Name Eleanor Champagne Children Hugh II of Vermandois | Died 1147 | |
Role Stephen, Count of Blois' daughter Spouse Ralph I, Count of Vermandois (m. 1125–1140) Parents Adela of Normandy, Stephen, Count of Blois Siblings Theobald II, Count of Champagne Cousins Empress Matilda, William Adelin, Robert - 1st Earl of Gloucester, Reginald de Dunstanv, Sybilla of Normandy Similar People Stephen - King of England, Matilda of Flanders, Felix of Valois | ||
Eleanor of Blois (French: Eleonore) (1102–1147) was a daughter of Stephen II, Count of Blois, and of Adela of Normandy. She married Raoul I of Vermandois and became mother of Hugh II of Vermandois (1127 to 1212), count of Vermandois and of Valois, then monk in 1160. Eleonor's marriage with Raoul I of Vermandois was dissolved at the request of Eleanor of Aquitaine, whose sister Petronilla of Aquitaine was in love with Raoul. This led to a war with Theobald II of Champagne, who was Eleonor's brother. The war lasted two years (1142–1144) and ended with the occupation of Champagne by the royal army. Eleonor died in 1147.
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