Hugh I, Count of Blois
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Hugh I of Châtillon was Count of Blois
from 1230 to 1241, and Count of Saint Pol (Hugo V) from 1226 to 1248.
He was son of Gaucher III of Châtillon
and Elisabeth (1180–1212), daughter of Hugo IV, Count of Saint-Pol.
In 1226, Hugh married Marie of Avesnes
, daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois. They had 5 children:
Through his marriage Hugh became the first count of Blois from the house of Châtillon. It marked the end of the first dynasty
of Blois that lasted over 400 years. After the death of Marie, Hugh married Mahaut, daughter of the Count of Guînes
.
Hugh followed the pious king Louis IX
when he started on the Seventh Crusade
in 1248. Passing Avignon
, there was a skirmish with some villagers in which Hugh was killed. Most of the 50 knights of his retinue returned home after the incident.
Count of Blois
The County of Blois was originally centred on Blois, south of Paris, France. One of the chief cities, along with Blois itself, was Chartres. Blois was associated with Champagne, Châtillon , and later with the French royal family, to whom the county passed in 1391...
from 1230 to 1241, and Count of Saint Pol (Hugo V) from 1226 to 1248.
He was son of Gaucher III of Châtillon
Walter III of Châtillon
Walter III of Châtillon was a French nobleman. He was son of Guy II of Châtillon-sur-Marne and Adelheid of Dreux.In 1196 he married Elisabeth , daughter of Hugo IV, Count of Saint-Pol and in 1205 succeeded his father as count of Saint-Pol.Walter was the father of:*Guy II *Hugo V *Elisabeth,...
and Elisabeth (1180–1212), daughter of Hugo IV, Count of Saint-Pol.
In 1226, Hugh married Marie of Avesnes
Mary, Countess of Blois
Marie of Avesnes was countess of Blois from 1230 to 1241.She was the daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois.In 1226, Marie married Hugh I of Châtillon , son of Gaucher II of Châtillon and Elisabeth de Saint Pol...
, daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois. They had 5 children:
- John (d. 1280), Count of BloisCount of BloisThe County of Blois was originally centred on Blois, south of Paris, France. One of the chief cities, along with Blois itself, was Chartres. Blois was associated with Champagne, Châtillon , and later with the French royal family, to whom the county passed in 1391...
- Guy (d. 1289), Count of Saint Pol
- Gaucher (d. 1261), lord of Crécy and CrèvecœurCrèvecœurCrèvecœur or Creve Coeur may refer to:* A French term for broken heart* Crèvecœur , a French chicken breed* Creve Coeur, Missouri, a suburb of St...
- Hugh (d. 1255)
- Basile (d. 1280), became Abbess of Notre Dame du Val in 1248
Through his marriage Hugh became the first count of Blois from the house of Châtillon. It marked the end of the first dynasty
Dynasty
A dynasty is a sequence of rulers considered members of the same family. Historians traditionally consider many sovereign states' history within a framework of successive dynasties, e.g., China, Ancient Egypt and the Persian Empire...
of Blois that lasted over 400 years. After the death of Marie, Hugh married Mahaut, daughter of the Count of Guînes
Guînes
Guînes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:Guînes is located on the border of the two territories of the Boulonnais and Calaisis, at the edge of the now-drained marshes, which extend from here to the coast. The Guînes canal connects with...
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Hugh followed the pious king Louis IX
Louis IX of France
Louis IX , commonly Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death. He was also styled Louis II, Count of Artois from 1226 to 1237. Born at Poissy, near Paris, he was an eighth-generation descendant of Hugh Capet, and thus a member of the House of Capet, and the son of Louis VIII and...
when he started on the Seventh Crusade
Seventh Crusade
The Seventh Crusade was a crusade led by Louis IX of France from 1248 to 1254. Approximately 800,000 bezants were paid in ransom for King Louis who, along with thousands of his troops, was captured and defeated by the Egyptian army led by the Ayyubid Sultan Turanshah supported by the Bahariyya...
in 1248. Passing Avignon
Avignon
Avignon is a French commune in southeastern France in the départment of the Vaucluse bordered by the left bank of the Rhône river. Of the 94,787 inhabitants of the city on 1 January 2010, 12 000 live in the ancient town centre surrounded by its medieval ramparts.Often referred to as the...
, there was a skirmish with some villagers in which Hugh was killed. Most of the 50 knights of his retinue returned home after the incident.