Paternal Family Tree: Blois
Around 1004 [his father] Odo Blois II Count Blois [aged 21] and Maud Normandy Countess Blois were married. She by marriage Countess Blois. She the daughter of Richard "Fearless" Normandy I Duke Normandy and Gunnora Countess Ponthieu. He the son of [his grandfather] Odo Blois I Count Blois and [his grandmother] Bertha Welf Queen Consort France [aged 40].
In 1007 [his father] Odo Blois II Count Blois [aged 24] and [his mother] Ermengarde Auvergne Countess Blois [aged 37] were married. She by marriage Countess Blois. He the son of [his grandfather] Odo Blois I Count Blois and [his grandmother] Bertha Welf Queen Consort France [aged 43].
In 1012 Theobald Blois III Count Blois was born to Odo Blois II Count Blois [aged 29] and Ermengarde Auvergne Countess Blois [aged 42].
In or before 1037 Albert Azzo II Margrave of Milan [aged 27] and [his future wife] Gersenda Maine Countess Blois were married. She the daughter of Herbert "Wakedog" Maine I Count Maine.
On 15th November 1037 [his father] Odo Blois II Count Blois [aged 54] died. His son Theobald [aged 25] succeeded III Count Blois. His son [his brother] Stephen succeeded II Count Troyes and Meaux.
Before 1040 [his brother] Stephen Blois II Count Troyes and Meaux and [his sister-in-law] Adele Unknown were married. He the son of [his father] Odo Blois II Count Blois and [his mother] Ermengarde Auvergne Countess Blois [aged 69].
On 10th March 1040 [his mother] Ermengarde Auvergne Countess Blois [aged 70] died.
In or before 1045 Theobald Blois III Count Blois [aged 32] and Gersenda Maine Countess Blois were married. She by marriage Countess Blois. She the daughter of Herbert "Wakedog" Maine I Count Maine. He the son of Odo Blois II Count Blois and Ermengarde Auvergne Countess Blois. They were third cousin twice removed.
Around 1045 [his son] Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres was born to Theobald Blois III Count Blois [aged 33] and [his wife] Gersenda Maine Countess Blois. He married 1080 his third cousin Adela Normandy Countess Blois, daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England and Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England, and had issue.
Around 1046 [his brother-in-law] Hugh Maine IV Count Maine [aged 26] and [his sister] Bertha Blois Duchess Brittany [aged 41] were married. She by marriage Countess Maine. She the daughter of [his father] Odo Blois II Count Blois and [his mother] Ermengarde Auvergne Countess Blois. He the son of Herbert "Wakedog" Maine I Count Maine. They were third cousin twice removed.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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In 1047 [his brother] Stephen Blois II Count Troyes and Meaux died. His son [his nephew] Odo [aged 7] succeeded Count Troyes and Meaux.
In 1048 [his daughter] Magdelena Cecily Blois was born to Theobald Blois III Count Blois [aged 36] and [his wife] Gersenda Maine Countess Blois. She married before 1088 John "Monoculus" Fitzrichard de Burgh and had issue.
In 1048 Theobald Blois III Count Blois [aged 36] and Gersenda Maine Countess Blois were divorced.
Around 1055 Theobald Blois III Count Blois [aged 43] and Adela Valois Countess Blois and Vermandois were married. She by marriage Countess Blois. He the son of Odo Blois II Count Blois and Ermengarde Auvergne Countess Blois.
Around 1074 [his son] Hugh Blois Count Champagne was born to Theobald Blois III Count Blois [aged 62] and [his wife] Adela Valois Countess Blois and Vermandois. He married (1) before 14th September 1125 his fourth cousin once removed Constance Capet Countess Champagne and had issue (2) after 14th September 1125 his fourth cousin once removed Isabella Ivrea Countess Champagne, daughter of Stephen Ivrea I Count Burgundy and Beatrice Metz Countess Burgundy.
Before 1080 Herbert Vermandois IV Count Vermandois [aged 51] and [his wife] Adela Valois Countess Blois and Vermandois were married. She by marriage Countess Vermandois. He the son of Otto Vermandois I Count Vermandois and Pavia Countess Vermandois.
In 1080 Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres [aged 35] and Adela Normandy Countess Blois [aged 13] were married at Chartres [Map]. She by marriage Countess Blois. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England [aged 52] and Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England [aged 49]. He the son of Theobald Blois III Count Blois [aged 68] and Gersenda Maine Countess Blois. They were third cousins.
Around 1080 [his sister] Bertha Blois Duchess Brittany [aged 75] died.
Before 1088 [his son-in-law] John "Monoculus" Fitzrichard de Burgh [aged 27] and Magdelena Cecily Blois [aged 39] were married. She the daughter of Theobald Blois III Count Blois [aged 75] and Gersenda Maine Countess Blois.
In 1089 Theobald Blois III Count Blois [aged 77] died. His son Stephen [aged 44] succeeded II Count Blois.
[his son] Odo Blois V Count Troyes and Meaux was born to Theobald Blois III Count Blois and Adela Valois Countess Blois and Vermandois.
[his son] Philip Blois Bishop Châlons sur Marne was born to Theobald Blois III Count Blois and Adela Valois Countess Blois and Vermandois.
[his daughter] Hawise Blois was born to Theobald Blois III Count Blois and Adela Valois Countess Blois and Vermandois.
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Great x 2 Grandfather: Theobald "Elder" Blois
Great x 1 Grandfather: Theobald "Trickster" Blois I Count Blois
Grandfather: Odo Blois I Count Blois
5 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: Pepin Vermandois I Count Vermandois Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Herbert Vermandois I Count Vermandois 2 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 2 Grandfather: Herbert II Count Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux 3 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 1 Grandmother: Luitgarde Vermandois Duchess Normandy 4 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Strong"
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert I King West Francia
Great x 2 Grandmother: Adela Capet Countess Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux
Great x 3 Grandmother: Aelis Unknown Queen Consort West Francia
father: Odo Blois II Count Blois
3 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandfather: Conrad Welf II Count Auxerre
Great x 3 Grandfather: Rudolph I King Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Waldrada Worms Countess Auxerre
Great x 2 Grandfather: Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Conrad I King Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy
Grandmother: Bertha Welf Queen Consort France 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles "Simple" III King West Francia 2 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide Paris Queen Consort Aquitaine and West Francia
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eadgifu Wessex Queen Consort West Francia daughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aelfflaed Wiltshire Queen Anglo Saxons
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy Great Granddaughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia
Great x 2 Grandmother: Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia
Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Ringelheim Queen Consort East Francia
Theobald Blois III Count Blois
4 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Grandfather: William IV Auvergne