French 15th century manuscript Illustration showing Theobald I appealing to Blanche of castille. Theobald I (Thibaut de Navarre and Thibaut de Champagne). (1201 - 1253), also called the Troubadour and the Posthumous, was Count of Champagne and King of Navarre from 1234. He initiated the Barons' Crusade, was famous as a trouvere, and was the first Frenchman to rule Navarre. At the beginning of the regency of Blanche of Castile, he abandoned a conspiracy against the French king, and cemented a strong relation with the regent. Strong rumours began to spread that Theobald IV was having an affair w
French 15th century manuscript illustration showing Theobald I appealing to Blanche of castille. Theobald I (Thibaut de Navarre and Thibaut de Champagne). (1201 - 1253), also called the Troubadour and the Posthumous, was Count of Champagne and King of Navarre from 1234. He initiated the Barons' Crusade, was famous as a trouvere, and was the first Frenchman to rule Navarre. At the beginning of the regency of Blanche of Castile, he abandoned a conspiracy against the French king, and cemented a strong relation with the regent. Strong rumours began to spread that Theobald IV was having an affair with Louis VIII's widow, the regent Blanche of Castile, for whom he composed a poetic homage.
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