Countess of Champagne

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The Countess of Champagne, Marie of France, was a 12th-century French noblewoman and influential literary patron, known for fostering the culture of courtly love and supporting poets like Chrétien de Troyes.

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Countess of Champagne canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French person
medieval noble
noblewoman
patron of literature
associatedWith County of Champagne
associatedWork Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart (through patronage)
linked to: Sir Lancelot

Yvain, the Knight of the Lion (through patronage)
birthDate 1145
birthPlace Kingdom of France
child Henry II, Count of Champagne
Marie of Champagne
linked to: Marie de Champagne

Scholastique of Champagne
Theobald III, Count of Champagne
country France
court Champagne court at Troyes
deathDate 1198
deathPlace Champagne, France
era 12th century
father Louis VII of France
governedTerritory Champagne
halfSibling John, King of England
linked to: John of England

Philip II of France
Richard I of England
house Capetian dynasty
influenced Chrétien de Troyes’ romances
development of courtly love literature
knownFor influence on Arthurian romance tradition
patronage of literature
promotion of courtly love
marriageDate circa 1164
mother Eleanor of Aquitaine
motherTongue Old French
name Marie of France
patronOf Chrétien de Troyes
courtly poets
troubadours and trouvères
position regent of Champagne
regencyPeriod 1181–1187
1190–1197
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Alix of France
socialRole cultural arbiter of courtly love
spouse Henry I, Count of Champagne
title Countess of Champagne

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Marie of France title Countess of Champagne
Joan I of Navarre nobleTitle Countess of Champagne
Joan I of Navarre positionHeld Countess of Champagne
Blanche of Artois positionHeld Countess of Champagne
Blanche of Artois title Countess of Champagne
Adèle of Champagne title Countess of Champagne
Jeanne de Navarre title Countess of Champagne
Matilda of Carinthia title Countess of Champagne
Matilda of Carinthia positionHeld Countess of Champagne
Theobald III, Count of Champagne spouseTitle Countess of Champagne
Marie of France, Countess of Champagne title Countess of Champagne
subject linked to: Countess of Champagne
Marie de Champagne nobleTitle Countess of Champagne
Blanche of Navarre positionHeld Countess of Champagne