Stephen, Count of Blois
Stephen Henry was the Count of Blois and Count of Chartres. He led an army during the First Crusade, was at the surrender of the city of Nicaea, and directed the siege of Antioch. Returning home without fulfilling his crusader vows, Stephen joined... Wikipedia
Born: 1045, Blois, France
Died: May 19, 1102 (age 57 years), Ramla, Israel
Children: Theobald II, Count of Champagne, Stephen of England, Henry of Blois, and more
Spouse: Adela of Normandy (m. 1080)
Grandchildren: Theobald V, Count of Blois, Henry I, Count of Champagne, Adela of Champagne, and more
Grandparents: Odo II, Count of Blois, Ermengarde d'Auvergne, and Herbert I, Count of Maine
Parents: Theobald III, Count of Blois and Gersende of Maine
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Stephen was the head of the army council at the Crusaders' siege of Nicaea in 1097. ... He returned home in 1098 during the lengthy siege of Antioch, without ...
Count Stephen was one of the leaders of the First Crusade, often writing enthusiastic letters to Adela about the crusade's progress.
Stephen was the head of the army council at the Crusaders' siege of Nicaea in 1097. He returned home in 1098 during the lengthy siege of Antioch, without having ...
Count Stephen was one of the leaders of the First Crusade, often writing enthusiastic letters to Adela about the crusade's progress. He returned home in 1098 ...