Odo II of Blois

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Odo II of Blois was an ambitious and powerful 11th-century French count who ruled Blois, Chartres, and Champagne, and was known for his aggressive expansionist policies and frequent conflicts with neighboring lords and the French crown.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Odo II, Count of Blois 7
Odo II of Blois canonical 3
Eudes II de Blois 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf count
medieval French noble
nobleman
alsoKnownAs Eudes II de Blois
linked to: Odo II of Blois

Eudes II, comte de Blois
linked to: Eudes of Blois
centuryOfActivity 11th century
child Bertha of Blois
Stephen II of Troyes
Theobald III of Blois
conflict conflicts with King Henry I of France
conflicts with King Robert II of France
rivalry with Fulk III of Anjou
warfare against the counts of Anjou
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth circa 983
dateOfDeath 1037-11-15
diedIn Battle of Bar-le-Duc
era High Middle Ages
father Odo I of Blois
givenName Odo
mannerOfDeath killed in battle
mother Bertha of Burgundy
nobleFamily House of Blois
notableFor aggressive expansionist policies
conflicts with neighboring lords
conflicts with the French crown
participatedIn Battle of Bar-le-Duc
placeOfBirth Blois
placeOfDeath near Bar-le-Duc
positionHeld Count of Blois
Count of Champagne
Count of Chartres
linked to: Counts of Chartres

Count of Châteaudun
Count of Meaux
Count of Sancerre
linked to: Counts of Sancerre

Count of Tours
Count of Troyes
linked to: Counts of Troyes
predecessor Odo I of Blois
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
spouse Ermengarde of Auvergne
Maud of Normandy
succeededBy Theobald III of Blois
territoryControlled County of Blois
County of Champagne
County of Chartres
County of Meaux
County of Tours
linked to: County of Touraine

County of Troyes
title Count of Blois, Chartres, and Champagne
linked to: Count of Blois

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fulk III Nerra opponentOf Odo II of Blois
Adela of Normandy child Odo of Blois
linked to: Odo II of Blois
House of Blois notableMember Odo II, Count of Blois
linked to: Odo II of Blois
Count of Blois hasNotableHolder Odo II, Count of Blois
linked to: Odo II of Blois
Stephen II, Count of Blois sibling Odo II, Count of Blois
linked to: Odo II of Blois
Hugh I of Troyes sibling Odo II, Count of Blois
linked to: Odo II of Blois
Adela of France sibling Odo II, Count of Blois
linked to: Odo II of Blois
Theobald II, Count of Blois father Odo II, Count of Blois
linked to: Odo II of Blois
Odo I of Blois child Odo II of Blois
Odo II of Blois alsoKnownAs Eudes II de Blois
linked to: Odo II of Blois
Blois-Champagne dynasty notableMember Odo II of Blois
Bertha of Burgundy child Odo II, Count of Blois
linked to: Odo II of Blois