Odo Count of Blois I

• Preferred Name: Odo Count of Blois I^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: 975 in France with note: Description: Count of Blois https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odo_I,_Count_of_Blois
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: 975 with note: Description: Count of Blois
  
• FSID: LDSK-NZJ
  
• Death: 12 MAR 995 in Touraine, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France at LATI: N7.25 LONG: E0.6667
  
• Birth: 950 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France at LATI: N7.5833 LONG: E0.3333 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Burial: 14 MAR 995 in Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France at LATI: N7.25 LONG: E0.6667
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Odo I (also spelled Eudes) (c.?950-12 March 996), Count of Blois, Chartres, Reims, Provins, Châteaudun, and Omois, was the son of Theobald I of Blois and Luitgard, daughter of Herbert II of Vermandois. He received the title of count palatine, which was traditional in his family, from King Lothair of West Francia.
  
  Like his relations, the counts of Vermandois, he remained faithful to the Carolingians against the Capetians. Following the war between his father and Odalric, Archbishop of Reims, over the castle of Coucy, he received the castle to hold it from the archbishop.
  
  In the 970s, in the wars for control of Brittany, he subjugated the county of Rennes and Count Conan I affirmed the rights of his family in the region. Around 977, his father died and he succeeded in his counties.
  
  In 988, he assisted Charles of Lorraine in taking Laon. In 991, he abandoned the Lorrainers at Dreux and besieged Melun, belonging to Bouchard the Venerable, a vassal of Hugh Capet. Hugh, with Richard I of Normandy and Fulk Nerra, assembled against him and he had to lift his siege.
  
  Near 995, he entered into a war against Fulk, who was already at war with Geoffrey I of Brittany. Odo allied with his brother-in-law William IV of Aquitaine and Baldwin IV of Flanders. Even his old enemy, Richard of Normandy joined in the war on Fulk. In the winter of 995-996, they besieged Langeais, however Odo became ill and was taken to the monastery of Marmoutier at Tours where he died on 12 March 996.
  
  «b»Family«/b»
  He married (c. 983) Bertha of Burgundy, daughter of King Conrad of Burgundy and Matilda of France. Their children were:
  
  1.) Robert (died between 980 and 996)
  
  2.) Theobald II (c. 985-1004)
  
  3.) Odo II (c. 990-1037)
  
  4.) Thierry (died 996)
  
  5.) Agnes, married Viscount Guy of Thouars
  
  6.) Roger (died 1022)
  
  BIO
  BIO: Count of Blois, Chartres, Tours, Beauvais, Meaux and Provins.
  
  ** from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CENTRAL%20FRANCE.htm#EudesIdied995 as of 1/16/2016
  
  EUDES de Blois (-Châteaudun [12 Feb/4 J
  
  === aka Eudes I, Count of Champagne. Count ===
  aka Eudes I, Count of Champagne. Count of Chartres and Tours.
  Brian Tompsett does not list a marriage to Mahaut.
  
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  === Ref: Weis Ancestral Roots 136-20. Cou ===
  Ref: Weis Ancestral Roots 136-20. Count of Blois.
  
  === Biography listed here. ===
  Odo I, Count of Blois https://g.co/kgs/5UxpvF

• m. 983 in Bourgogne, France
• m. 983 in France

1. Odo Count of Blois II, b. 12 MAR 985 in Blois, Loir-Et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France     d. 15 NOV 1037 in Bar-Le-Duc, Meuse, Lorraine, France
2. Agnes ou Aenor de BLOIS, b. ABT 989 in Thouars, Deux-Sevres, Poitou-Charentes, France     d. AFT 1054 in Thouars, Deux-Sevres, Poitou-Charentes, France
3. Helwise de Blois, b. 980 in Loir-et-Cher, Orleanois Centre, France     d. 1022 in Brozes, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France

