, 2, 3]
  Title(s)	1197 (17 years)  [1, 3]
  He succeeded as Count of Champagne in 1197 upon the death of his older brother Henry II.
  Miscellaneous	1198 (18 years)  [3]
  In 1198, Pope Innocent III called the Fourth Crusade. There was little enthusiasm for the crusade at first, but on 28 November 1199 various nobles of France gathered at Theobald's court for a tournament (in his castle at Ecry-sur-Aisne), including the preacher Fulk of Neuilly. There, they "took the cross", and elected Theobald their leader, but he died in 1201 and was replaced by Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat.
  Death	24 May 1201	Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Aft 24 May 1201	Saint-Étienne, Troyes, Grand Est, France   [3]
  He was buried beside his father, Henry I. [3]
  Siblings	1 sister
  + 1. Theobald III, Count of Brie,   b. 13 Jan 1179, Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France d. 24 May 1201, Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France  (Age 22 years) ▻ Blanche, Princess of Navarre,  m. 1 Jul 1199 + 2. Marie of Champagne, Empress of Constantinople,   b. 1174   d. 9 Aug 1204  (Age 30 years) ▻ Baldwin VI, Count of Hainaut and Latin Emperor of Constantinople,  m. 6 Jun 1186
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Theobald I, Viscount of Troyes   d. About 942/43  (6 x Great Grandfather)  Dangerose,   b. Abt 1080  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I4133	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry I, Count of Champagne and Brie,   b. About 1126   d. 17 Mar 1181, Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Marie of France, Princess of France,   b. 1145, France d. 11 Mar 1198 (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F2717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Blanche, Princess of Navarre,   b. Abt 1177   d. 13 Mar 1229 (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1199	Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, France   [2, 3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 20 years and 6 months - She : ~ 22 years and 7 months.
  Children	1 son and 1 daughter
  1. Marie,   b. About 1198  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Theobald IV, King of Navarre,   b. 3 May 1201, Navarre, Spain d. 8 Jul 1253, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain (Age 52 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ first wife;   second wife;   Marguerite de Bourbon  m. 12 Sep 1232
  Family ID	F3365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Theobald III, Count of Brie(1179 – 1201) 2Henry I, Count of Champagne and Brie(1126 – 1181) 4Theobald IV, Count of Blois and Champagne(1090 – 1152) 8Stephen III, Count of Blois(1046 – 1102) 16Theobald III, Count of Champagne(1012 – 1089) 17Alix de Crepi 9Adele of Normandy, Princess of England(1062 – 8 Mar 1137/38) 18William I, King of England(1027 – 1087) 19Maltilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England(1032 – 1083) 5Mathilda von Sponheim( – 1161) 10Engelbert II von Sponheim, Governor of St. Paul, Duke of Carinthia( – 1141) 20Engelbert I von Sponheim, Count in the Levanthal and Ortemburg( – 1096) 21Hedwig of Flinsbach(Abt 1040 – 1100) 11Uta von Passau( – date unknown) 22Ulrich, Count of Passau( – 1099) 23Adelaide von Frantenhausen and Lechsgemund( – 1110) 3Marie of France, Princess of France(1145 – 1198) 6Louis VII, King of France(1120 – 1180) 12Louis VI, King of France(1081 – 1137) 24Philip I, King of France(1052 – 1108) 25Bertha of Holland(1055 – 1093) 13Adelaide of Maurienne(1092 – 1154) 26Humbert II, Count of Maurienne and Savoy(1070 – 1133) 27Gisela de Bourgogne(1070 – 1133) 7Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine(1123 – 1204) 14William X, Duke of Aquitaine(1099 – 1137) 28William VII, Count of Poitou(1071 – 1127) 29Philippa (Mathilde) of Toulouse, Regent of Toulouse(1073 – 1117) 15Éléonore de Châtellerault(1105 – 1130) 30Almeric I, Vicscount of Châtellerault(Abt 1076 – 1136) 31Dangerose(Abt 1080 – )

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 Jan 1179 - Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France Marriage - 1 Jul 1199 - Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, France Death - 24 May 1201 - Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France Burial - Aft 24 May 1201 - Saint-Étienne, Troyes, Grand Est, France  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S1603] GENi, (https://www.geni.com ), Thibault III de Blois, comte de Champagne. [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S304] Wikipedia, Theobald III, Count of Champagne. [S304] Wikipedia, Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne.