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Countess of Champagne, 1145-1198. Theodore Evergates. University of Pennsylvania Press The Middle Ages Series. 192 Pages, 6.00 x 9.00 in, 8 illus. Hardcover. 9780812250770. Published: January 2019.
Nov 19, 2018 · In this engaging biography, Theodore Evergates offers a rounded view of Countess Marie of France as both a cultural patron and a successful ruler of Champagne, one of the wealthiest and most vibrant principalities in medieval France.
Marie of France (1145 – 11 March 1198) was a French princess who became Countess of Champagne by marriage to Henry I, Count of Champagne. She was regent of the county of Champagne three times: during the absence of her spouse between 1179 and 1181; during the minority of her son Henry II, Count of Champagne in 1181–1187; and finally during the absence of her son between 1190 and 1197.
Jan 4, 2019 · Countess Marie of Champagne is primarily known today as the daughter of Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine and as a literary patron of Chrétien de Troyes. In this engaging biography, Theodore Evergates offers a more rounded view of Marie as a successful ruler of one of the wealthiest and most vibrant principalities in medieval France.
Feb 25, 2023 · Marie of Champagne was born to royalty - Henry I, Count of Champagne, and Marie of France, Countess of Champagne, daughter of King Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine. She was a woman ahead of her time, with an independent spirit and a love for the people of Flanders, where she was married to Baldwin VI, the son of Baldwin V, Count of ...
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Countess Marie of Champagne is primarily known today as the daughter of Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine and as a literary patron of Chrétien de Troyes. In this engaging biography, Theodore Evergates offers a more rounded view of Marie as a successful ruler of one of the wealthiest and most vibrant principalities in medieval France.
