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.

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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
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

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Château de Chinon builder Count of Blois
this entity surface form: Counts of Blois
Louis I, Duke of Orléans nobleTitle Count of Blois
House of Normandy titleHeld Count of Blois