Count of Blois
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The Count of Blois was a medieval French noble title associated with the powerful lords who ruled the strategically important county of Blois in central France.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Counts of Blois | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval French noble title
ⓘ
noble title ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | County of Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Capetian consolidation of royal power
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
feudal conflicts in the Loire Valley ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | arms of the Counts of Blois ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dynasty |
House of Blois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Champagne NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Châtillon NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Orléans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 13th century ⓘ |
| feudalRank | count ⓘ |
| governmentForm | feudal county ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | County of Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableHolder |
Charles of Orléans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis I, Count of Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ Odo I, Count of Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ Odo II, Count of Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen, Count of Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ Theobald I, Count of Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ Theobald II, Count of Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ Theobald IV, Count of Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ Theobald V, Count of Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
control of Loire Valley routes
ⓘ
position between Île-de-France and Touraine ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
participant in Capetian–Angevin rivalries
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regional power in central France ⓘ rival of the Counts of Anjou ⓘ |
| languageOfUse | Old French ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Blois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central France ⓘ |
| nobleRankWithin | French peerage ⓘ |
| partOf |
French nobility
ⓘ
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| seatOfPower | Château de Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 10th century ⓘ |
| successor | Duchy of Orléans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHeldBy |
Louis I of Blois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Odo II of Blois ⓘ Stephen of Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ Theobald IV of Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ Theobald the Trickster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Counts of Blois