County of Blois

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The County of Blois was a medieval French feudal territory centered on the city of Blois, historically ruled by powerful counts who played a significant role in the politics of the Loire Valley and the Kingdom of France.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal fief ⓘ
former territorial entity ⓘ
medieval county ⓘ
borderedBy County of Anjou ⓘ
County of Champagne ⓘ
County of Touraine ⓘ
Orléanais ⓘ
capital Blois ⓘ
centralSettlement Blois ⓘ
coatOfArmsDescription Azure semy-de-lis or, a bend gules (for later Orléans-Blois period) ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
economicBase agriculture ⓘ
river trade ⓘ
wine production ⓘ
emergedFrom Carolingian Empire ⓘ
feudalRank county ⓘ
governmentType feudal monarchy ⓘ
hasFortification Château de Blois ⓘ
heldBy Counts of Blois ⓘ
linked to: Count of Blois

Counts of Champagne ⓘ
linked to: Count of Champagne

House of Orléans ⓘ
historicalEra High Middle Ages ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalRole participant in Capetian–Plantagenet rivalries ⓘ
regional power in Loire Valley ⓘ
incorporatedInto royal domain of France ⓘ
incorporationCentury 15th century ⓘ
languageOfAdministration Old French ⓘ
locatedIn Loire Valley ⓘ
namedAfter Blois ⓘ
notableRuler Louis I, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
Stephen, King of England ⓘ
Theobald I of Blois ⓘ
Theobald II of Blois ⓘ
notableRulingHouse House of Blois ⓘ
House of Châtillon ⓘ
House of Valois ⓘ
partOf French feudal system ⓘ
politicalSignificance power base for several French princely houses ⓘ
presentDayLocation France ⓘ
presentDayRegion Centre-Val de Loire ⓘ
regionType Loire province ⓘ
linked to: Loire department
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rulingTitle Count of Blois ⓘ
strategicImportance control of Loire River crossings ⓘ
influence in central France ⓘ
suzerain King of France ⓘ
timePeriod Middle Ages ⓘ

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Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Blois → wasCapitalOf → County of Blois ⓘ
Stephen of England → birthPlace → County of Blois ⓘ
Journée des Barricades → consequence → Henry III withdrew to Chartres and then Blois ⓘ
linked to: County of Blois
Stephen of Blois → placeOfBirth → County of Blois ⓘ
House of Blois → feudalDomain → County of Blois ⓘ
House of Châtillon → connectedTo → County of Blois ⓘ
Matilda of Carinthia → residence → County of Blois ⓘ
Matilda of Carinthia → associatedWith → County of Blois ⓘ
Count of Blois → appliesToTerritory → County of Blois ⓘ
Count of Blois → hasJurisdictionOver → County of Blois ⓘ
County of Vendôme → borderedBy → County of Blois ⓘ
King Stephen → birthPlace → County of Blois ⓘ
County of Touraine → borderedBy → County of Blois ⓘ
Theobald II, Count of Blois → realm → County of Blois ⓘ
Baldwin of Blois → titleHeldIn → County of Blois ⓘ
Odo I of Blois → title → Count of Blois, Chartres, Châteaudun, Tours, Beauvais and Dreux ⓘ
linked to: County of Blois
Odo II of Blois → territoryControlled → County of Blois ⓘ
Blois-Champagne dynasty → nobleFamilyOf → County of Blois ⓘ
Henry of Blois → placeOfBirth → County of Blois ⓘ
Bertha of Burgundy → associatedWith → County of Blois ⓘ