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The Count of Champagne was the ruler of the region of Champagne from 950 to 1316. Champagne evolved from the county of Troyes in the late eleventh century and Hugh I was the first to officially use the title "Count of Champagne".

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When Sancho VII of Navarre died childless in 1234, his nephew Count Theobald IV of Champagne became also King of Navarre. The latter's greatgrandaughter Joan married King Philip IV of France. Upon Joan's death in 1305, her son Louis became the last independent count of Champagne, with the title merging into the royal domain upon his accession to the French throne in 1314.

The titular counts of Champagne also inherited the post of seneschal of France.

Theobald iii count of champagne


Dukes of Champagne

In Merovingian and Carolingian times, several dukes of Champagne (or Campania) are known. The duchy appears to have been created by joining together the civitates of Rheims, Châlons-sur-Marne, Laon, and Troyes. In the late seventh and early eighth centuries, Champagne was controlled by the Pippinids; first by Drogo, son of Pippin of Herstal, and then by Drogo's son Arnulf.

  • Lupus
  • Vintronus
  • Drogo (690–708)
  • Arnulf
  • Counts of Champagne

  • Hugh (1102–1125)
  • Theobald II (1125–1152)
  • Henry I (1152–1181)
  • Henry II (1181–1197)
  • Theobald III (1197–1201)
  • Counts of Champagne and Kings of Navarre

  • Theobald IV, also King Theobald I of Navarre (1201–1253)
  • Theobald V, also Theobald II of Navarre (1253–1270)
  • Henry III, also Henry I of Navarre (1270–1274)
  • Joan (1274–1305), also Joan I of Navarre
  • Louis (1305–1316), also Louis I of Navarre, became Louis X of France, in 1314, after which the title merged into the royal domain
  • References

    Count of Champagne Wikipedia