Theobald I

count of Blois, Chartres, and Tours

Also known as: Theobald the Cheat, Theobald the Old, Thibaud le Tricheur, Thibaud le Vieil

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Also called:: Theobald the Cheat, or Theobald the Old

French:: Thibaud le Tricheur, or Thibaud le Vieil

Born:: c. 908

Died:: c. 978

Also Known As:: Theobald the Old; Thibaud le Vieil; Thibaud le Tricheur; Theobald the Cheat

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Theobald I (born c. 908—died c. 978) was the count of Blois, Chartres, and Tours.

Theobald earned his nickname “the Cheat” fighting with his neighbours, among them the kings of France, the dukes of Normandy, and the church of Reims. He seized the area around Blois about 940 and later augmented his holdings with the counties of Chartres and Châteaudun. In 945 Hugh the Great made Theobald responsible for holding the French king Louis IV prisoner.

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