Theobald I

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Theobald I

king of Navarre

Also known as: Teobaldo el Póstumo, Teobaldo el Trovador, Theobald IV, Theobald the Posthumous, Theobald the Troubadour, Thibaud le Chansonnier, Thibaud le Posthume

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Also called:: Theobald the Troubadour or the Posthumous

French:: Thibaud le Chansonnier or le Posthume

Spanish:: Teobaldo el Trovador or el Póstumo

Born:: May 3, 1201, Troyes, France

Died:: July 8, 1253, Pamplona, Navarre [now in Spain] (aged 52)

Theobald I (born May 3, 1201, Troyes, France—died July 8, 1253, Pamplona, Navarre [now in Spain]) was the count of Troyes and of Champagne (from 1201), as Theobald IV, and king of Navarre (from 1234). He was the most famous of the aristocratic trouvères. He was the son of Theobald III of Champagne, who died before his son was born, and Blanche of Navarre. He lived for four years at the court of King Philip II of France, to whom he did feudal homage in 1214. After Philip’s death (1223), he supported Philip’s son Louis VIII but deserted him in ...(100 of 284 words)

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