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Theobald I of Navarre

«the Troubadour»

He inherited Navarre through his mother Blanche, linking the kingdom to the comital House of Champagne. He was also a distinguished poet in the French trouvère tradition.

1201 – 1253King of Navarre · Count of ChampagneChampagne · ES
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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 30 May 1201 Documented

Death: 7 July 1253 Documented

Role: King of Navarre · Count of Champagne

Other recorded names: Theobald the Troubadour

Dynasty: Champagne · ES

Territories: Navarre (ES) · Champagne (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Count · Champagne · County Pending review1201–1253Effective rule
King · Navarre · Reign Documented1234–1253Effective rule
Family network

Recorded relationships

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Crowns and unions

Their titles over time

Follow the changing territories and offices of Theobald I of Navarre. Each title retains its own status.

Governments in 1234

  • ChampagneCount
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  • NavarreKing
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Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.

Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

8 recorded claims · 5 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
Family and relationships (0/4 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    Theobald III of Champagne

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • MotherPending review

    Blanche of Navarre

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • Marriage or partnershipPending review

    Agnes of Beaujeu

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • Marriage or partnershipPending review

    Margaret of Bourbon

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Governments (1/2 with a precise source)
Biographical and contextual references (3)
Editorial history
  • 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
  • 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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