Theobald the Elder explained

Theobald le Vieux of Blois
Noble Family:	House of Blois (founder)
Spouse:	Richildis
Issue:	Theobald I, Count of Blois
Birth Date:	c. 890
Death Date:	c. 940

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.

Biography

Theobald 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 at Saint-Aignan, Vierzon and Aix-d'Angillon. A charter of the Cartulary of Vierzon^[2] 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.^[3]

Family

Theobald the Elder and Richildis had:

• Theobald I, Count of Blois (before 913–c.977)
• Richard of Blois, Archbishop of Bourges (d.969)
• Daughter (name unknown) married Alan II, Duke of Brittany (assumption)

Sources

• Book: Devailly, Guy . Le Berry du X siecle au milieu du XIII . French . Mouton & Co . 1973 .
• Book: LoPrete, Kimberly A. . Adela of Blois: Countess and Lord (c.1067-1137) . Four Courts Press . 2007 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Raphaël Bijard . Les Thibaldiens : origines, premières alliances et ascension politique . Academia.
2. Book: Devailly . Guy . Le cartulaire de Vierzon - Edited text with introduction, notes and index . 1963 . Publ. Fac lettres Rennes . Paris . PUF . n°18.
3. Book: Freeman. Edward. The preliminary history to the election of Eadward the Confessor.. 1867. Clarendon Press. Oxford. 261. 3. Theobald De Tours Count of Chartres.. 22 June 2015.