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Blois ( / blwɑː / BLWAH; French: [blwa] ⓘ) is a commune and the capital city of Loir-et-Cher department, in Centre-Val de Loire, France, [3] on the banks of the lower Loire river between Orléans and Tours. [4] With 45,898 inhabitants by 2019, Blois is the most populated city of the department, and the 4th of the region.
- County of Blois
The County of Blois was a feudal principality centred on...
- Château
The Royal Château of Blois (French: Château Royal de Blois,...
- House
The House of Blois-Navarre, which was founded by Theobold I...
- County of Blois
The Royal Château of Blois (French: Château Royal de Blois, pronounced [ʃɑto ʁwajal də blwa]) is a château located in the city center of Blois, Loir-et-Cher, in the Loire Valley, France. In addition to having been the residence of the Counts of Blois and some French Kings, Joan of Arc also went there by 1429 to be blessed by the ...
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The House of Blois-Navarre, which was founded by Theobold I of Navarre, when he inherited the throne from his uncle, Sancho Garcés VI. This branch became the senior line later and eventually became extinct in 1305 with the death of Joan I of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France. Champagne and Navarre passed to the Capetian dynasty.
RulerBornReignDeath913928-975975950975-99612 March 996c.985996-100411 July 10049831004-103715 November 1037- Blois, Champagne, Navarre, England, Sancerre, Boulogne, Aumale, etc
- Theobald the Elder
- 906; 1117 years ago
63–135 m (207–443 ft) (avg. 73 m or 240 ft) 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Blois is a city in France on the Loire river, the prefecture of the Loir-et-Cher department . It is very famous for its Renaissance chateau which was for many years a royal ...
La Loire, le pont et la cathédrale Saint-Louis . Blois ( /blwa/ Écouter) est une commune française, chef-lieu du département de Loir-et-Cher en région Centre-Val de Loire . C’est la commune la plus peuplée du département : en 2021, elle compte 46 813 habitants.
With 45,898 inhabitants by 2019, Blois is the most populated city of the department, and the 4th of the region. Historically, the city was the capital of the County of Blois, created on 832 until its integration into the Royal domain in 1498, when Count Louis II of Orléans became King Louis XII of France. During the Renaissance, Blois was the ...
Theobald IV (born c. 1090–95—died c. Jan. 10, 1152, Lagny-sur-Marne, France) was the count of Blois and of Chartres (from 1102) and count of Champagne (from 1125) as Theobald II. He was the grandson of Theobald III of Blois and William the Conqueror. Theobald IV reunited Champagne with Blois and thus again made his house a threat to the ...
