Margaret, Countess of Blois facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Margaret of Blois |
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Seal of Margaret of Blois | |
Spouse(s) | Hugh of Oisy Otto I, Count of Burgundy Walter II of Avesnes |
Issue | |
Joanna I, Countess of Burgundy Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy Mary, Countess of Blois |
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Noble family | Blois |
Father | Theobald V, Count of Blois |
Mother | Alice of France |
Born | c. 1170 |
Died | 12 July 1230 (aged 59–60) Besançon |
Margaret of Blois (French: Marguerite; died 1230) was suo jure Countess of Blois from 1218 to 1230, in what is now France.
Life
She was daughter of Theobald V of Blois and Alix of France.
Margaret married three times. Her first marriage was to Hugh of Oisy, Lord of Montmirail. Her second husband was Otto I, Count of Burgundy, with whom she had two daughters:
- Joanna I, Countess of Burgundy
- Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy
Finally, she married Walter II of Avesnes, they had:
- Theobald, died young
- Mary, Countess of Blois
See also
In Spanish: Margarita, condesa de Blois para niños
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