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Henry I of Champagne

Male 1124 - 1181  (57 years)


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  • Name Henry I of Champagne 
    Born 1124  Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Mar 1181  Troyes, Champagne, Dijon, Cantal, Auvergne, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I149486  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2018 

    Father Thibaud IV Blois De Champagne,   b. cir 1097, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Jan 1151  (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Mother Mathilde Of Carinthia,   b. cir 1097, Austria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1160  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Family ID F24624  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marie of Champagne,   b. 1145, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1198, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 1164 
    Children 
     1. Marie of Champagne,   b. 1174, Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1204  (Age 30 years)
     2. Theobald III of Champagne,   b. 13 Jan 1179, Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1201  (Age 22 years)
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F59898  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • He was the eldest son of count Thibaut II of Champagne (who was also count Thibaut II of Blois). On his father's death Henry chose to take Champagne, leaving the family's older holdings (including Blois, Chartres, Sancerre, and Chateaudun) to his younger brothers. At the time this may have been surprising, for the other territories were richer and better developed. Henry must have had forseen the economic possibilities of Champagne, and it is during his rule that the county achieved its high place as one of the richest and strongest of the French principalities. Henry established orderly rule over the nobles of Champagne, and could fairly reliably count on the aid of some 2,000 vassals, which just by itself made him a power few in France could equal. This order in turn made Champagne a safe place for merchants to gather, and under the count's protection the Champagne Fairs became a central part of long-distance trade and finance in medieval Europe. In addition, the count's court in Troyes became a renowned literary center. Henry married Marie of Champagne, daughter of Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was succeeded by their eldest son Henry II of Champagne. After Henry II became king of Jerusalem, the younger son Thibaut III became count. (Wikipedia)