1. Title: Wikipedia (French): Eudes I de Blois
   Publication: Name: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudes_Ier_de_Blois;
   Note: Eudes I of Blois ( born around 950 , died March 996), succeeded his father as Count of Blois , Count of Tours , Châteaudun , Chartres , Beauvais , Dreux and Provins . Lord of Chinon and Saumur , he was one of the most powerful lords of the time of Hugues Capet . Eudes I of Blois Biography Birth Worms 950 Death Between February 995 and July 995 Burial Abbey of Marmoutier March 12, 996 Family House of Blois Father Thibaud I of Blois Mother Liutgarde of Vermandois Siblings Emma of Blois Hugh of Blois Spouse Berthe de Bourgogne Children Eudes II of Blois Thibaut II of Blois Robert of Blois ( d )* Agnes of Blois ( d ) Thierry of Blois ( d ) Biography Eudes I OF Blois was the son of Thibaud I , known as “ the Tricheur ” and of Liutgarde de Vermandois , daughter of Herbert II de Vermandois . Around 978-980, he married Berthe de Bourgogne , daughter of Conrad III called the Pacific , king of Burgundy . Following the conflict between his father and the Archbishop of Reims over the castle of Coucy , he received this castle in 965 but " in precarious " from the archbishop. In the 970s, in the conflicts for the Duchy of Brittany , he supported the count of Rennes, Conan , strengthening the influence of his family in this territory. He receives from the Carolingian king Lothair the title of count palatine which will remain in his family. It does not take long, with his Herbertian cousins , to become loyal to the Carolingians against the Robertians . In 988, he assisted Charles of Lorraine in his capture of Laon , which had belonged to his father Thibaud le Tricheur. In 991, he abandoned the party of Lorrain against the town of Dreux . But in mid-991, while attempting to seize Melun , which belonged to Bouchard the Venerable , the faithful among the faithful of Hugues Capet , he then saw an alliance rising against him comprising Hugues Capet , Richard I of Normandy and the Count of Anjou, Foulque III Nerra , Bouchard's son-in-law. He received from Hugues Capet the title of lay abbot of Saint-Martin de Tours and Marmoutier which became the dynastic necropolis of the counts of Blois. However, in the spring of 993 , Count Eudes I OF Blois , disappointed that Hugh Capet and his son had refused to confer on him the title of Duke of the Franks , imagined, in conjunction with Adalberon of Laon , having them captured during a projected meeting in Metz with Emperor Otto III and to place Louis , son of the DukeCharles of Lower Lotharingia , on the throne . Eudes I OF Blois would have become Duke of the Franks and Adalberon Bishop of Reims. Hugues Capet and his accused son thwarted this attempt. Around 995, he went to war against the Count of Anjou , Foulque III Nerra , already in conflict on his Chartres border with Conan I of Brittany . Eudes I manages to create an alliance which brings together his brother-in-law, the Duke of Aquitaine , Guillaume IV Fièrebrace , the Count of Flanders Baudouin IV the Bearded , and even his former enemy, the Duke of Normandy , Richard I. During the winter of 995-996, they laid siege to the castle of Langeais where Foulque III took refuge , but the arrival of King Hugues Capet to the aid of the Angevin, put an end to their enterprise. Ill shortly after, Eudes I of Blois returned to the abbey of Marmoutier in Tours where he died on Thursday, March 12, 996. His widow, Berthe de Bourgogne , remarried the King of France, Robert , the son of Hugues Capet whose death the 24 October 996 allowed this marriage to which he was fiercely opposed. Family and descendants In 978-980, he married Berthe de Bourgogne who gave him : Thibaut II of Blois (†1004); Eudes II of Blois , Count of Blois-Champagne (†1037); Agnès who married Geoffroy II , Viscount of Thouars . *On the other hand, it is now obsolete to say that Eudes I of Blois was the father of Roger I of Blois, bishop of Beauvais , and Héloïse de Pithiviers . The first author to show the inconsistencies was Charles Delettre , confirmed by various other publications .
   
2. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: EUDES I de Blois (-Châteaudun [12 Feb/4 Jul]
   Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CENTRAL%20FRANCE.htm#EudesIdied995;
   Note: EUDES de Blois (-Châteaudun [12 Feb/4 Jul] 995, bur Tours, Abbaye de Saint-Martin, Marmoutier). "Odonis comitis filii Theobaldi comitis" subscribed the charter dated 950 under which Ragnfred Bishop of Chartres donated property to Chartres Saint-Père. Rodulfus Glaber names "Odo…filius Tetbaldi Carnotensis cognomento fallacis," recording that he was "chief among the rebels…who rebelled against the king [Robert I] from positions that should have made them humble." Rodulfus Glauber names "Odonem" son of "Tetbaldus [et] sororem [Heribertum Trecorum comitem]." Ademar names "Odonis Campanensis" as brother of "Emma", mother of Guillaume Duke of Aquitaine. Odalric Archbishop of Reims granted him Coucy after recovering it from Eudes's father. He succeeded his father as EUDES I Comte de Blois, de Chartres, de Châteaudun, de Tours, de Beauvais et de Dreux. "Odo comes…" signed a charter dated Feb 977 of Chartres Saint-Père. "Odoni comitis…" signed a charter dated Oct 977 relating to Bourgeuil. "Ledgardis" donated property to "Sancti Petri Carnotensis ecclesiam", for the souls of "senioris mei…comitis Tedbaldi…patris mei Heirberti, Trecassini comitis," with the consent of "archipresule…Hugone et…comite Odone, filiis meis," by charter dated 5 Feb 978, signed by "…Emma comitissa Pictavæ urbis…". Seigneur de Chinon et de Saumur. A letter of Gerbert dated 983 records that "Heriberti Trecassini et Oddonis comitis filii Tedbaldi" were enemies of "Adelbero Remonis archiepiscopus," while a letter dated to mid-985 records that "Ottonem, Heribertum" made peace with the archbishop. "Odo comes" restored "villam...Culturas' to Marmoutier, for the souls of "...domini Hugonis archiepiscopi, cujus ibi corpus...jacet," by charter dated to [986], subscribed by "Berte comitissæ uxoris eius, majoris filii eius Teutboldi, filii eius Odonis adhuc in cunabulo." A letter of Gerbert dated to [late 986/early 987] records that "O et Heribertus comites" were part of the council of Emma Queen of France. It is assumed that "Oddonis/Ottonem/O" all refer to the same person. "Robert Vicomte de Blois" donated property to the abbey of Evron by charter dated 989 subscribed by "Odonis comitis, Rotberti filii eius, Tetbaldi filius eius, Odonis alterius filius, Hugonis vicecomitis Castridunensis, Raherii de Montigniaco." Rodolfus Glaber records his place of burial when stating that his son Eudes II was buried next to his father. m ([978/80]) as her first husband, BERTHE of Burgundy, daughter of CONRAD I "le Pacifique" King of Burgundy [Welf] & his second wife Mathilde de France [Carolingian] ([964/965]-16 Jan after 1010). The Liber Modernorum Regum Francorum names "Berta filia Conradi regis Burgundiæ" wife of "Odone comite Carnotensium." Rodulfus Glauber names "Odo natus ex filia Chuonradi regis Austrasiorum, Berta nomine." "Hugonis ducis, Odonis comitis, Hugonis sanctæ Bituricensis archipræsulis, Letgardis comitissæ, Bertæ comitissæ, Gauzfridi vicecomitis…" subscribed the charter dated 985 under which "Robertus" donated property to "Sancti Petri Carnotensis," on the advice of "Odonem, simul cum sua matre Ledgarde, pariterque dominam meam Bertam, ipsius æque coniugem. "Odo comes" restored "villam...Culturas" to Marmoutier, for the souls of "...domini Hugonis archiepiscopi, cujus ibi corpus...jacet," by charter dated to [986], subscribed by "Berte comitissæ uxoris eius, majoris filii eius Teutboldi, filii eius Odonis adhuc in cunabulo." A charter dated 996 records the confirmation by "comitissæ Berthæ" of the donation by "Odo comes" of property for the construction of the abbey of Bourgeuil, with the consent of "filiorum suorum Teobaldi…atque Odonis." She married secondly ([late 996/early 997], divorced [1003/05]) as his second wife, Robert II King of France. Richer records that King Robert married "Berta Odonis uxor." “Berta...regina cum filiis meis Tetbaldo...episcopo nec non Odoni comitis” donated tonlieu over boats at Blois to Marmoutier by undated charter. "Bertæ reginæ, Odonis comitis filii eius…" subscribed the charter dated 1004 under which "Gislebertus prepositus" recorded a donation. "Odonis comitis, Ermengardis uxoris eius, Bertæ reginæ…" subscribed the charter dated after 1005 under which "comitem Odonem" donated property "in comitatu Dunensi…Boscus Medius" to "Sancti Petri." The necrology of Chartres cathedral records the death "XVII Kal Feb" of "Berta mater Odonis comitis." Comte Eudes I & his wife had [six] children:
   
