Stephen III, Count of Blois

1046 - 1102  (56 years)

• Name	Stephen III
  Birth	1046  [2]
  General Information	His full titles were the Count of Champagne, Brie, Blois, and Chartres.  [3]
  Military	1096 (50 years)  [2, 3]
  Stephen was one of the leaders of the First Crusade.
  Death	19 May 1102	Holy Land   [1, 2, 4]
  Cause: killed in the Battle of Ramleh
  He was killed in the Battle of Ramleh. His death may have been on the 27th of May.
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Theobald I, Viscount of Troyes   d. About 942/43  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Alix de Crepi  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I3323	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Theobald III, Count of Champagne,   b. Before 1012   d. 29 Sep 1089, Épernay, Grand Est, France (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Alix de Crepi
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F3367	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Adele of Normandy, Princess of England,   b. About 1062   d. 8 Mar 1137/38, Maringuy Convent, Marcigny, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1080/81  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 35 years - She : ~ 19 years.
  Children	4 sons
  +   1. Theobald IV, Count of Blois and Champagne,   b. 1090, Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France d. 8 Jan 1152, Ligny-en-Barrois, Grand Est, France (Age 62 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Mathilda von Sponheim  m. 1123 +   2. William of Champagne  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Agnes de Sully +   3. Stephen of Blois, King of England ,   b. 1095/96, Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France d. 25 Oct 1154, Dover Castle, Dover, Kent, England Dover Castle, Dover, Kent, England (Age 58 years) ▻ Matilda, Countess of Boulogne  m. 1125;   Dameta de Normandie  m. Not married     4. Henry, Bishop of Winchester  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F2322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2022

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2
  Marriage	Type: Natural Children
  Children	+   1. Emma of Blois  [Father: Natural] ▻ Herbert
  Family ID	F8804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2020

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Stephen III, Count of Blois(1046 – 1102) 2Theobald III, Count of Champagne(1012 – 1089) 4Eudes II, Count of Blois and Champagne(990 – 1037) 8Eudes I, Count of Blois(950 – 995) 16Theobald II, Count of Blois(910 – 975) 17Luitgarde de Vermandois(920 – 943) 9Bertha of Burgundy, Princess of Burgundy(Abt 964 – Abt 1016) 18Conrad I, King of Burgundy(Abt 925 – 993) 19Matilda of the West Franks, Princess of France(943 – 981) 5Ermengarde of Auvergne( – 1040) 10Robert I, Count of Auverne( – 1032) 20William IV, Count of Auverne(945 – 1016) 21Humberge(930 – ) 11Ermengarde 22William I, Count of Provence and Arles(955 – 994) 23Adelaide of Anjou(942 – 1026) 3Alix de Crepi 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 19 May 1102 - Holy Land  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S309] Fraser, Antonia. The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975). [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941). [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008).