Odo II (Eudes) of Blois Count of Blois [6822] 24
- Born: 983
- Marriage (1): Maud of Normandy Countess of Blois [3777] in 1003
- Marriage (2): Ermengarde of Auvergne [8918]
- Died: 15 Nov 1037, Lorraine, France at age 54
General Notes:
Acceded: 1021 Count of Blois(1004), Chartres, Tourain, Brie and Champaigne(1019) Is isnt clear which wife is the mother of which child. Morby said he died 1037, as does Europaische Stammtafeln, but other sources say 1033.
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal03192
http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps08/ps08_036.htm
Eudes II was Count 1004-37, acquired the county of Sancerre (1015) and Champagne (1019), and was killed in 1037 near Bar-le-Duc fighting Emperor Conrad II the Salic; he had previously lost most of Touraine in a defeat of 1016. {-Encycl. Brit., 1956, 3:738}
Count of Chartres, Chateaudun, Tours, Beauvais, Troyes, Meaux, Sancerre; Herr zu Chinon and Samur.
References: [Weis1],[Paget1],[AR7],[ES],[RFC],[WallopFH],[MRL], [PlantagenetA]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odo_II,_Count_of_Blois
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded, 1021.
Odo married Maud of Normandy Countess of Blois [3777] [MRIN: 5862], daughter of Richard I the Fearless of Normandy 3rd Duke of Normandy [2632] [LDZM-QC5] and Gunnora de Crepon Duchess of Normandy [3778], in 1003.
Odo next married Ermengarde of Auvergne [8918] [MRIN: 2561], daughter of Robert I of Auvergne Count of Auvergne [63258] and Unknown.
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