3. Title: Eudes I, Comte de Blois in The Peerage
   Author: http://www.thepeerage.com/p394.htm#i3934
   Publication: Name: http://www.thepeerage.com/p394.htm#i3934;
   Note: Eudes I, Comte de Blois was the son of Thibaud I, Comte de Blois and Luitgarda de Vermandois.2 He married Bertha de Bourgogne, daughter of Conrad, Roi de Jurane Bourgogne and Mathilde des Francs, circa 983. He died on 12 March 996.1,2 He succeeded as the Comte de Blois in 978.1 Children of Eudes I, Comte de Blois and Bertha de Bourgogne: Robert de Blois2 d. bt 980 - 996 Thierry de Blois2 d. 996 Agnes de Blois2 Roger de Blois2 Eudes II, Comte de Blois+2 b. 983, d. 15 Nov 1037 Thibaud II, Comte de Blois2 b. c 985, d. 11 Jul 1004 Citations: 1. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 85. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World. 2. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
   
4. Title: Wikipedia - Odo I, Count of Blois (950-996)
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odo_I,_Count_of_Blois;
   Note: Odo I (also spelled Eudes) (c. 950 – 12 March 996), Count of Blois, Chartres, Reims, Provins, Châteaudun, and Omois, was the son of Theobald I of Blois and Luitgard, daughter of Herbert II of Vermandois. He received the title of count palatine, which was traditional in his family, from King Lothair of West Francia. Born c. 950 Died 12 March 996 Marmoutier monastery in Tours Noble family House of Blois Spouse(s) Bertha of Burgundy Issue Robert (died between 980 and 996) Theobald II (c. 982–1004) Odo II (c. 983–1037) Thierry (died 996) Agnes, married Viscount Geoffrey II of Thouars Roger (died 1022) Father Theobald I of Blois Mother Luitgard Like his relations, the counts of Vermandois, he remained faithful to the Carolingians against the Capetians. Following the war between his father and Odalric, Archbishop of Reims, over the castle of Coucy, he received the castle to hold it from the archbishop. In the 970s, in the wars for control of Brittany, he subjugated the county of Rennes and Count Conan I affirmed the rights of his family in the region. Around 977, his father died and he succeeded in the counties his father held at the time of his death. In 987, Odo supported Charles of Lorraine against Hugh Capet. In June 991, he took Melun. Hugh Capet, Bouchard of Vendome, Richard I of Normandy and Fulk Nerra, assembled against him and retook Melun in late 991. Near 995, he entered into a war against Fulk, who was already at war with Geoffrey I of Brittany. Odo allied with his brother-in-law William IV of Aquitaine and Baldwin IV of Flanders. Even his old enemy, Richard of Normandy joined in the war on Fulk. In the winter of 995 – 996, they besieged Langeais, however Odo became ill and was taken to the monastery of Marmoutier at Tours where he died on 12 March 996. Family He married Bertha of Burgundy, daughter of King Conrad of Burgundy and Matilda of France. They had six children.
   
5. Title: Eudes I de Blois (950-996), "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGC-M5PQ : 15 December 2021), Eudes I de Blois, ; Burial, Tours, Departement d'Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France, Abbaye de Marmoutier; citing record ID 119185049, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGC-M5PQ;
   Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119185049/eudes_i-de_blois Eudes I de Blois BIRTH 950 DEATH 12 Mar 996 (aged 45–46) Tours, Departement d'Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France BURIAL Abbaye de Marmoutier Tours, Departement d'Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France MEMORIAL ID 119185049 Spouse: Bertha of Burgundy (unknown–1010) Parents: Thibaut I de Blois (913–975) & Luitgardis de Vermandois (914–985)