Theobald the Elder
Theobald the Elder (Thibaud l'Ancien, c. 890 – c. 940) was a Count of Chartres in medieval France.
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
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, Richildis.
- Theobald I, Count of Blois (before 913–c.977)[2]
- Richard of Blois, Archbishop of Bourges (d.969)[2]
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.
- Devailly 1973, p. 131.
Sources
- Devailly, Guy (1973). Le Berry du X siecle au milieu du XIII (in French). Mouton & Co.
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