Biography of Henry I King Navarre 1244-1274

Paternal Family Tree: Blois

In 1222 [his father] Theobald IV King Navarre (age 20) and Agnes of Beaujeu Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Champagne.

After 11th July 1231 [his father] Theobald IV King Navarre (age 30) and [his mother] Margaret Bourbon Queen Consort Navarre (age 14) were married. She by marriage Countess Champagne.

Around 1244 Henry I was born to [his father] Theobald IV King Navarre (age 42) and [his mother] Margaret Bourbon Queen Consort Navarre (age 27).

On 8th July 1253 [his father] Theobald IV King Navarre (age 52) died. His son [his brother] Theobald (age 13) succeeded V Count Champagne, II King Navarre.

On 6th April 1255 [his brother] Theobald "Young" II King Navarre (age 15) and [his sister-in-law] Isabella Capet (age 14) were married. She the daughter of King Louis IX of France (age 40) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 34). He the son of [his father] Theobald IV King Navarre and [his mother] Margaret Bourbon Queen Consort Navarre (age 38). They were half third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 12th April 1256 [his mother] Margaret Bourbon Queen Consort Navarre (age 39) died.

Around 1258 [his brother-in-law] Hugh IV Duke Burgundy (age 44) and [his sister] Beatrix Blois Duchess Burgundy (age 16) were married. She by marriage Duchess Burgundy. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of [his father] Theobald IV King Navarre and [his mother] Margaret Bourbon Queen Consort Navarre. He the son of Odo III Duke Burgundy and Alice Vergy Duchess Burgundy. They were third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

In 1269 Henry I (age 25) and Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Robert Capet Count of Artois and Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol (age 45). He the son of Theobald IV King Navarre and Margaret Bourbon Queen Consort Navarre. They were half third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 04 or 5th December 1270 [his brother] Theobald "Young" II King Navarre (age 30) died at Trapani returning from the Eighth Crusade. His brother Henry (age 26) succeeded I King Navarre, III Count Champagne. [his wife] Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 22) by marriage Queen Navarre, Countess Champagne.

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On 14th January 1273 [his daughter] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre was born to Henry I (age 29) and [his wife] Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 25). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She married 16th August 1284 her second cousin King Philip IV of France, son of King Philip III of France and Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France, and had issue.