Eleanor of Champagne

Eléonore of Champagne
Born	1102
Died	1147
Spouse	Ralph I, Count of Vermandois
House	Blois
Father	Stephen, Count of Blois
Mother	Adela of Normandy

Eleanor of Blois or Champagne (French: Eléonore; 1102–1147) was a French noblewoman.

Life

She was daughter of Stephen, Count of Blois and Adela of Normandy, daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. Eleanor married Ralph I, Count of Vermandois.

Eleanor's marriage with Ralph was dissolved at the request of Eleanor of Aquitaine, whose sister, Petronilla of Aquitaine, was in love with Ralph.[1] Ralph was ex-communicated,[2] and the repudiation of his wife led to a war with Theobald II of Champagne, who was Eleanor's brother. The war lasted two years (1142–1144) and ended with the occupation of Champagne by the royal army. Eleanor died in 1147.

References

1. Elizabeth Hallam, Judith Everard (2014). Capetian France 987-1328. Routledge. p. 157. "The rift between Theobald and Louis was also widened by the marital problems of Raoul, count of Vermandois, Louis' seneschal. He repudiated his wife, Eleanor of Champagne, Theobald's niece, for Petronilla of Aquitaine, sister of Eleanor of Aquitaine..."
2. Hosler, John D. (2018) "The War Councils and Military Advisers of Louis VII of France." Louis VII and His World. Brill. pp. 11-28. E-Book ISBN: 9789004368002.